tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post215021130482662029..comments2024-03-28T09:39:05.467-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Rosemary, Remembrance, and Gallipolisnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-62014016742648979092016-10-09T14:52:42.054-07:002016-10-09T14:52:42.054-07:00Thanks for changing the photo. It now shows an Aus...Thanks for changing the photo. It now shows an Australian veteran, and those are definitely Australian WW2 medals he is wearing.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-7234114103264028422016-10-02T20:30:04.612-07:002016-10-02T20:30:04.612-07:00Doesn't the last medal on the right bear the i...Doesn't the last medal on the right bear the initials ER Ii? Queen of South Vietnam?samgrrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09313219009321379423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-43347839052110146612016-10-02T20:27:09.395-07:002016-10-02T20:27:09.395-07:00Maybe he's not a lieutenant colonel, either. A...Maybe he's not a lieutenant colonel, either. Alas, I don't know Aussie regimental badges...<br />samgrrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09313219009321379423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-83818792127607305792016-10-01T23:19:10.348-07:002016-10-01T23:19:10.348-07:00That is definitely NOT an Australian veteran in th...That is definitely NOT an Australian veteran in that photo. Those are American medals, except for the last two which were awarded by the Republic of Vietnam. The wearer may have been at an Anzac Day ceremony, but did not serve as an Australian.<br /><br />For a photo of a real Australian veteran wearing rosemary with his medals, see:<br />http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/2605214-3x2-940x627.jpg<Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589432092060945783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-57404149987427626532016-10-01T19:55:52.882-07:002016-10-01T19:55:52.882-07:00Vietnam Service.
4th Medal from the left.Vietnam Service.<br /><br />4th Medal from the left.Jay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-71063753124907427162016-10-01T18:14:16.265-07:002016-10-01T18:14:16.265-07:00Ophelia (Hamlet): "There’s rosemary, that’s ...Ophelia (Hamlet): "There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06525942960861059003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-47993285099307312182016-10-01T13:16:46.247-07:002016-10-01T13:16:46.247-07:00Checked the Marine Corps site the Good Conduct doe...Checked the Marine Corps site the Good Conduct does not have a bar U.S. Marine Corps bar on it. Did your serve in Vietnam? That he has two means six years or so service. all the medals were for the Vietnam Era or just before. Semper Fibill o'neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987598176551650867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-91231762423769091522016-10-01T11:33:05.956-07:002016-10-01T11:33:05.956-07:00That should say, "The only thing missing is t...That should say, "The only thing missing is the US Marines clasp at the top." I think there is something in my computer that changes things. It's been acting up for a couple days.Jerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-40039800815676625782016-10-01T11:28:21.232-07:002016-10-01T11:28:21.232-07:00The medal with two stars on the lift looks very mu...The medal with two stars on the lift looks very much like my father's WWI Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal. The only think missing is the US Marines clasp at the top.Jerry Beachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-56785474138159851622016-10-01T11:11:09.366-07:002016-10-01T11:11:09.366-07:00What is with the Australian veteran displaying a U...What is with the Australian veteran displaying a US National Defense Service Medal?J Howellnoreply@blogger.com