#medal — Public Fediverse posts

From this week's E-Sylum: " New Semiquincentennial Medal Commemorates the First Submarine Used in Combat"

https://www.coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n30.html#article22

The first submarine used in combat was the US Revolutionary War submarine Turtle. A new medal honoring the Turtle has been created by Jim Licaretz.

And if you like submarine history, I wrote some, and shared some links in writing up the "2014 Centenary of Military Aviation & Submarines PNC":

https://coinofnote.com/2014-centenary-of-military-aviation-submarines-pnc/

#Numismatics #Medal #CoinCollecting #History #Histodons @numismatics @histodons

-Vietnam veteran
-Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command
-First black National Security Advisor
-Four-star general
-First black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
-First black Secretary of State
-Chairman of America's Promise Alliance
-Board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations
as well as the boards of private companies

-Served in three presidential administrations:
Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush

-Presidential Medal of Freedom (twice)
-Congressional Gold Medal
-Presidential Citizens Medal
-Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal
among dozens of other government and civil medals and awards

-Author of the "Powell Doctrine"
-Oversaw the successful liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm
as well as more than two dozen other national crises

-Husband and father

#ColinPowell #USA #Presidential #Medal #of #Freedom #America #Reagan #Bush #Obama #Biden #veteran