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My latest Challenge Coin
mrpaseo
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Hello everyone, I just wanted to show you all my latest Challenge Coin (Since it's called a coin I hope I am not breaking any rules here).
Here it is:
For more information about it check out the link in my signature box.
It's good to be home,
Ray
Here it is:
For more information about it check out the link in my signature box.
It's good to be home,
Ray
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All kidding aside, thank you for serving your country. You are one of the many reasons we have what we have in this country. Regardless of economic situation...money can't buy what you and those who wore the uniform before you, and sacrificed everything for it, have given to us. Thank you, always!
But here's the response I posted to your other thread:
I really think you should keep your challenge coin. It's tied to a happy, well-earned memory of you coming home safely from your deployment. I think you will eventually regret giving it away.
This was given to me by my Brigade Command Sergeants Major for running a Pre-Warrior Leaders Course for my comapny. This course is the training provided to teach our junior Soldiers to become future Leaders (Sergeants). Often leaders can get wrapped up in the mission and while deployed the Soldiers can be left behind, "Mission first" is the motto that has been impressioned into us. As a leader I am unable to leave a Soldier behind so I balance this motto with my own, "Mission, Men and Me". This is not my own, it was adopted when I originally read it but I have lived this motto my whole career. My actions to led my Soldiers was identified by my Brigade Command Sergeants Major and he presented me with this coin.
On a side note, I also had an assistant instructor. One of my young Sergeants who is one of the best Soldiers I have ever worked with voluntered to assist when I took on the mission. When I was presented with this coin I request that one also be given to my Soldier as he dedicated just as much hard work into making this happen. The CSM fully agreed and presented him with an identical Commanders coin of Excellence.
This picture will demonstrate the size of this coin.
They mean a lot coming from Army personnel, considering I was just some lowly "chair-forcer," there to help them with the mission at hand.
My interest in this coin was two fold, first I had never seen a coin so small, so I thought this would make a nice addition to my collection. Second, the oath of enlistment is pritned on the reverse. These words represent the commitment that every Soldier must take in this voluntary Army.
OATH OF REENLISTMENT
"I (STATE YOUR NAME) DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR (OR AFFIRM) THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC; THAT I WILL BARE TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME; AND THAT I WILL OBEY THE ORDERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE ORDERS OF THE OFFICERS APPOINTED OVER ME, ACCORDING TO THE REGULATIONS AND THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE, SO HELP ME GOD."
These words hold true to my inner core, they are the foundation that represents my dedication to the United States and the people, ultimatly these words are my promise to you.
And for size comparison:
Same here.
I have recently started to collect these-they are not expensive and some are very colorful. I'm starting the collection with items related to Okinawa, where I was stationed in 1971 and 1972.