I am the only person to have ever sold a 102nd FA Challenge Coin on eBay. This coin was distributed when we returned home from our deployment in Iraq. The 102nd has recently rolled up their colors. This coin is a must have for all 26th YD or 2nd Corps of Cadets collectors. It is a beautiful 50mm, 54 gram Challenge Coin from my former unit, HHB 1-102nd FA Regiment from the Massachusetts Army National Guard that was headquartered out of Quincy, MA. My armory was in Hudson, MA and we had other batteries with us from Methuen, MA and Lynn, MA.
It says on the front: HHB 1st BATTALION 102nd FIELD ARTILLERY. It has our crest that says SIC ITUR AD ASTRA. Under the crest are crossed cannons. It also has the green patches of the Brigades that we worked under. 42nd Military Police BDE and 18th Military Police BDE. Under that it says OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM III 2004-2006. "PATRIOTS!" The wording around the red border says ALWAYS PLACE THE MISSION FIRST. NEVER ACCEPT DEFEAT. NEVER QUIT. NEVER LEAVE A FALLEN COMRADE. The back of the coin says: Around the red border, TASK-FORCE 793rd MP. HHB 1-102 FA FWD. CAMP ASHRAF, IRAQ. FOB SPARTAN. It has a beautiful red, white and black picture of Iraq with Camp Ashraf's location pointed out. The crests for the 793d Military Police Battalion and Multi National Corps Iraq is on this side also. 793d MP crest says FACTA CUM HONORE. In the back is a picture of a tower and c-wire. This challenge coin is top notch. It has a protective epoxy coating on it to keep it from scratching. It is bronze color with red, green, black and blue coloring. It has beveled gold edges too.
In the history of the 102d FA, they participated in both World Wars under the storied 26th Yankee Division. Now we have the honor of serving in OIF III under the 18th MP and 42nd MP Brigades.
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It has been suggested that I am an "Icon" and "Expert"in the Challenge Coin Community as the Founder and President of Challenge Coin Association, the World's Premier Forum for ongoing Challenge Coin discussions, and JAYMEDINC Challenge Coin Stores, industry leader in Challenge Coin sales and custom coin design. Bid on my coins, and bid in confidence. Each coin will be treated with the utmost respect. As if it is the most important coin in my collection.
This auction is for ONE coin. It is a representation of the coin you would get, not necessarily the actual coin pictured. I may or may not have had a few like this in stock, identical to the one in the photo, at one time or another. I don't have time to scan each copy of the same coin. The coin in the photo, may or may not have a flaw, such as a scratch etc. The coin you get, may or may not have that same flaw. You can judge the size of the coin with the blue ruler in the photo. Each black line is 1/16th of an inch.
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