The cutterman’s side panels are two of the many designs that we have available for your use when you design your Coast Guard Cutterman’s ring. The cutterman’s badge is awarded to reward service at sea. This badge is authorized by the Department of Homeland Security after six months of service at sea. It is awarded permanently after [...]

US Air Force Pararescue

January 13th, 2009

Air Force pararescuemen (PJ’s) have the job of recovery and medical treatment of personnel in humanitarian and combat environments. In other words when you find yourself in the most serious situation imagineable for an airman (such as injured behind enemy lines) these are the people that you definitely want to know. We never hear much [...]

The US Navy Seabees

January 13th, 2009

The US Navy Seabees were established in WWII after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. They were officially termed Naval Construction Battalions. They have a veriety of functions in the Navy but they are primarily used to construct airstrips, bridges, roads, and whatever else the Navy needs to throw at them. Seabees are highly trained [...]

Honoring The Rank of Sergeant

January 13th, 2009

When we hear the term “Sergeant” we associate it with responsibility and authority. The rank of sergeant is the enlisted rank of management and supervision of men and women. The sergeant is the one that the soldier looks to for instruction, support, and correction. A good sergeant must have the respect of his (or her) followers. [...]

The Role of US Army Rangers

January 12th, 2009

The US Army Rangers is an elite group of mostly infantry soldiers who specialize in operations that other Army units are not suited for. The term Ranger is basic to the types of operations that these units conduct. Ranger units have many functions but are remembered for their reconnaissance and patrolling type operations. Rangers are best known [...]

The Meaning of The Birthstone

January 12th, 2009

Birthstones (gemstones) are semiprecious stones which correspond with the birth months of the Gregorian Calendar. Sometimes there will be several different stones named for a month because different cultures chose different lists of stones for various reasons. When you design your own custom military ring you have the option of 12 birthstones or the 2 [...]

Platinum is a silvery white metal which is useful in jewelry making for many different reasons: 1. It is highly resistant to corrosion and even resists the corrosive effects of hydrochloric and nitric acid. 2. Platinum is more precious than silver or gold. 3. Platinum is tough, malleable (easily shaped for jewelry making purposes), and [...]

This highly decorated unit lost all of its planes at Midway in 1942. These torpedo bombers were obselete at the time but were yet used to help fight the Japanese Navy. The commander of the squadron displayed superior initiave in first finding the Japanese fleet and then bravely pressing the attack even though he knew that [...]

US and allied forces, along with Special Operations soldiers have successfully broken the back of al-Qaeda. According to the US State Department our forces have beaten them into near submission. Amb Dell Dailey states that “Their ability to reach is none existent.” Thats what I’m talking about boys and girls. Lets press on em until there [...]

Remember The H. L. Hunley

January 9th, 2009

I am sure that the majority of the people in the world have no clue about what the H. L. Hunley was. Well for those who don’t this is the scoop. The H. L. Hunley was the first submarine to sink an emeny warship. This confederate sub went down after it rammed a black powder [...]