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unhappycamper

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2. There's Bronze Stars and then there's Bronze Stars with a 'V' device

Reply to atreides1 (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 09:24 AM

Mar 2013

A Bronze Star with a 'V' device is for valor.

Mine are for not fucking up in Nam. At the time I went on my Vietnam 'vacations', Uncle was handing out Bronze Stars and ARCOMs for each 'vacation' trip. I like to think of mine as REMF Bronze Stars.

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Seems about right atreides1 Mar 2013 #1

There's Bronze Stars and then there's Bronze Stars with a 'V' device unhappycamper Mar 2013 #2