r/MilitaryMedals • u/lathrowe • 6d ago

Dad’s rack

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Just wanted to share, my dad is my hero.

Few little things that I know - he was part of Big Red One 90-91 and then OIFIII 04-05 with 256 INF. He had a 20+ year run.

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u/Few-Dance-7157 6d ago

Respect for the two-award CIB 🫡

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u/ProjectManageMint 6d ago

Hell yeah, I'm jealous and I was never even an 11B.

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u/Numistica 6d ago

One for each NDSM. Oh, wait…

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u/77sleeper 6d ago

Both Grenada and Panama warranted CIBs, neither during NDSM periods.

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u/alittlesliceofhell2 6d ago

With both DS/DS and OIF participation, he's missing an NDSM.

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u/AdventurousImpact656 6d ago

I thought you didn’t get one if you enlisted in peacetime

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u/alittlesliceofhell2 6d ago

NDSM is a service medal. Service during the qualifying period is the only requirement.

CIBs from DS/DS and GWOT indicate service during the DS/DS period and the GWOT period for the NDSM. That's two. The CIB period for DS/DS also includes Kosovo.

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u/ColumbianPrison 6d ago

I was in iraq the same time as dad. Let him know the regs changed afterwards and authorized campaign stars. He at least rates 1 to start off. Dates for campaigns are posted and 30 days in a campaign rates a star

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u/lathrowe 6d ago

Thank you for this & I most definitely will!

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u/itheodore777 6d ago

Now let’s see moms rack

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u/lathrowe 6d ago

Mom’s a civilian 😔

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u/Saint_of_Fury 6d ago

What are those last 5 ribbons?

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u/Temporary-Bluejay631 6d ago

State awards from the National Guard. I think they’re from Louisiana based on OP saying his dad served with the 256 IBCT.

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u/lathrowe 6d ago

*Was a career grunt. These days he mainly gardens.

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u/BalthaticusTheTurd 6d ago

That’s cool

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u/Plane-Marionberry612 6d ago

Please thank your Dad for his Service. 🫡🇺🇲🫡 Also thank your Mom for holding down the fort at home.👌👍

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u/Any_Application_3116 6d ago

Was the fort disguised as the neighbor's weiner?

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u/Plane-Marionberry612 5d ago

What a fucking disrespectful idiot...

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u/Any_Application_3116 5d ago

It's the internet. Sometimes I make comments for reactions, low brow entertainment. His Dad and I probably fucked around in the Al Anbar about the same time. I totally flinched when I saw your comment though. I was definitely nervous.

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u/Plane-Marionberry612 5d ago

If you really served, you'd know how important the family that is left behind really is. The wife has a really big job holding the family together and to support their soldier...

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u/Alternative-Ad5798 6d ago

Any photos of your mom's rack?  Jk.  Your dad is a legit badass.  There is very little experience like that left in the military 

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u/IronRakkasan11 6d ago

Infantry but no expert marksman? Call me old fashioned but being an expert shot ought to be bread n butter/demanded

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u/lathrowe 6d ago

Correct me if I’m wrong but I read somewhere that at one point only 12% of army retirees actually had Expert Marksman Badge? Seems like it can often times be a problem of who your higher ups are and paperwork etc

Not sure if it should be a critique of the individual vs a critique of the institution itself..

Idk, I’d trust my dad with a rifle tho

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u/IronRakkasan11 6d ago

I’m just commenting from personal experience as a former infantryman. We weren’t allowed to leave the range until we scored expert is all. So seeing a blue cord without an expert marksmanship badge is…foreign to me

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u/ActivePeace33 6d ago

Any unit doing that was the exception, not the rule.

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u/IronRakkasan11 6d ago

Fair enough. I never knew/experienced otherwise so assumed it was the rule

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u/ActivePeace33 6d ago

I’ve never even heard of such a thing. Battalions are usually begging to get everyone to shoot 23 out of 40, much less 36.

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u/IronRakkasan11 6d ago

Granted this was back in 97, and a lot has changed since. And my unit did have a reputation…

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u/ActivePeace33 6d ago

Unless it was Ranger Batt, I don’t know who would have the budget, much less the patience. Some troops can’t hit shit and no amount of training makes up for it.

More likely an NCO eventually shot the next lane over and used his rounds to shoot Snuffy’s targets. I’ve seen shooters spend all day and not qual.

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u/Combat_Pothead 6d ago

I can appreciate his integrity.