This face may not be familiar to some of you young bucks. I bet that many of you don’t even know who this man is. Frank Spencer Sutton was born in Clarksville TN on Oct 23 1923. He was also known as Sergeant Vincent Carter who played the role of an overworked Marine DI who had [...]
This is a little known term commonly used to refer to Sailors. The word swab is known as a nautical term which means to mop, so the term “swabbie” will commonly refer to a lower ranking Navy enlistee who would have the duty of “swabbing” or mopping the deck of a ship. I bet that [...]
Many Air Force personnel like to use Air Force Retiree rings to tell the story of their time in the service of this country. The Air Force is the most diversified branch of the military and the career paths that Air Force personnel can take are numerous. Regardless of where you served your country when you [...]
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Potomic Park, in Washington DC. The memorial was dedicated on July 27th 1995. It contains three major sections. The first section contains 19 stainless steel statues which represent each branch of the United States Armed Forces. The statues are placed in an order which represents soldiers on patrol. The United [...]
This flag is the flag design that we offer for all styles of the military rings that we offer. This is the official flag of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This flag was actually not used until 1952 because until that time it was outlawed. The blue background was originally light blue but was changed to the same blue [...]
Kuwati Liberation Day is celebrated on Feb 26th in honor of the liberation of Kuwait by coalition forces on Feburary 26th 1991. Many Kuwatis lost their lives in the invasion and subsequent 7 month occupation of their country. Liberation Day is celebrated by many public and private gatherings and celebrations. The Map of Kuwait is [...]
The Field Artillery Soldier is highly trained in this highly technical branch of service. Field Artillery basic and advanced training is primarily conducted in The US Army Field Artillery School located at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Areas of artillery training include cannon artillery, survey, fire direction, targeting, and forward observation. Each area of this training has its [...]
My answer to you is yes you should. There are many advantages to using platinum in jewelry making. Let me educate you. The name platinum comes from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is translated “little silver of the Pinto River.” Platinum excels as a jeweller’s metal because it is dense, malleable, and extremely [...]
Military retirement is a milestone that needs to be recognized and honored. If you have served 20 years in the armed forces whether you served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or any government agency you have certainly accomplished a major feat. It takes a certain type of person to do 20 [...]
You may have heard this slang term used and never knew what it meant. Well grasshopper let me tell you. This is the term used to identify members of the United States Marine Corps. I don’t know where the term originated but it probably refers to the way that marine recruits look when they receive [...]