One of the best ways for people to honor the Vietnam veterans in their families is to create a shadow box that can display all the ribbons, medals, and memories they brought home with them. Whether you’re gifting or displaying it to commemorate a veteran loved one who has passed, shadow boxes are perfect for […]
Category: Military Shadow Boxes
Ordering Military Medals For Someone Else
Ordering Military Medals for Someone Else – How Do I Start? Ordering military medals and awards is a perfect way to celebrate and honor those who earned them. Gifting a loved one their medals and awards is a thoughtful gesture that can last a lifetime and be passed down from generations to come. Creating such […]
John LaTourneau: Navy Veteran and Agent Orange Victim
John K. LaTourneau volunteered to join the Navy in April of 1969 at the young age of 18. His service began when he was stationed in San Diego, California aboard the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk as a Boatswain’s Mate. During his service LaTourneau earned a Navy Unit Commendation award, traveled the world, made friends and fought […]
The Story of Walter Ram: WWII Combat Vet and P.O.W. Survivor (Part III)
50 Years After the War: The Travel Back to Europe 1993 marked 50 years after the fatal day where his B-17 was shot down and he was captured by Germans. In June 1993 Walter Ram and his son traveled back to Europe, where Walter revisited his prison camp and visited the final resting place of […]
All You Need to Know To Build a Military Shadow Box
A military shadow box is so much more than a wood-framed, glass-cased box with colorful medals, ribbons, badges, and insignia inside. It’s a personal history of a service member who decided to raise their right hand and serve the United States of America against all enemies — foreign and domestic. It’s their story of service […]