I.D. this lapel pin in with a bag of military medals I bought...

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I bought a grab bag of military medals at a thrift shop and there was this lapel pin included with the lot. The top bar reads, "10 for you in 62," and there is a rendition of Uncle Sam with a Maltese Cross on his chest with a star in the center. At the bottom is another slogan, "This is your fight." I've searched the internet to no avail. I even searched the highlights of what was going on in 1962 but couldn't locate anything that appeared related. Any ideas out there?

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the Maltese Cross is a rendition of a marksman's medal.. I'm guessing for the USMC... & the 10 years just might be his length of service there by that time.. this is only a guess.. & am looking forward to better commentary on it. I'm guessing there would be lil value for it on EBAY...

added for your benefit...."Uncle Sam's Misguided Children" =USMC plus the marksman's medal on the chest...is my logic for this..
 
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I haven't found anything on it...yet.

But note that Uncle Sam has six fingers on his right hand. He also looks a bit evil to me. Now, polydactylism isn't that uncommon, but in earlier times, if someone had six fingers on his or her right hand, it supposedly signified that the family and its descendants would suffer from poverty.

To my knowledge, the Maltese Cross isn't usually a symbol associated with the USA, unless it has an American Eagle in the center. It is a known symbol for the Knights Templar, though.

The six-pointed star is a well known symbol in occult practices. It's often used as a symbol for Lucifer, the six points signifying "666", or "The Mark of the Beast". Figuring out what it is and where it came from sounds like a job for...Conspiracy Man!

But in reality, the thing is probably just some cheap promotional trinket or souvenir from some forgotten mundane event in the early sixties.

But I still wouldn't sleep in the same room with it at night.
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WATCHDOG said:
I haven't found anything on it...yet.

But note that Uncle Sam has six fingers on his right hand. He also looks a bit evil to me. Now, polydactylism isn't that uncommon, but in earlier times, if someone had six fingers on his or her right hand, it supposedly signified that the family and its descendants would suffer from poverty.

To my knowledge, the Maltese Cross isn't usually a symbol associated with the USA, unless it has an American Eagle in the center. It is a known symbol for the Knights Templar, though.

The six-pointed star is a well known symbol in occult practices. It's often used as a symbol for Lucifer, the six points signifying "666", or "The Mark of the Beast". Figuring out what it is and where it came from sounds like a job for...Conspiracy Man!

But in reality, the thing is probably just some cheap promotional trinket or souvenir from some forgotten mundane event in the early sixties.

But I still wouldn't sleep in the same room with it at night.
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The 6th finger is actually part of the lapel. Look at the webbing between the thumb and first finger.

I don't think it's a medal but more of a campaign slogan, and may go back to 1862 instead of 1962.
 
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The Maltese Cross was NOT a symbol of the Knights Templar. The cross used by the Templars was the Cross Patte (a slight difference). The Knights of Malta (aka Hospitalers) used the Maltese Cross. They were the primary rivals of the Templars.
 
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WATCHDOG said:
I haven't found anything on it...yet.

But note that Uncle Sam has six fingers on his right hand. He also looks a bit evil to me. Now, polydactylism isn't that uncommon, but in earlier times, if someone had six fingers on his or her right hand, it supposedly signified that the family and its descendants would suffer from poverty.

To my knowledge, the Maltese Cross isn't usually a symbol associated with the USA, unless it has an American Eagle in the center. It is a known symbol for the Knights Templar, though.

The six-pointed star is a well known symbol in occult practices. It's often used as a symbol for Lucifer, the six points signifying "666", or "The Mark of the Beast". Figuring out what it is and where it came from sounds like a job for...Conspiracy Man!

But in reality, the thing is probably just some cheap promotional trinket or souvenir from some forgotten mundane event in the early sixties.

But I still wouldn't sleep in the same room with it at night.
shocked.gif
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Six pointed stars are generally associated with the Star of David, a Jewish symbol. Satanic and witchery cults use a pentagram of a 5 pointed star and circle.
 
Ten for you in 62 sounds to me to be a demand for wages.

Uncle Sam throws me off as he is not used by unions.

The symbol is not a known union symbol.

In 1862, with the Civil War in progress, did some industry workers demand a wage increase?

BLM
 
medic15al said:
Six pointed stars are generally associated with the Star of David, a Jewish symbol. Satanic and witchery cults use a pentagram of a 5 pointed star and circle.
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Beat me to it. I'm not Jewish, but that "occult" stuff needed addressing. The Star of David is about as far removed from satanic imagery or "666" as I can imagine.

But then I'm a hardheaded old guy who doesn't much hold with "occult" explanations of stuff. :D
 
The VFW was fighting a cost of living cut in benefits ( 1% for 10 years up to age 62)


Congress passed a budget deal that includes a provision that penalizes working age military retirees younger than 62 by cutting a full one percent from future cost of living adjustments (COLA). VFW calculates that a Gunnery Sergeant or Sergeant First Class (E-7) with 20 years of service would lose more than $80,000 in income by age 62. This also unfairly punishes those who have been medically retired as a result of their wounds defending our nation. This is totally unacceptable and will have a devastating impact on retirement benefits for retirees and survivors and jeopardizes the future value of military career benefits, while also adversely affecting recruitment, retention and our national security.
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the pin may have been part of a campaign to fight the cuts
 
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InigoMontoya said:
The website for the Wisconsin Veterans Museum identifies the item as a VFW pin. This particular pin belonged to Arthur Lasch, a WWI veteran.

Lasch Family - V2009.49
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Very cool, I'm still not sure exactly what the pin was related to, but whatever it was it is beginning to look like it was associated with the VFW, which is a fine organization. Thanks for the link.
 
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