Band of Brothers

Thank you for taking the time out to read this posting. As you are reading this right now, you can rest assured that there are many soldiers around the world that fall in to the category of liberators and patriots.

Liberators of Iraq

The most recent liberation that we can all identify with is the liberation of Iraq, and as a result of modern communications and technology we could see the actual battle taking place and the defiance of the Hussein regime in stating that they were in full control, as we in the rest of the world saw US Military Tanks roll into the heart of Baghdad. Whether this was the right decision or not, is not for the layman to  say, but certainly, because we live in a democratic society we are allowed to question these decisions, because in questioning can we fully understand the reason we invaded.  Anyway, what was the alternative ! I would welcome your answers and observations.

Who Were The Liberators?

In my humble opinion, the liberators were the men and women of the allied armed services led by the United States were the true liberators, not the policy makers or those in high office who have never set foot on a battlefield. The young men and women of the Marine Corps, the Infantry, the Cavalry and the countless other units and brigades that make up the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard.

We need to congratulate all members of our United States Military and the Allied Forces that were also in support of this noble cause. When they return to our shores they should be treated with the utmost respect, and lets not have a repeat of what happened to some when the returned from earlier conflicts like Vietnam.

For those who will not return or who have been fatally injured, bow your head in prayer once in a while and remember them and their families. They paid the ultimate price for our freedom……ask yourself, what have I done today?

Gone but not forgotten…should be a little more than just words.

Honor the Liberators of Iraq

One of the most unique ways to honor these fine people is to purchase for the a piece of jewelry like the military rings, which can be customized with all the deatils of their military career.

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When we achieve that special goal that we have worked hard for so long for, we like to mark the occasion with something extra special. Now there are various methods by which we can celebrate like taking the family out to for a nice evening or indeed heading off on a vacation if it’s within the budget. As I have spent many years around the world promoting products the help commemorate special military occasions I feel adequately informed to make a few suggestions.

Gold Uses in the Military

• Gold Military Rings
• Gold Navy Rings
• Gold Army Rings
• Gold Marine Rings
• Gold Air Force Rings
• Gold Graduation Rings
• Gold Retirement Rings.

Gold Military Rings

Although not the cheapest metal at the present moment but with the present uncertain economic climate it may actually increase in value but on the otherhand it could decline. It is always considered a pretty safe haven when times are uncertain  and its one of the precious metals that will hold its value when other assets like property and shares are so volatile. As I write this article Gold as actually gone through the $1000.00 mark and this is a major psychological threshold at the same time that the dollars is weakening. I’m not a financial guru, but to a layman it certainly doesn’t look to bright. So I would suggest to you that the time to buy the “Gold Military Ring” is now.

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Gold Military Rings for the Army.

It’s quite usual for service members from the Department of the Army to engage a company to custom design a “Gold Army Ring” with the various designs that’s appropriate to the individual fro their graduation, retirement or indeed to commemorate a special occasin or deployment. Gold Military Rings are one of the best ways to mark any occasion and a unique way to display that military pride and will also help to create a great family heirloom.

Gold Military Rings and Gold History.

Back in the year of 1971 it was President Nixon who allowed the price of Gold to float. It was President Roosevelt that set the price of Gold at a standard $35 an ounce and it remained at the same price from 1934 to 1971. And with a large amount of people looking to invest their money in something tat would give them security other than property and shares they invested in Gold which drove the price up to $850 an ounce. Gold has a great appeal to people from all over the world and this can be seen by the amount of the precious metal that’s used in the manufacture of jewelry especially Gold Military Rings.

The United States Coast Guard is probably quite similar to other Coast Guards around the world in so far as that their main purpose is to protect the environment, the public and of course the economy and security on the nation. It has jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters and in wartime will work under the Department of the Navy but in peace time it works under the Department of Homeland Security.

The Coast Guard patrols the sea around our nation but also the inland waterways which may be at risk from narcotics dealers and other undesirables.

Coast Guard Ring

The Coast Guard ring is very similar to all the other military rings in that they can be customized with all the personal and military details of the member.

Quite a few of the Coast Guard personnel have served in overseas campaigns and they like to wear the coast guard ring to reflect this.

Coast Guard Ring and the Motto;

Like all other departments of the Armed Forces that have mottos the Coast Guard is no different. Their motto is “Semper Paratus” which is the Latin for “Always Prepared” and we are sure glad that we have them to protect us from evil. The Coast Guards roots stem back to August the fourth 1790 when Alexander Hamilton established it under the Dept of the Treasury and was actually the only Navy Force that the United States had until the re-establishing on the US. Navy in 1798.

One of their functions in that time was to address the situation with regard to piracy which was wreaking havoc on the high seas and to assist and other vessel that might be in any difficulty.

They are often referred to as the 1^st Fleet but this is only an informal way of referring to them as they were in essence the only protection during the years from 1790 to 1798 for our coastline and other sea going vessels.

Modern Coast Guard Ring

In 1915 or around that time the merging of United States Life Saving Service and that of the Revenue Cutter Service formed the United States Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard are not just a docile department, they have taking part in conflicts and campaigns like the War of 1812, the American Civil War and World War Two where they operated under the US Navy.

Coast Guard Ring Ethos;

• I am America’s maritime guardian.
• I serve the citizens of the United States.
• I will protect them.
• I will defend them.
• I will save them.
• I am their shield.
• For them I am Semper Paratus –“Always Prepared”
• I live the Coast Guard core Values
• I am a Guardian.
• We are the United States Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard Ensign 

Coast Guard Ensign is sixteen vertical stripes alternate white and red and the union of the ensign is the arms of the United States in dark blue on a white field. The sixteen stripes represent the number of states in the United States of America at the time which was 1799. For more information check back with us from time to time. Order a beautiful ring by clicking on our shop.

Coast Guard Ring Designs

What and why do we have to endure anything, what does endure mean, do you know?

If you take a look at any dictionary you will see that the meaning of this word is to tolerate, undergo and possibly bear. But really when you think about it if you are free well why would you have to endure or bear anything other than something that would make you happy.

Operation Enduring Freedom Military Rings

As you read this,you and I know that there are brave men and women who are enduring enormous hardship in the Afghanistan, from the terrain the weather and also the enemy. Sometimes an deadly enemy that act ghost-like in secret locations that are not easy to find and eventually when these are located they are booby traped ready for the advancing intruder.

In the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan know to all the troops as ” Death Valley” and has been the scene of some of the heaviest conflicts in this on going campaign to rid the world of some of the eviliest men on the plannet.

A Desert Shepard

Operation Enduring Freedom and Afghanistan.

Afghanistan was once a beautiful prospreous country and how many of its inhabitants long for it to revert to those unique times, but they have resigned themselves to thinking that tis may be a long wait. In the ancient city of Herat is a graveyard where its illustrious citzens are interred and in this are local people gather for picnics every Friday. When they are there they visit a grave where in lies a young woman of twenty five years old and her name is Nadia Anjuman and the reason she is in this grave is that she wrote poetry. Under the Taliban this is not allowed and the mind boggling element of all this is that she was not killed by the Taliban but by her own husband, an evil evil man. You see the simple act of writing, leaving their homes women in Afghanistan could end up mutilated or dead so this part of the world is still rife with the persecution of women.

Here are some of the MOS’s of the United States Special Forces and we trust gives you some idea of what these MOS’s means and the work they entail especially during military deployments.

Military Deployment and the Communications Sergeant!

This MOS requires that the sergeants have a thorough knowledge and grounding in all aspects of communications, such as the following like communication procedures, the technology of computers and the assembly and dis-assembly of systems applications.

They must understand the use of and the maitainence of AM, HF, VHF, FM and UHF radio systems and the Joint Base Station.

Communications is so important that they must be proficient in voice to data, continuous wave and burst radio nets by being able to work networks and the various computer systems.

Critical messages that link the SFODA with its command is very important for the Sergeant to be able to perform, and must be able to give orders in any occasion and under any circumstance to any group of combat forces.

We have created a military deployment ring for this role.

Military Deployment and the Engineer Sergeant!

This MOS is mainly about planning, design and construction of buildings, demolition, special purpose munitions, mine warfare, counter booby traps, and unexploded ordinances clearance operations and improvised munitions and explosives.

The “Engineer Sergeant” must be an expert and also be proficient in this field as it carries a huge amount of responsibility.

Combat engineering, demolition engineering, and construction in deployment zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan sometimes requires that the Sergeant must be able to communicate in English and the local language by himself or through the aid of a translator.

They can organize, train and recruit any size of command in any area of the world if the situation requires them to do so.You can create a beautiful military ring to reflect all of this especially if their was a deployment involved.

Military Deployment and the Medical Sergeant!

The MOS of Medical Sergeant like any body in the medical field plays a huge and important role anytime, anywhere both in peace time and times of deployment and engagement.

They specialize in trauma management, surgical procedures, cardiac procedures, and a basic understanding of dental and veterinary procedures.

They establish field hospitals in areas of engagement to support operations in wartime and at the time of this writing they are in Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan and other well know areas.

I myself have attended their facilities in Kuwait and Iraq.

Recruits selected for medical positions attend two hundred and thirty days of advanced medical training, they also spend two months of the year on a trauma rotation in emergency rooms of select hospitals.

One of the nicest military rings available to custom design and also a military deployment special.

Give them they respect they deserve as one day you might be the one on your back looking into the eyes of this person totally depending on their skill to keep you alive.