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I was at an air museum and a guy about 70 plus was wearing this badge with an M-4 on it with some lightning bolts and a "Combat Wounded" hat. I started thinking about it and I am thinking this guy could not have been in infantry combat that recently. If this a real badge - if so - what does it signify?
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I have a badge that I bought from my 5th/7th, 1st Cav Veterans Association that I wear on my M65 jacket that looks like a CIB but has a yellow background and crossed sabers rather than rifles. Since I bought it and it wasn't awarded, it doesn't mean anything, other than to me; I have a CIB for service in RVN. I've seen the same type of badge with crossed sabers behind a tank signifying Armored Cav. I don't think that's a real badge either but I'm not an Armor guy so I wouldn't know. I understand the "Combat Action Badge" carries a bayonet and wreath. I've never seen a badge with an M4 on it.
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I have seen the combat action badges for the non-infantry army personnel.Comment
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Combat Armor and Combat Artillery Badges have been proposed since WWII and always rejected, MPs who accompanied grunts as POW handlers in Vietnam would be recommended for the CIB-and turned down. The "Official" Combat Action Badge authorized in 2005 shows an M-9 bayonet superimposed over an M-67 grenade , anyone who "Sees The Elephant" and is not eligible for either the CIB or the CMB can receive it.Comment
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I guess it was just decor he was wearing for effect.Comment
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