Veteran Items: Medal, Card, and Eye Pin

Veteran Item: Medal (reverse)

Veteran Item: Medal

Veteran Item: Card

Veteran Item: Card (reverse) (“I am part of our American flag that has flown over the U.S.A. I can no longer fly. The sun and winds caused me to become tattered and torn. Please carry me as a reminder that you are not forgotten.”)

Veteran Item: Eye Pin

Veteran Item: Eye Pin (reverse)

Veteran Items: Medal, Card, and Eye Pin

Veteran Items: Medal, Card, and Eye Pin (reverse)

Veteran Items: Medal, Card, and Eye Pin

These are Veteran to Veteran Items

These items were given to my Veteran spouse by another Veteran during a trip to Florida. Evidently, this recognition of Veterans by Veterans is a common occurrence in Florida. Most of the time, strangers simply thanked my spouse for his service, and, in North Carolina, another veteran paid for our breakfast.

The card contains a star from a large U.S. flag:

“I am part of our American flag that has flown over the U.S.A. I can no longer fly. The sun and winds caused me to become tattered and torn. Please carry me as a reminder that you are not forgotten.”

To all the Veterans out there: “Thank you for your service.

 

Weighed together:

.97 ounce

27 grams

135 carats

 

Medal:

.81 ounce

22 grams

110 carats

 

Eye Pin:

.11 ounce

3 grams

15 carats

 

Card:

.10 ounce

2.5 grams

12.5 carats

 

By other Veterans

Orlando and Webster, Florida

Veteran Items: Medal, Card, and Eye Pin