billd26
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posted on July 16, 2001 11:52:14 AM
This came out of a huge collection of old Masonic stuff, but I don't recognize the logo ... does anyone know?
Ok, I've tried twice now to get the pictue to show up ... first of all, how do I insert a picture here?
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mcjane
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posted on July 16, 2001 12:00:20 PM
Try putting this before & after the address.
(but leave out the stars) [^img] [*/img]
Or, you can post the address & someone will do it for you.
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billd26
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posted on July 16, 2001 12:04:22 PM
Thanks for the picture help McJane! Now, does anyone know what it is? Thanks in advance.
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smw
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posted on July 16, 2001 03:31:27 PM
I have seen this in Washington DC.....but for the life of me I can't remember where......
I *think* it is a part of a logo for one of the US government agencies.
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rgrem
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posted on July 16, 2001 04:26:50 PM
It is the WW2 Veteran symbol. How soon we forget.
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RainyBear
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posted on July 16, 2001 04:32:20 PM
Well, WW2 was a long time ago, well before many (most?) of us were born... there's nothing to "forget" if you never knew about it in the first place. Are there symbols for Vietnam vets, WW1 vets, Korean War vets, Gulf War vets and Civil War vets we should commit to memory as well?
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rgrem
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posted on July 16, 2001 04:39:54 PM
Yes.
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rgrem
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posted on July 16, 2001 04:45:12 PM
Rereading your post, I should post again. To answer your question, not so specific symbols for the others, but this one is particularly famous. I believe 4,000,000 men and women, your parents and grandparents, wore it in the 40s. I meant no offense, and that part of my answer was uncalled for. You are right in bringing that to my attention. OK?
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billd26
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posted on July 16, 2001 05:12:12 PM
rgrem,
Thanks for identifying it. I am glad to know now what it is and appreciate you telling me.
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anthro1966
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posted on July 16, 2001 05:13:37 PM
I believe that cloth versions of this symbol (or one very similar to it) were issued to personnel leaving active duty at the conclusion of WWII for wear on their uniforms. A WWII Army Air Corps uniform that I sold had it on it and I've seen it on several other uniforms.
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ragmop
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posted on July 16, 2001 06:17:18 PM
For the benefit of those too young to be familiar with this symbol, it was commonly known as the Ruptured Duck. It signified an honorable discharge from military service. It is seen on many WWII uniforms because free transportation was provided for servicemen and this allowed those discharged to take advantage of the free transportation home after their discharge.
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dawaford
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posted on July 16, 2001 09:12:50 PM
It also allowed them to wear their uniforms for a certain period of time (30-60? days) after their discharge. Clothing was in short supply during and shortly after the war and many vets came home to clothes they had outgrown- went away boys and came back men.
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jt-2007
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posted on July 16, 2001 10:37:00 PM
I enjoyed reading your explainations. Since my mom was born in 1949, and I am grown with kids, we are going back 2 generations for me. I did not know what it was either.
T
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rgrem
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posted on July 17, 2001 06:04:02 AM
All very interesting. One more thing- you will see this emblem cast in bronze, marking the graves of WW2 veterans. There is one on my brother's gravesite. But I can't remember the WW1 emblem which is on my Dad's. A good reason to visit him again, I guess.
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RainyBear
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posted on July 17, 2001 12:38:09 PM
rgrem - I'm just getting back to this thread today, and I don't know why your comment fluffed my feathers so much yesterday (sorry about that). My parents were both very young during WWII, but my grandfather was in WWI. We used to have some old uniforms of his, which were unfortunately lost during a flood. I do respect the veterans who fought in those wars, even though I may not recognize the symbols which stand for them.
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