It's really a handsome tartan. We affectionately called this the Fire Watch medal in the Corps.
Same thing we called it in the Air Force.... That and the Participation Medal....
I still like the tartan, just would prefer it in wool.
"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
Originally Posted by cavscout
And these days, it's worn as part of the group of "thanks for showing up" medals we all got starting with the GWOT. 
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