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Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal

Eric, thanks for your help with this. I'm still aiming to improve it by adding illustrations. The best source i have found is the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company (see reference) but I haven't yet found the time to get approval from them.Lexysexy (talk) 01:13, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

@Lexysexy: glad to help. If you cannot get their approval Veterans Canada has a George V version on their page showing the obverse and reverse. You can always try to float a WP:Fair Use image. EricSerge (talk) 01:31, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

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This article has been re-created and is at AfD for the fourth time. Your comments will be welcome. I am notifying everyone who contributed to the previous AfDs. JohnCD (talk) 21:58, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks I commented at the AfD. EricSerge (talk) 22:09, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

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Eric, for my own educative purposes, why did you move the ribbon bars, and reduce them to thumbs? I ask because I think the "box" in which the thumb arrives detracts from the visual image.Lexysexy (talk) 00:11, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

@Lexysexy: I tend to agree with not being in love with the framing, but that is the way they have chosen to render thumbnails. Check out WP:IMGLOC, it discusses the best practices on image placement. A few paragraphs above, it talks about all the syntax to make it work. Cheers. EricSerge (talk) 14:27, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

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Identify unknown ribbon?

Dear EricSerge,

first of all, thanks for creating all those various ribbons. This one, the last ribbon on the Spc.'s uniform:

http://media.dma.mil/2015/Sep/18/2001291586/-1/-1/0/150918-F-EK235-527.JPG

What could it be? Blue and orange, with a bronze "M" device?

Thank you very much,

Claudevsq. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.154.216.95 (talk) 18:28, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Howdy, it looks like it's the Oregon National Guard Faithful Service Medal File:ORFSM.jpg [1]. Cheers. EricSerge (talk) 22:41, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Great! Many thanks, 194.154.216.90 (talk) 10:50, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

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Gold service star?

Dear Eric,

thought this might interest you:

http://media.dma.mil/2015/Aug/18/2001291478/-1/-1/0/150818-F-PB123-337.JPG

As you can see, this man is wearing a gold 3/16 inch service star on his AF Combat Action Medal ribbon. Any thoughts?

Many greetings, claudevsq (talk) 13:52, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Well that's interesting. I am going to have to roll through some AFI's on that one. Thanks! EricSerge (talk) 14:15, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
No prob! The wiki article on the AFCAM has external link number 2 to the medal on the Air Force page which says: Device: Gold Star. But it does not say 3/16 or 5/16. Either way, I didn't even know that the first one existed nor that the Air Force is using any of them. Claudevsq 2001:7E8:C238:D801:EC13:5D67:F64:8C88 (talk) 15:22, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
I knew that was what is worn on the ribbon, but I was unaware that CSAF had designated another conflict. The original info states that OEF and OIF are under the same operation for the purpose of counting eligible operations. The AFPC Factsheet states, "Only one award per operation is authorized. Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom are considered one operation. Subsequent operations will be approved by the Air Force chief of staff and will be indicated by the use of gold star on the ribbon and medal." The fellow in that picture has been a general officer since November 2007. So that begs the question what operation has since been designated and how did he earn it while an Lt Col or Col? EricSerge (talk) 01:54, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
That's right. But what also bothers me is the fact that the star is golden, but still seems to be 3/16 inch and not 5/16 inch. Never seen that before... But since when is the Air Force using gold stars anyway? claudevsq (talk) 17:59, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
If you look at the DoD Spec sheet from the Defense Logistics Agency: [2] you see the most recent sheet is from 2005, but was validated in 2013. No gold 3/16" star on that sheet, but it does list the Air Force as a user of the 5/16" gold star (also strangely enough it says the AF uses a bronze 5/16" star?). So that just leads to more questions. EricSerge (talk) 02:57, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
The actual reg's make no mention of specific campaigns nor operations (see afi36-2803, section 5.3.1 begining on page 148 {page 160 of this pdf}).
It also say's Authorized Device: A gold star will be worn to recognize subsequent operations when approved by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Though "gold star" is not detailed in Chapter 11 (Devices and Appurtenances), nor in the list of terms in Attachment 1.
Cheers, Gecko G (talk) 08:46, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
fyi, also no mention of a gold star in AFI 36-2903. Gecko G (talk) 14:07, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

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I see you created an image for the Virginia Defense Forces Service Ribbon. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the ribbon's colors are transposed on the ribbon you created, IAW VDF awards policy.

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@Bullmoosebell: Well shit, I might have messed that up. Let me scratch around and see where I got the idea that it was the other way. We may have conflicting sources. EricSerge (talk) 18:52, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
Fixed it. Thanks for the heads up. EricSerge (talk) 14:18, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
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Unknown award

Dear Eric,

I just completed the "Awards and decorations" part of Burwell B. Bell III, and there is one award I can't identify. See photo: http://cfile217.uf.daum.net/image/125A4E0B49867E9847BDB0 He is wearing the medal of the Korean Order of National Security Merit, but instead of a dark purple sash, he wears the medal as breast star. But what I talk about is the golden medal which he wears on a neck ribbon. Do you possibly know what this might be, and add it to his awards? Or just tell me here on your talkpage?

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@Claudevsq: this one has me stumped. The context and shape of neck ribbon denote it as Korean, but the name and awarding authority escape me. I will keep looking. EricSerge (talk) 22:50, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

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