We had a special surprise when the unit commander visited us today. He presented both of us instructors with a unit challenge coin. Challenge coins are a military tradition. For an explanation of what challenge coins are, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin.
The photos show both sides of the coin. I have purchased one from each base we have visited. This is the first one actually given to me in the traditional handshake way.
P.S. Tomorrow I drive up to Atlanta to see the Braves play the Cincinnati Reds. Gonna be a great day and game. Now if only I can sleep.
2 comments:
What a special honor, for you and Jim to receive Challenge Coins from the commander of the unit you are teaching. We'll have to figure out a nice way to display/mount these special tokens of each base you've visited.
Love you...have a great time at the ballpark tomorrow. Drive safely!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
M
its allways heart warming to hear of another person being honoured in this way,Cahallenge coins stand for much more than some people realise.
I know they will have pride of place somewhere in your home just as they should and i congratulate you in your awards and achievments
A site to have a look at just to see how much challenge coins are valued is www.milbids.com which is an auction site dealing in coins who also support servicemens familys and another is www.uschallengecoins.com
i reccomend both to readers to see just how important these coins are
regards
iain
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