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I recently received an Admirals coin while aboard the USS John C Stennis. My first :D
jessewvu
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I received the coin after briefing the rear admiral on the status of our flight testing while underway on the USS John C Stennis (CVN-74) last week. The most interesting point of the coin is the Rear Admirals name, Joseph P. Aucoin. I always buy a ship coin and a ship patch when I go out on ships for work. I have a ship coin from all the carriers currently in service, except the Stennis, they were out of stock 
I guess my next chance will be in two years when we visit the ship again.
I guess my next chance will be in two years when we visit the ship again. 0
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<< <i>I received the coin after briefing the rear admiral on the status of our flight testing while underway on the USS John C Stennis (CVN-74) last week. The most interesting point of the coin is the Rear Admirals name, Joseph P. Aucoin. I always buy a ship coin and a ship patch when I go out on ships for work. I have a ship coin from all the carriers currently in service, except the Stennis, they were out of stock
Cool.
I'm a Plank Owner of this ship.
Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Bastiat
I received lots of coins from flag/general officers/dignitaries while in Iraq/Afghanistan. I even received three different challenge coins from General Petraeus in a six month period (one as CENTCOM and two as ISAF/USFOR-A). I still prefer Navy over any other service/agency. I prefer SEAL coins the best, although I received a really neat NCIS Polygraph coin in Kabul.
<< <i>The most interesting point of the coin is the Rear Admirals name, Joseph P. Aucoin. >>
Are you kidding me!?! Great name for the rear admiral! Too bad the ship coin isn't an au coin.
Think the admiral has a 'boatload' collection of gold coins?
<< <i>Very cool, I didn't know these things even existed. Thanks for sharing! >>
Here is an old thread I posted with pictures of most of my coins at the time:
Link to picture post
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<< <i>Very cool, I didn't know these things even existed. Thanks for sharing! >>
Here is an old thread I posted with pictures of most of my coins at the time: >>
Since I missed that thread, here are some of the coins I've received over the past 25+ years. I retired from the Army in 2005.
My best "Navy" coin is the 1990 Ike Commen. I made the med cruise on CVN-69 Eisenhower in 1990 so it was mighty fine timing and makes a great memory.
John
Never view my other linked pages. They aren't coin related.