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Chevrons and Service Ribbons

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Chevrons and Service Ribbons is a 1919 Infantry Journal article about the decision to place chevrons and service ribbons on soldiers.

Classification Didn’t Kill the Noncom

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Classification Didn’t Kill the Noncom is a 1947 Infantry Journal article written by Reuben Horchow as a response to “What’s Happened to the Noncom.”

Chronology

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Chronology is a 1998 timeline covering the history of the Noncommissioned Officer and USASMA starting at 1945.

Chapter I The Purple Heart Legacy

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Chapter I The Purple Heart Legacy is a 1991 Turner Publishing Co. chapter from a larger text about the history of the Purple Heart.

Chevrons

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Chevrons is a 1942 article written by J.D. Finley about the history of displays of rank including ribbons, sashes, and chevrons.

Classification Didn’t Kill the Noncom

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Classification Didn’t Kill the Noncom is a 1947 Infantry Journal article written by Reuben Horchow as a response to “What’s Happened to the Noncom”