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What medals do you think fictional characters would have?

Osutoria-Hangarii
17-11-2005, 01:22
First off, Colonel Potter from M*A*S*H.

I've authorized him for the following:

The Army Soldier's Medal (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/SOLDIER1.html)
The Purple Heart (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/PH1.html)
The Meritorious Service Medal (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/MERITORIOUS%20SERVICE%20MEDAL1.html)
The Army Good Conduct Medal (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/GOOD_CONDUCT_MEDAL.htm)
The World War I Victory Medal (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/WWI%20VICTORY%20MEDAL1.html)
The Army Occupation of Germany Medal (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/WWI%20OCCUPATION%20OF%20GERMANY1.html)
The European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MID%20EAST1.html)
The World War II Victory Medal (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/WORLD%20WAR%20II%20VICTORY%20MEDAL1.html)
The Korean Service Medal (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/KOREAN%20SERVICE%20MEDAL1.html)
The United Nations Korean Service Medal (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/UnitedNationsMedals.htm)

and

The Army Meritorious Unit Commendation (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/MERITORIOUS%20UNIT%20COMMENDATION1.html)
Cahnt
17-11-2005, 01:24
I'm assuming that Colonel Kurtz would have been decorated at some point, but I have no idea with what.
Osutoria-Hangarii
17-11-2005, 01:28
I'm assuming that Colonel Kurtz would have been decorated at some point, but I have no idea with what.
He was Army, wasn't he?

I haven't seen Apocalypse Now, but I invite you to look through the Institute of Heraldry site to figure out what he's good for; all the criteria are there :P
Pure Metal
17-11-2005, 01:31
captain pickard would have all the medals going :P
Osutoria-Hangarii
17-11-2005, 01:33
captain pickard would have all the medals going :P
except the "kicks picard's ass medal" bestowed upon Adm. Kirk
Antikythera
17-11-2005, 01:35
anyone from MASH should get a medal of some kind
they should make one just for Clinger and his fabulos attemps at geting out
Osutoria-Hangarii
17-11-2005, 01:36
anyone from MASH should get a medal of some kind
they should make one just for Clinger and his fabulos attemps at geting out
he got the Army Aviator's Badge (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Badges/Army_Aviator.htm) and Air Medal (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/AIR%20MEDAL1.html) for his stunt with the paraglider
Pure Metal
17-11-2005, 01:43
except the "kicks picard's ass medal" bestowed upon Adm. Kirk
*grumbles*

well janeway does have that tshirt reading "i pwned all the other starfleet captains"
of course the meaning of the word "pwned" may well have changed in the future ;)
Colodia
17-11-2005, 01:44
*waits for random atheist to think he'll sound witty if he says God*
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
17-11-2005, 01:45
of course the meaning of the word "pwned" may well have changed in the future ;)
It is a reference to a rather unusual sexual move where one takes their left leg and [The following has been Censored for myriad reasons, among them being the fact that I haven't censored anything in sometime] then, of course, you have to get the bodily fluids off of the ceiling, but that can be accomplished relatively easily.
Anymore questions?
Osutoria-Hangarii
17-11-2005, 01:46
*waits for random atheist to think he'll sound witty if he says God*
God won the medal of shooting army guns at a man
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
17-11-2005, 01:48
*waits for random atheist to think he'll sound witty if he says God*
You needn't worry, God never did anything worthy of a medal.:p
Osutoria-Hangarii
17-11-2005, 01:49
You needn't worry, God never did anything worthy of a medal.:p
what about the medal of shooting army guns at a man
Skinny87
17-11-2005, 01:49
I'm fairly sure Rambo would have every medal in existence....and several created exclusively for him. He'd have like ten 'Arse-Kicking Medals' and hundreds of Purple Hearts, given that he gets shot so many times...
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
17-11-2005, 01:52
what about the medal of shooting army guns at a man?
Note tthe question mark, punctuation is your friend in all things, and God doesn't have the aim to win medals for shooting. Look at WWII, he was supposed to smite Hitler, and even tried about 6 million times, but all he kept hitting were Jews.
Bad luck, my ass.
Pure Metal
17-11-2005, 01:57
It is a reference to a rather unusual sexual move where one takes their left leg and [The following has been Censored for myriad reasons, among them being the fact that I haven't censored anything in sometime] then, of course, you have to get the bodily fluids off of the ceiling, but that can be accomplished relatively easily.
Anymore questions?
yes the klingon me-so-horny ritual, indeed... the one involving a keg of romulan ale, some rubber tubing and a bunch of tribbles. very kinky :P
Dishonorable Scum
17-11-2005, 01:59
anyone from MASH should get a medal of some kind
they should make one just for Clinger and his fabulos attemps at geting out

Let's see... Radar got the Purple Heart.
Frank Burns got one too, albeit under somewhat dubious circumstances. (He had shell fragments in his eye. Eggshell fragments.)
They never showed Father Mulcahey getting his Purple Heart, but he should have gotten one for the hearing damage he suffered in the final episode.

There were a few rare episodes where the characters were in regular uniforms rather than combat fatigues - it should be possible to look at the ribbons on the jacket and figure out who had what.

:p
Osutoria-Hangarii
17-11-2005, 02:05
The 58th Air Traffic Control Battalion's Distinctive Unit Insignia (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Numeric_Misc/58AirTrafficControlBattalion.htm) should say "MOVE, BITCH" at the top and "GET OUT THE WAY!" at the bottom

Also, the 307th Engineer Battalion's Distinctive Unit Insignia (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Eng/307EngineerBattalion.htm) should say "MC Escher fucked up" in the bottom

and the 94th Engineer Battalion's Distinctive Unit Insignia (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Eng/94EngineerBattalion.htm) should say "what the fuck no we wanted wolverine the x-man"

and the 65th Engineer Battalion's Distinctive Unit Insignia (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Eng/65EngineerBattalion.htm) should have a penis instead of a knife
Osutoria-Hangarii
17-11-2005, 02:10
Let's see... Radar got the Purple Heart.
Frank Burns got one too, albeit under somewhat dubious circumstances. (He had shell fragments in his eye. Eggshell fragments.)
They never showed Father Mulcahey getting his Purple Heart, but he should have gotten one for the hearing damage he suffered in the final episode.

There were a few rare episodes where the characters were in regular uniforms rather than combat fatigues - it should be possible to look at the ribbons on the jacket and figure out who had what.

:p
tried it on "The Novocaine Mutiny," but the tv i'm using is too small to make them out :/

I know they put at least some authentic ones on there, cuz I saw a guest char with the UN Korean Service ribbon

also the whole 4077th got the Meritorious Unit Citation (Commendation) in "Deluge"