Bronze Medallion
History of the Military Coin - Challenge CoinUnlike the distinct history of our military, the history of the unit coin varies depending on where you get your info from. Some assert that the unit coin came to be for the duration of World War I. Others say it is existence started for the duration of the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
Here we present the most recognized version. During World War 1, American volunteers from all constituents of the country filled the newly formed flying squadrons. Some were wealthy humans attending Ivy League colleges such as Yale and Harvard who quit college to join the war. In one squadron, a wealthy lieutenant ordered medallions to be die casted in solid bronze with the squadron insignia and staged them to his unit. One young pilot placed the medallion in a little leather pouch which he wore around his neck. Shortly after acquiring the medallions, on a mission, the pilots’ aircraft was seriously damaged by ground fire, forcing him to land behind enemy lines and promptly captured by a German patrol. In order to admonish his escape, the Germans took all of his personal identification except for the little leather pouch around his neck and took him to a little French town near the front. Taking vantage of a bombardment that night, he escaped. He succeeded in avoiding German patrols by donning civilian attire and reached the front lines. With outstanding difficulty, he crossed no-man's land. Eventually, stumbling onto a French outpost. Unfortunately, saboteurs had plagued the French in the sector. They occasionally masqueraded as civilians and wore civilian clothes. Not recognizing the young pilot's American accent, the French thought him to be a saboteur and were ready to carry through him. Just in time the young pilot remembered his coin in his pouch. He quickly showed the coin to his would-be executioners and as luck would have it for him one of his French captors recognized the squadron insignia on the medallion. They delayed his execution long sufficient for the resistance fighters to assert his identity. Instead of shooting him they gave him a bottle of wine. Back at his squadron, it became tradition to make sure that all members carried their unit medallion or coin at all times. Since it's inception Air Force and Navy flying units were the only units which had coins to represent their commitment to their squadrons and advertize espirt de corps amidst it is members. In 1969, taking a cue from the Air Force Special Flying Units, Colonel Vernon Green, 10th Special Force Group (SFG), Commander designed his unit coin and had it die casted and issued them to his special forces personnel. Until the mid 1980's, the 10th SFG was the only Army unit to have it's own coin. During which time the coin tradition continued with other special forces units allround the Army. It's wasn't until Desert Strom/Shield that the Commanders Excellence coin came into being. Commanders need a vehicle to recognise superior performance and devotion to duty, without have to go through "a ton" of military paper work. This tradition continued to grow through the Army and Marine 'legtroppers" at which time the Air Force and Navy followed the Excellence Coin tradition.
THE CHALLENGE The tradition of the unit coin has also brought with regards to yet another militarily distinguishable tradition: the challenge coin. As with the unit coin, the origin of the challenge coin varies, but it has been traced to the Vietnam conflict era. One of the more agreeably diverting stories is that the challenge coin stemmed from the dangerous tradition of Special Forces Units carrying a individualized bullet with them wherever they went. Upon entering a bar, a team fellow member was challenged by his fellow team members to manufacture his bullet. If he did have his bullet, then the person who challenged him would remunerate his tab for the rest of the night. If the challenged person didn't have his bullet then he had to compensate for every one else's drinks. Boys will be boys, and as time went on, team members tried to outdo each other by bringing in much more spectacular ordnance. Soon, a full range of cannon and artillery shells were brought into the bars. With a paramount concern for safety, the dangerous live ammunition was in the long run substituted with a unit coin, which served the same intention for these challenges. The rules for the challenge coins have been principally expanded all around the years. Some units take this tradition so seriously that they have developed regulatings on challenge coin etiquette. (See www.militarycoins.ws/military-coin-rules.html The most essential rule to do not forget is that you will have to have your coin with you at all times, whether at work or not because challenges may be issued at any place and any time.
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