The Most Cool, Most Random, Yet Most Thoughtful Thing You've Been Given

[argonstrom]

This came from a buddy in TX:

[Guylee]

A guy I work with who was an ex-Ranger gave me his coin as a good luck charm before I went in to get my contract. It worked, too

I'm sure there's others, that's just the first that comes to mind.

[tmjohnson]

My son was in Iraq with the 4th ID. When he got back he gave me his CIB that he got in Iraq. It meant more to me than he will ever know, because he came back

[2ndChildhood]

My in-laws gave me this arisaka

[sniper7]

my dad gave me his purple heart he traded a kid a baseball card for.

also met a army doctor on an airplane that gave me a challenge coin after I gave him a Larue Tactical Dillo. that was pretty sweet too.

[Chaffee2]

Years ago when I was a Marine Reservist I was working on a construction job in Grand Junction. The older gentleman who's house we were working on asked me about my high and tight. We got to talking over the next couple of days and as we were cleaning up the job and getting ready to leave he gave me his set of Eagle, Globe and Anchors he had as a WWII Marine. He fought on Tarawa and earned a battlefield commission.

I wore them on my dress greens until I got out and still have them to this day.

[TriggerHappy]

I was a groomsmen in a buddies wedding last year. For all his groomsmen he (with his dads help) made us all knives. Damascus steel, caribou or moose antler grips and cut and sewn leather sheaths. I will work on getting a pic up, Beautiful knife. All of us got one and they were all different to better "fit" the new owner.

[alexc]

A few years ago when I graduated tech school I was talking to on of my NCO's husband about his former job as a AF sniper, I thanked him for his time and shook his hand and in his palm handed me a coin and said, " hold onto this, it will win you alot of drinks"

I didn't realize exactly what it was at the time but turned out to be a CentCom coin given to him by General Petraeus

[Scanker19]

My buddy gave me a headspace and timing gauge for the .50 when I passed the SSG board. Said all good tank commanders needed one. I put one back in his coffin a few years ago.

[Elhuero]

Years ago when I was a Marine Reservist I was working on a construction job in Grand Junction. The older gentleman who's house we were working on asked me about my high and tight. We got to talking over the next couple of days and as we were cleaning up the job and getting ready to leave he gave me his set of Eagle, Globe and Anchors he had as a WWII Marine. He fought on Tarawa and earned a battlefield commission.

I wore them on my dress greens until I got out and still have them to this day.

now that is damn cool