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Jeff,
GMIC is still up and running. They changed a few thiongs around not long ago, so you may have been caught in that trap.
The Huey Long "Washroom Warrior" Medal, in the form of a toilet seat, marked "By Public Acclaim for a Deed Done in Private, Sands Point, August 26, 1933," referring to an incident when an unknown man punched the inebriated governor of Louisiana in the men’s washroom at Sands Point Country Club, Long Island, New York.
Huey long Medal.jpgI don’t know much about the Norwegian legal system, but it would seem relatively easy to try this man on the bombing and each of the killings (or a subset of the killings) on seprate charges and have the sentences run consecutively. But, maybe that’s not an option in Norway.
#3 Vietnam Special Service Medal (on a US Air Force Commendation Medal ribbon; proper ribbon is narrow red and white stripes)
#4 Vietnam Air Gallantry Cross (missing the obverse center)
It appears to have an English preface, but no English rext or captions. I hate to spend that much money and get something where I can read about 12 words. But, the photos look good.
The short answer is that possession is not illegal.
However (and there’s always a however), the Medals of Honor that have been confiscated are those that the manufacturer sold out the back door. The argument is that such medals were illegally obtained and are therefore government property. In one of the early cases (c.1995), the FBI kept all those medals that did not bear an HLP maker’s mark and returned those that were maker-marked or named. Oddly enough, one of the medals they kept, because it had no maker’s mark, was a World War II soft-pad Navy MoH, which were never maker-marked.
In any case, it’s not advisable to be public about ownership of any of them. The web seems to be populated with vigilantes looking to "enforce the law".
The uniform appears to be a US Marine Corps uniform tarted up with the Knights Templar medals and US ribbons. From what I can make out:
Top row: Presidentiaql Unit Citation
Second row: Air Force Organizational Excellence Award; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star
Third row: Navy Cross; X; X
Fourth row: Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal; X; Air Force Training Ribbon
Fifth row: X; X; Purple Heart
Sixth row: Army Meritorious Unit Commendation; Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation; Army Valorous Unit Award(Those denoted by "X", I just can’t make out.)
The data base is not posted because OMSA is selling the hard copy publication. Shoot me a pm with the medals and numbers and I’ll check my roll.
It looks like we have about 135 registered for the convention now, so it’s still growing.
If you haven’t registered, now’s the time.
And the reverse.
Malagasy 002.jpgThis Ohio State Team badge for the state rifle competition was awarded to Henry R. Habig, Private, Company L, 1st Ohio Infantry.
Ohio State Team 001.jpg
