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Basil

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I was walking around Costco this morning and some fellow walks up and, seeing my veteran's hat, hands me a really nice "Challenge" coin. A while later, a different guy walks up and does the same thing and hands me a different challenge coin. What a nice surprise.


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VERY COOL!
I've received a few from our Son who's in the Navy,when he was on different ships.
 
Basil said:
I was walking around Costco this morning and some fellow walks up and, seeing my veteran's hat, hands me a really nice "Challenge" coin. A while later, a different guy walks up and does the same thing and hands me a different challenge coin. What a nice surprise.


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Can you tell us more what a Challenge Coin is?
 
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Can you tell us more what a Challenge Coin is?
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From Wikipedia: A challenge coin, also known as military coin, unit coin, memorial coin, or commander's coin, is a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization's insignia or emblem and carried by the organization's members. Traditionally, they might be used to prove membership to the issuing organization when asked (the "challenge") or as a commemorative award. They are collected by various people as a form of exonumia. Historically, challenge coins have been presented by unit commanders in recognition of special achievement by a member of the unit, or the unit as a whole. They have also been exchanged in recognition of visits to an organization. Apparently, they date from Roman times.
 
John Turney said:
From Wikipedia: A challenge coin, also known as military coin, unit coin, memorial coin, or commander's coin, is a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization's insignia or emblem and carried by the organization's members. Traditionally, they might be used to prove membership to the issuing organization when asked (the "challenge") or as a commemorative award. They are collected by various people as a form of exonumia. Historically, challenge coins have been presented by unit commanders in recognition of special achievement by a member of the unit, or the unit as a whole. They have also been exchanged in recognition of visits to an organization. Apparently, they date from Roman times.
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I have some others squirreled away somewhere, but here are a few I have handy.
From left to right: 1. Commander's coin recognizing my work as operational test analyst for teh Ballistic Missile Defense System.
2. A coin from my work doing operational test from my time as a defense contractor with SAIC.
3. Presented by the Daughters of the American Revolution
4. SR 71 coins that came with a book I bought "Sled Driver" by former SR-17 pilot Brian Shul
5. & 6. Coins presented by random guys recently while shopping at Costco.
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Basil said:
I have some others squirreled away somewhere, but here are a few I have handy.
From left to right: 1. Commander's coin recognizing my work as operational test analyst for teh Ballistic Missile Defense System.
2. A coin from my work doing operational test from my time as a defense contractor with SAIC.
3. Presented by the Daughters of the American Revolution
4. SR 71 coins that came with a book I bought "Sled Driver" by former SR-17 pilot Brian Shul
5. & 6. Coins presented by random guys recently while shopping at Costco.
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I heard Brian Shul speak at Lawrence Livermore. Amazing stories. One of my favorites was when he and his second officer were flying over Southern California and some private pilot asked Air Traffic Control (ATC) for a speed check. ATC replies like he was a professional pilot with his speed over ground (SOG) of 120 MPH, IIRC. Then a Navy pilot from the Top Gun School asks for a speed check (he's going to impress the private pilot) and ATC returns with a SOG of 700 MPH. Brian knew his second officer was going to ask, and sure enough he did. ATC comes back with 1,492 MPH.
 
John Turney said:
I heard Brian Shul speak at Lawrence Livermore. Amazing stories. One of my favorites was when he and his second officer were flying over Southern California and some private pilot asked Air Traffic Control (ATC) for a speed check. ATC replies like he was a professional pilot with his speed over ground (SOG) of 120 MPH, IIRC. Then a Navy pilot from the Top Gun School asks for a speed check (he's going to impress the private pilot) and ATC returns with a SOG of 700 MPH. Brian knew his second officer was going to ask, and sure enough he did. ATC comes back with 1,492 MPH.
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