> Thanks Bob. I'd been led to believe (previous to this thread) that > one or two may have had his name+number on the back, and that there > was some adornment related to him being mentioned in dispatches. > > Looks like I've been chasing ghosts here. > > "Tony Proctor" <tony_proctor@aimtechnology_NoMoreSPAM_.com> I can't speak to the mentioned in dispatches, although it seems to me I recall reading that there's a ribbon or other uniform device that signifies such. I'd expect that a mention would have to be for some special accomplishment or act of bravery in a combat situation but I have no idea of what the requirements might be. Whatever led to the mention may well be fertile ground for a search and may end up providing something meaningful. Sorry to rain on the parade, Bob Melson -- Robert G. Melson | Rio Grande MicroSolutions | El Paso, Texas ----- Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason so few engage in it. -- Henry Ford Bob Melson <amia9018@mypacks.net>