Category: Veteran Plaque
Retirement Plaque

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What is Retirement?

Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. Many people choose to retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, although some are forced to retire when physical conditions don’t allow the person to work any more (by illness or accident) or as a result of legislation concerning their position. In most countries, the idea of retirement is of recent origin, being introduced during the 19th and 20th centuries. Previously, low life expectancy and the absence of pension arrangements meant that most workers continued to work until death. Germany was the first country to introduce retirement in the 1880s.

Retired workers then support themselves either through pensions or savings. In most cases the money is provided by the government, but sometimes granted only by private subscriptions to mutual funds. In this latter case, subscriptions might be compulsory or voluntary. In some countries an additional “bonus” is granted una tantum (once only) in proportion to the years of work and the average wages; this is usually provided by the employer.

At MilitaryPlaques.Com, we give importance to all our veterans and to our retired military people who took part in serving their country without anything in return. They serve as the new heroes of this generation.

We produce different kinds of retirement plaque, mostly they are customized based from our clients specification. Any design, shape and size– we can carve any kinds of seals/logos on the wood plaque itself. You may also want to include name/s and service date/s of the person that you want to be recognize to make it more personalized.

You will see our retirement plaques on our website by clicking this link. For more information just email us at sales@militaryplaques.com or call us at 574 968 3856.

 
End of decade’s wait—Medal of Honor for Maui Soldier

After 10 years, Army Pfc. Anthony T.  Kahoohanohano will finally receive the Medal of Honor that he deserves. President Barrack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 which included a provision to award the Medal of Honor to Kahoohanohano for his heroic one-man stand act during the Korean War.

He was first posthumously awarded on 1952 the Distinguished Service Cross (the second highest military decoration). For many years, the family together with other Hawaii lawmakers petitioned to upgrade the award that he received and give him the recognition that he deserves.

On September 1, 1951, He single-handedly killed 13 enemy soldiers, two with a shovel, as he covered the withdrawal of his squad.

As his citation reads, Kaloohanohano although wounded in his shoulder, ordered his squad to a secure position as he gathered grenades and returned alone to the machine gun post. As the enemies tried to overpower him, he fought back using the grenades, bullets and then finally with his hands until he was killed.

His courageous stand inspired his comrades, who then launched a counterattack to ward off the enemy.

The Medal of Honor award is expected to be awarded in the White house in the near future. Let us all be inspired by his story , and may his legacy lives on.

Let us honor our heroes. This upcoming Veterans Day, let’s take the opportunity to salute them,  and give out their  highly-deserve recognition especially to the still living . Why not give out Veteran-themed plaque to them?

Aside from the Veteran-themed plaques, Military Plaques also offers Retirement Plaques, Shadow Boxes, Deployment Plaques, and Tail Flashes, which could be personalized according to your preference.

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Recognizing Unsung Heroes–Veterans of 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

There are a lot of Veterans whose sacrifice and valor remained unrecognized. And sadly, some did not even live to the day that their heroism and courage were really celebrated.

Fortunately this is not the case for personnel from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. (A unit in the US Army stationed at Fort Irwin). There were 86 veterans personally address by President Obama at the White House and awarded the Alpha Troop the Military’s highest unit honor, the Presidential Unit Citation. This award is given to units who showed extraordinary heroism in the face of the enemy. The unit must display gallantry and determination in accomplishing its mission under difficult conditions that set them apart from other units.

The award recognizes the mission the Veterans undertook on March 26, 1970.  They rescued an American Infantry company surrounded on the Cambodian border by an overwhelming enemy force. Imminent death or capture would have happen to the 100 Americans infantry personnel without the heroic effort of the Alpha Troop.

The veteran unit received a blue silk badge. (The said event also awarded the 11th ACR’s active unit)

To quote President Obama “These men might be a little older, a little grayer, but make no mistake, these soldiers define the meaning of bravery and heroism.”

These men were now recognized and would not remain anonymous.  There are still a lot of unsung heroes, but in our own little way we could also show are salute these Veterans. Let their valor never be forgotten.

This upcoming Veterans Day, why not give plaques to Veterans as a sign of your salute to them? MilitaryPlaques.Com is also joining the celebration by giving 5% of the proceeds of every sale of Veteran-themed plaque to DAV Charitable Service Trust, which aims to help Veterans and their dependents.

Military Plaques also offers Retirement Plaques, Shadow Boxes, Deployment Plaques, and Tail Flashes, which could be personalized according to your preference.

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