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NSWC Dahlgren Division Centennial Coins Symbolize 100 Years
December 5, 2018 — The tradition of issuing coins in the military is believed to have started in Vietnam. When an Army infantry-run bar tried to keep non-infantrymen away, they allegedly forced “outsiders” to buy Tdrinks for the whole bar if they could not prove they had been in combat. Story iterations like this one have indicated that this proof started with enemy... MORE

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