Horsewright
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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- Oct 4, 2011
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That's cool, a Sergeant Major is the most frightening thing an enlisted man could deal with, the only thing worse is a Command Sergeant Major! They can make time stand still for a ten mile radius.
I have a few coins that I got in the Army, my favorite is one from a 2 star General. I got stuck in the Brigade Color guard and after a huge dog and pony show the brass thought they wouldinterrogateI mean, talk to the Color guard. I made the fatal error of answering a question about the ceremony honestly and with a shit eating grin he threw me a coin and said, "Any Corporal dumb enough to cuss in front of us deserves a coin". The milliseconds that preceded that were filled with full body language death threats from my entire Command. That coin flip was a lifesaver lol.
His name was Cash, hence the dollar sign on the coin.
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Great stories guys! John, I had an uncle that was in the Navy in WW2. He fought in those Aleutian land battles. Had a couple cool old Ariskas he’d picked up. Josh just out of AIT went to Korea as an IT guy, for a year. This was while he was still in the Big Army. Got a call that the 2 star general’s printer wasn’t working. Went on over and fixed things up for the General. He never did tell him it just wasn’t plugged in. Josh is a man of wisdom and tact!Years ago I was delivering a Thunderbird to a couple in San Antonio. When I got there I found out that she was a colonel in the Air Force and he was Sergeant Major of the army. I asked which of them got the most respect and she said "generals salute him".
I guess I should have asked which of their challenge coins carried the most weight.