Chief Joshua Bright, Master at Arms, Meridian NS, meeting Vice President Pence on Thanksgiving and receiving a challenge coin.
Josh is the son of Alan Bright and Kristin Collings, Wheatridge, CO and Yuma, AZ. Alan is a first cousin.
Alan's father, Lyal Bright, was a Navy Gunner on armed merchantmen in WWII.
Josh has had an interesting career including a stint at Guantanamo. His wife was in the Army. Quite the couple!
Challenge coins are valued. A place of honor in my son's house has a challenge coin from the then Sgt Maj of the Army given to him in Kandahar.
8 comments:
Challenge coins can be an interesting form of legacy.
Something tangible and enduring.
Pretty cool. Not many of those coins floating around. Being a gunner on a merchant ship during WWII was really asking for it. BZ to him.
Uncle Lyal was a short man. His grandson is a power lifting giant.
Very nice! Congrats to him!
Happy for him. Saw another picture of him with Lt Pence. Son of ?
I have a few challenge coins, and they are dear. Have been surprised at the number of guys who don't know anything about them.
I didn't pay any attention to them until my youngest joined the Army.
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