patches Posted November 30, 2022 Share #451 Posted November 30, 2022 James Caan and his Rack in the 1973 Cinderella Liberty, with Marsha Mason there of course. From what we can see, we see what looks like the Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal. Good Conduct, National Defense, Armed Forces Expeditionary, a wrongly placed Purple Heart, Vietnam Service with no devices, and the Vietnam Campaign with the proper scroll. Here a BTW Still, can't make out his Rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 12 Share #452 Posted February 12 Burt Reynolds Rack as "General Newton" in the Comedy BEAN LOL, Big Red One patch sewn way down from the shoulder we see LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 RECON Posted February 13 Author Share #453 Posted February 13 Matt Damon in the upcoming Oppenheimer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 14 Share #454 Posted February 14 George Peppard's ribbons as Lieutenant John Curtis a Air Corps Piolt in England recruited as a Spy, movie is of course Operation Crossbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted February 14 Share #455 Posted February 14 On 2/12/2023 at 11:08 PM, 63 RECON said: Matt Damon in the upcoming Oppenheimer isit my imagination or do these ribbon look like the Navy/USMC 1/2 inch larger style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted March 8 Share #456 Posted March 8 Not American, I know... but, I wish I could decipher what medals THE LAST EMPEROR was wearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 14 Share #457 Posted March 14 The Racks of Dana Andrews as Col. Pritchard and Robert Ryan as Maj. Gen. Grey in The Battle Of The Bulge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted March 21 Share #458 Posted March 21 OK ... here's a dooooz-ee! A recent FB posting: Remembering the late, great William Hurt, 20 March 1950 - 13 March 2022. RIP. I don't know the film, but portraying an Army general with a ribbon rack that sure looks like it was taken off of a Russian! Funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaigun Shosa Posted April 2 Share #459 Posted April 2 Here is Richardo Montalban in an episode of the Lieutenant starring Garry Lockwood. The one and only season was created by Gene Roddenberry. Most of the cast from the original Star Trek guest star on this series. The series was canceled after one season due to the sensitive nature of the Vietnam war. Very unfortunate since this would have been a great show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 RECON Posted April 23 Author Share #460 Posted April 23 Patrick St, Esprit as a USMC Maj in Narcos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decwriter Posted April 23 Share #461 Posted April 23 40 minutes ago, 63 RECON said: Patrick St, Esprit as a USMC Maj in Narcos Wearing colonel eagles with an upside down ribbon rack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted May 6 Share #462 Posted May 6 Here's one from one of my favorite movies, "Cadence". This is a family affair with actors Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen and younger brother Ramon Estevez. I had the pleasure of sitting next to Ramon on a flight from Dallas to Nashville back in the early 90's when I was getting out of the Army. A more involved story, but short version, we had a good chat and while discussing movies, acting and being in the service, he told me about this film he had been in. When I had a minute I went to the local "video rental" store and picked it up. Rewatching this clip posted on FB took me back to a nice memory. Ramon is on the left and Martin on the right. Nice rack with 2nd award CIB. The flaw of this rack, is that the UN Korea medal should be on the bottom row end and not the beginning. An interesting side note from my point of view is that Cadence could be a pre-curser or "prequel" to the movie Platoon (Cadence came out first) as Charlie Sheen's character PVT Bean does disciplinary time in Germany before being sent to the Nam. It's got some painful scenes and subject matter dealing with a turbulent time, but worth the watch in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 28 Share #463 Posted June 28 Victor McLaglen as a Great War and Banana Wars Retread back in the Corps in 1941 after retirement or something, in a Service Comedy, Call Out The Marines. The movie was released in the early 1942. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 RECON Posted June 28 Author Share #464 Posted June 28 John Cena as Agent Burns in Bumblebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted June 28 Share #465 Posted June 28 Patches, I’ve read where the Marine NCO’s of the WWII and Korean War era referred to “bringbacks” as “Lead Marines” since, according to the NCO’s, they had “silver in their hair, gold in their teeth, and lead in their butts.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com-Z Posted June 28 Share #466 Posted June 28 On 4/23/2023 at 9:31 AM, decwriter said: Wearing colonel eagles with an upside down ribbon rack! Decwriter, I used to work in film production. There are no rules about decorations in movies - the display is as varied as the people in them. But there are some Prop Masters and Costume Designers that have served, or through some other circumstance have respect for the uniform, and for those that wore them. If the rack is upside down, it could be ignorance. It could also be because Stolen Valor is real to the person(s) responsible for that costume, and they intentionally goobered it up out of respect. I recently saw the final episode for the HBO show "Barry." There was a shadow box with his salad, and it was upside down. I emailed someone I know on that production, and he confirmed the props person made it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted June 28 Share #467 Posted June 28 Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens (left) is welcomed by uniformed actor Richard Widmark after Stevens' arrival at Tempeehof Airport in the U.S. sector of Berlin in 1954. The Secretary had just completed a six-day tour of Seventh Army troops in the field. Widmark was working on a movie made at the airfield called "A Prize of Gold". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinamonToastCrunch Posted June 28 Share #468 Posted June 28 Love to see those early AF transitional uniforms surprisingly accurate for a period film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted July 24 Share #469 Posted July 24 Special Agent Seeley Booth from Bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted July 24 Share #470 Posted July 24 According to the interweb these are Booths awards: Personal decorations Bronze Star Purple Heart Army Commendation Medal, w/1 silver oak leaf cluster (6th award) Army Achievement Medal, w/4 bronze oak leaf clusters (5th award) Unit awards Presidential Unit Citation Meritorious Unit Citation Service awards Army Good Conduct Medal Campaign and service awards National Defense Service Medal, w/1 bronze service star (2nd award) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal, w/2 bronze service stars (3rd award) Afghanistan Campaign Medal, w/1 bronze service star (2nd award) Iraq Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal Service and training awards NCO Professional Development Ribbon Army Service Ribbon Army Overseas Service Ribbon Foreign awards Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) Other accoutrements Combat Infantryman Badge Master Parachutist Badge Air Assault Badge Army Expert Marksmanship Badge 75th Ranger Regiment Combat Service Identification Badge Special Forces tab Ranger tab 4 Service Stripes (reflecting 12 years of service) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atb Posted July 24 Share #471 Posted July 24 The bronze service stars on the service/campaign medal ribbons represent specific named campaigns or periods of service, not additional awards of the basic medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted July 28 Share #472 Posted July 28 < Here's one for the books, stumbled on the 3 Stooges this morning - any recognizable American ribbon racks, ribbon bars or medals etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 29 Share #473 Posted July 29 8 hours ago, Bluehawk said: < Here's one for the books, stumbled on the 3 Stooges this morning - any recognizable American ribbon racks, ribbon bars or medals etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted August 8 Share #474 Posted August 8 Cillian Murphy briefly appearing in Army uniform, Engineer's collar brass, no ribbons or rank... in the film "Oppenheimer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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