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I had these items stuck away in a box in my storage building and thought I would get them out to share. Hope you enjoy them. Getting into my storage building can be real scary.
The V.M.I. items date from the 1930's.
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WOW THOSE ARE VERY COOL !!!!!!!!!!! would love to wear 5-6 on a blazer .
the European Theater WWII ribbon with the metal stars on it also has an arrow head, meaning that who ever wore that ribbon was involved in a "spear-head" attack, meaning "first boots on the ground"...perhaps with the 1st Division in Africa, or a division in the D-Day landings....somone with that many battle stars and an arrow head saw a LOT of combat.....
tlmbaran, I was just thinking the same thing! If those ribbon bars could talk! I love the bullion 1LT bars too.
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Thank you tlmbaran for all the great info! You are correct, I believe it is for a D-Day landing.
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