My Military Medal Collection

A nice assortment of medals I have picked up..
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[@thurin84]

nice! medals are some of my favorites. and you dont have to apologize for taking family time, thats what its all about! the second american campaign medal and possibly the national defense medal are more modern versions of the awards. you can tell by the "frosted" appearance. in the case of the ww2 medal it would be something a vet wouldve gotten to replace a missing one or one they never received. i dont know if you noticed the 2 different kind of mountings on youres (known as a broach). the earliest kind is known as a "slot broach" where the ribbon is secured by passing through a slot and then stitched. you can spot them from the front by 2 stitches of thread on either side holding the ribbon to the bottom corners of the broach. they were used from sometime in the late 1930s until 1944 when the second type was adopted. the 2nd type is known as a "crimp broach" where the ribbon is crimped between the 2 pieces of metal, it was adopted in late 44 and, as far as i know, is still used today. there are 2 other earlier types known as a "wrap broach" and a "split wrap broach". im not sure exactly how to describe them. also the purple heart wasnt re adopted (it was established during the revolutionary war by washington) until 1932. however anyone having received a wound stripe during or after ww1 was retroactively awarded one.

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Thanks for all the info. I really appreciate it.

[@awesomecupcake9287]

Amazing

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Thank you

[@tadounia01]

Pretty good collection so far I got 2 bronze stars, 1 WW2 campaign medal, 1 army good conduct, and 1 Iraqi campaign medal.

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

coolstuff 3 Thanks, I have gotten alot more since this video was made. Sounds like you have a nice collection also. Thanks for watching.

[@raylemere]

Nice collect love the purple heart but all of them are awesome. nice video.

[@raylemere]

collection I mean.

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Thanks man. I am hoping to get more in the near future.

[@reddevilparatrooper]

Very funny how the Army awards its soldiers. I have a total of 13 ribbons awarded to me. I only have 4 medals awarded to me with the certificates and orders. The rest were just orders even during our award ceremonies. I have orders on 2 campaign medals like the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for Panama and the Iraq Campaign Medal, but no medals. The only 2 awards that I am really proud of is 2 skills badges. The first I ever got was my Army Basic Parachutist Badge a.k.a. Jump Wings and my Combat Infantryman's Badge. If I wanted all my medals that I have orders for, I would have to buy them at Clothing Sales at the PX if I was issued Army Dress Blues. Or through our unit supply which will take forever to get. The Army since when I was in found it easy to award you with paperwork and hand you a ribbon. The 4 medals I got was the Army Achievement Award, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct, and an Air force Achievement Medal from the Air Force. But I place value of my Combat Infantry Badge and my Jump Wings.

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

That's awesome to you have some many ribbons and that you have multiple medals. Congrats on your achievements. That's something to be really proud of for sure. Thanks again for your service.

[@TR-Mead]

Red Devils 508th or 1/504? I was both.

[@89boy38]

Very cool

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Thank you

[@akcards5648]

You can go to a surplus store.

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

I have added alot since this video. I wish more surplus stores were still around. Thanks for watching. I am always adding to my collection and making new videos.

[@crumplygrub3212]

Hey, I found this guy on offer up, he sells military medals and awards from WW2 and Vietnam, to modern times. He sells Polish, German, Soviet, and American medals, just look up military medals on OfferUp and scroll down a while and you’ll find him, just trying to help you collect, and I’m starting a collection of my own Polish ones.

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Thanks for the tip. I appreciate it.

[@jamesgeorge6367]

My great uncle was in the Korean War and he had the Medal of honor. Medal of honor Purple Heart National Defense Korean Service United Nations Medal of Korean Clasp

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Wow. Thank you for his service.

[@jamesgeorge6367]

@@JonBoyMilitaria I'm the great nephew of the Medal of honor recipient

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

I understand. Is he still living?

[@jamesgeorge6367]

@@JonBoyMilitaria no my great uncle was killed in combat back in 1952

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

@@jamesgeorge6367 I'm sorry to hear that.

[@AIFReenacter]

cool stuff cobber

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Thanks

[@salvadorlachica4141]

I am keeping my father's ASIA PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Definitely keep it in the family.

[@ambassador1860]

A very interesting video, I have a video with orders and medals of the USSR.

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Thanks for watching. I am always adding to my collection. That's cool that you collect medals also.

[@AIFReenacter]

Hey dude did you know in th Australian army we have a medal called the Victorian cross which is the highest medal in our army and it was first awarded in africa during the boer war i believe

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Yeah I know about the Victorian Cross. Awesome history as well.

[@AIFReenacter]

+JonBoy09 thanks

[@thurin84]

ive read that the 1st ones were made out of bronze cannon captured during the crimean war. does the austrailian victoria cross have a unique austrailain design or is it identical to the british victorian cross?

[@AIFReenacter]

+milcoll73 thanks for the question yes they were made out captured russian question and i think they are identical

[@thurin84]

cool good to know!

[@UNKNOWN-le2tu]

hey would you like some more medals?

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Tboy221 I have added some since I made this video. What do you have exactly? What era? Thanks

[@UNKNOWN-le2tu]

JonBoy09 I have from the Iraq war era my personal awards when I served in the Marines

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Tboy221 That's right. I remember you messages me about 2 or 3 weeks back. I forgot all about it. How many medals do you have? What are you wanting for them?

[@UNKNOWN-le2tu]

JonBoy09 I don't want anything for them. just shipping and a shout out.

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Tboy221 Really? Well That's sounds good to me. I appreciate it alot. I will definitely give you a shoutout. Will you send me a private message?

[@ww2manww2history54]

great ww2 medals

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Thanks you

[@lo2990]

You should return the Purple Heart. That means a lot to some people

[@sethsnyder2128]

Shut up

[@lo2990]

Seth Snyder get mad

[@newgenrally3059]

You can get it replaced...

[@douglewis5701]

Hey marcus shut your fucking cakehole, if the medal was named im sure hed return it immediately to the rightful owner. He bought it with his own money so therefore its his to fucking keep. Hell i bought one myself and i carry it around with me to this day and ive never gotten stopped amd told that i cant have it so keep stupid comments like that to yourself

[@ethancaviness7318]

Any tips on knowing how old a medal is?

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Outdoors Ethan I use Google a lot. Reference books would be good also.

[@ethancaviness7318]

Thanks cause some medals have gotten sold to me by the owners and they told me but some I just bought

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

I understand how that goes.

[@terrydouglas5008]

Why would you want something you didn't earn?

[@15audi12]

Historical value plus they are cool to own. It’s not like he is claiming he earned them. They make for great display pieces. I especially like the bronze star. My grandfather earned one of those in World War Two.

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Exactly

[@351WINCHESTER]

What do you have to do to get awarded 2 Silver Stars?

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

The silver star was awarded for gallantry in action, usually over a short period of time, like a 2 or 3 day battle, etc... Its interesting that a person could be awarded it twice. You would think that after they were awarded in once, then the next decoration for bravery and gallantry would be the Distinguished Service Cross. I'm not sure exactly how someone could be awarded it twice. Unless maybe they got it the first time and then switched units, companies, battalions, etc and then performed a heroic act and then was awarded it again...

[@351WINCHESTER]

Maybe his first one was during the Mexican Campaign prior to WWI.

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Could have been.

[@351WINCHESTER]

I was wrong. The Silver Star was born around 1918 before the Mexican Campaign. Oh well.

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Ok, thanks for the info.

[@alexissexy524]

stolen valor

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

alexis Sexy Not stolen valor

[@zach3876]

Just because someone has U.S. Army medals and is collecting them, dosen't mean that it is stolen valor. EDIT: Unless he buys an ASU (Army. Service. Uniform.) And throws a bunch of them medals, qualifications badges, expert infantry badges, etc...on the uniform and walks around asking for soldier discounts and saying he were in the service but really wasn't. That is stolen valor.

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

NightBot You are right Nightbot. There is nothing wrong with collecting. But the ones who parade around with them on pretending to be soldiers. Now that is stolen valor.

[@danvanhoose6783]

I can't believe that you have these.you have no right to these medals.its stolen valor.don't dare wear them!

[@JonBoyMilitaria]

Dan Van Hoose You need to chill dude. This is not stolen valor. It's only stolen valor if I was to wear them out pretending to be a soldier. Which I don't do.

[@douglewis5701]

Perfectly said. Hes right dan van hoose. Its only stolen valor if he were to wear them and go around claiming hes earned them and receive monetary benefits like discounts and all that so before you accuse someone of stolen valor ask them why do they have the medals in the first place. I have a full size p.h. medal and i carry it around with me every fucking day and if someone tells me that im not allowed to have it i tell them to fuck off, that i have a family member that earned it and i walk away. So fuck off you dumb uneducated fuckwad