Thread: SOG challenge coins. Info and any stories?
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Old 11-23-2008, 21:20   #44
Richard
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Didn't have no coins in my day.
Got my first coin in 7th SFG in '72...and you'd better have one in your pocket with your name on it when you appeared before the Group DCO, CSM, and C Team CSM for a promotion board. Explaining the symbolism on a Group coin was a frequently asked question by one of the members of the board.

Carrying one around for everyday use wasn't the norm, though.

In the 1/10th, though, coin checks were a BIG deal...and happened frequently and at any time.

Richard's $.02
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