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Maine Troop Greeters
C000001
Donated by Margaret E. Puckett, LTC, USA, (Ret) Accepted 14 March 2009 · carried from N/A
Round shaped, gold colored coin 1½ inches in diameter.
The Maine Troop Greeters
SIDE 1 - "MAINE TROOP GREETERS" and "BANGOR INT'L AIRPORT" separated by five pointed stars, cast in metal on a black enameled background surrounding a center circle containing a colored enamel Maine State Seal on a blue enameled background.
SIDE 2 - "AIR FORCE", "ARMY", "NAVY","COAST GUARD", and "MARINES" separated by five pointed stars, cast in metal on a black enameled background surrounding a center circle containing a center circle of white enamel with a metal pair of hands clasped in a handshake, surrounded by five smaller circles each containing a colored enamel seal of one of the five named services, all on a colored enameled US Flag.
The story behind it
Troop Greeters Coin - Created to commemorate the 3,000th flight greeted & presented on March 22, 2008
- Front
- "MAINE TROOP GREETERS" and "BANGOR INT'L AIRPORT" separated by five pointed stars, cast in metal on a black enameled background surrounding a center circle containing a colored enamel Maine State Seal on a blue enameled background.
- Back
- "AIR FORCE", "ARMY", "NAVY","COAST GUARD", and "MARINES" separated by five pointed stars, cast in metal on a black enameled background surrounding a center circle containing a center circle of white enamel with a metal pair of hands clasped in a handshake, surrounded by five smaller circles each containing a colored enamel seal of one of the five named services, all on a colored enameled US Flag.
Unit / Organization
- Maine Troop Greeters
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