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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n[Editor’s Note:<\/strong> This Paul Tillson lives in New Jersey – he’s not the Paul Tillson in Oregon who we like immensely and served honorably without embellishing his military record] <\/p>\n AverageNCO sends us a link that was posted at Don Shipley’s Facebook page. This dude is at his own wedding dressed like this;<\/p>\n Yes, that’s a 2d award of a CIB over his right pocket, but it’s only because his left pocket is so crowded, I suppose. Of course, he couldn’t have pared down the number of weapons qualification badgesand the hangie-down thingies could he?<\/p>\n On the 2d award of the CIB, the AR 600-8-22 says;<\/p>\n f. Second and third awards of the CIB are indicated by superimposing 1 and 2 stars respectively, centered at the top of the badge between the points of the oak wreath. To date, a separate award of the CIB has been authorized for qualified Soldiers in the following qualifying periods: So here’s a close up of his finery;<\/p>\n AverageNCO says that there are two Humanitarian Service Medals, but I went cross-eyed looking at that mess. He has a star on one of them, so I don’t why he’s wearing two. He’s also wearing a star on his Overseas Service Ribbon. Subsequent overseas tours are denoted by a numeral, not a star.<\/p>\n And that looks like an Army Distinguished Service Cross next to the Purple Heart. I see a Kosovo Service Medal next to the Iraq Campaign Medal, but no GWOT Expeditionary Medal or GWOT Service Medal, but like I said, I went cross-eyed and may have missed it. And is that an Antarctic Service Medal?<\/p>\n All I know for a fact is that the CIB should go on top of all that crap, the jump wings should go on the pocket and the two marksmanship badges should close up to his right.<\/p>\n He really needs to invest in some Brasso and clean up that brass with it instead of inhaling it.<\/p>\n And this is what he looks like from the right side;<\/p>\n Yes, that’s a Ranger Tab on his right pocket – all of those marksmanship hangie down thingies were more important than his Ranger Tab. I’m not up on current standards for unit patches on the Class A uniform, but I’m pretty sure that the unit patch isn’t a pin-on metal 82d Airborne Division thing. <\/p>\n It may be the light, but those buttons on his uniform look silver, not brass, and his service stripes indicate that he has more than 24 years of service and no Good Conduct Medal, unless there’s a Reserve equivalent I don’t see.<\/p>\n The wedding album said his first name is Paul and his name plate says “Tillson”. But there are no Paul Tillsons in AKO and there’s no Tillson who is a senior NCO. UPDATE:<\/strong> POW Network writes to say they’ve already filed for a FOIA on this nose picker.<\/em> <\/p>\n ADDED:<\/strong> Paul Tillson was convicted for defrauding the VA for 13 years and sentenced<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n(1) World War II (7 December 1941 to 3 September 1945).
\n(2) The Korean Conflict (27 June 1950 to 27 July 1953).
\n(3) The Republic of Vietnam Conflict. Service in the Republic of Vietnam conflict (2 March 1961 to 28 March 1973) combined with qualifying service in Laos; Dominican Republic; Korea on the DMZ; El Salvador; Grenada; Joint Security Area, Panmunjom, Korea; Panama; Southwest Asia Conflict; and Somalia, regardless of whether a Soldier has served one or multiple tours in any or all of these areas. The Republic of Vietnam Conflict Era officially terminated on 10 March 1995.
\n(4) War on Terrorism (Afghanistan, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM) and (Iraq, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM).
\ng. Subsequent awards of the CIB is not authorized for the same qualifying period, as outlined above.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n
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\nAdded by Sporkmaster:<\/strong> For shame, for shame. I thought that you guys would have IDed these two medals. The Korean Service Medal<\/a> and the United Nations Korea Medal<\/a>. The funny thing I would like to hear how he earned them considering the ending date for the medals was 1953 and 1954.<\/strong><\/p>\n