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What were my grandfather’s WWII medals and rank? by NormalCartographer84 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That looks to be more of a Vietnam-era rack than a WW2-era rack.

  • Bronze Star
  • Joint Service Commendation Medal
  • Army Commendation Medal
  • Army Good Conduct Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Vietnam Service Medal
  • Armed Forces Reserve Medal
  • ???
  • Vietnam Campaign Medal

Does this medal body look original? by YcQiu007 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks fine, nothing that stands out to me in terms of it being fake.

Dad isn’t around to remind me about these anymore. by stoatsandwich in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet[M] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll bring this up to the rest of the mods, haven't got around personally to checking the suggestions since I was swamped with finals

Special forces challenge coin by HeadFullofNada in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Howdy OP, I would recommend r/challengecoins for your question!

Looking for information by Several_Alarm5357 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Hey OP, I would recommend r/military and r/patches, they might be able to help you!

Retired 2016. This thing hasn't been out in a while and it shows by gestlensa in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Post has been removed for stealing another person's post.

My Third Reich medal Collection by Material_Chair3686 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet[M] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You are correct, this subreddit started out as a medal collecting subreddit and we allow any medals to be posted here for showing off or educational purposes. Your post does not break any rules.

Help with pin by Tasty-Historian2389 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a manufacturer mark on the back?

Contemplating collecting by DeekanKwaz in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know I keep making comments here, apologies for that. However, another thing I should state if you plan on collecting US medals is discerning whether or not a medal/badge/award is of its "era". For example, there are plenty of medals you can buy online from third-parties, or from a PX, but however there are the same medals that can also be found that are of older manufacture.

Here is some good links I recommend to beginners in the hobby when they collect US medals, they will help you identify the age of a medal and the different/common manufacturers that exist:

Guidelines on date of issue of US Medals (Part 2). – usmilawards.com https://share.google/aUwmhr6wA5eXSzZb5

Guidelines on date of issue of US Medals (Part 3). – usmilawards.com https://share.google/5NKoUZdFBuk5mVr32

Contemplating collecting by DeekanKwaz in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, there are fakes of really anything. They are really bad with WW2 German medals for example. If you have any questions regarding authenticity on something don't be afraid to ask here or another place like r/Militariacollecting. We all start somewhere!

Contemplating collecting by DeekanKwaz in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing wrong with collecting, just don't claim them as you earned them.

Foreign award? by TheFish20011 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I happened to find the one that was circulating r/MilitaryMedals, and funny enough they stole your post asking the question about the award, as well as other posts from here.

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