--- title: Military description: Officially licensed U.S. Military plaques, retirement awards, command gifts and government seals. GSA registered and SDVOSB certified manufacturer. canonical_url: https://www.militaryplaques.com/table/military/ language: en-GB date: 2022-11-02T09:25:38Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://www.militaryplaques.com/table/military/. markdown-tokens: 4133 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://www.militaryplaques.com/table/military/. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. # **Customizing and Ordering Your Military Desk Nameplate** Desk nameplates are a perfect representation of one's identity in the military, government, and private organization. Whether you're a personnel or an officer or a chief, you deserve pride and honor with your name and title on your desk in any of your workplace! Military Plaques offers highest quality handcrafted desk nameplates that can enhance your office or unit. **Here’s how to order a desk nameplate:** 1. Go to the gallery and choose the desk nameplate you like and click product details. 2. Put the name and title inscription. 3. Upload the images of your design (for your top design, left and right logo or emblem). 4. Put your base inscription (text or quote or motto) 5. Indicate the Font style (e.g. Old English) 6. Indicate the Font color. 7. Indicate the Background Color (for the desk nameplate and for the name) 8. Use the extra instruction box for your additional specifications. 9. Choose your shipping options. 10. Add to cart 11. Go to Cart and proceed to checkout. We will hand-engrave your desk nameplate based on your specifications. We ship anywhere in the US with no shipping fees. [ORDER NOW](https://www.militaryplaques.com/products/desk-name-plates) **If you can’t find the design you want from our collection of desk nameplates, you can customize your desk nameplates now and here’s how!** **Here's an illustration of guide you can use to customize your own desk nameplates:** ![Instruction for Ordering Desk Nameplate](https://www.militaryplaques.com/images/innerpages/custom-design/deskname-plate-front3.png "Instruction for Ordering Desk Nameplate") ![Instruction for Ordering Desk Nameplate](https://www.militaryplaques.com/images/innerpages/custom-design/deskname-plate-back2.png "Instruction for Ordering Desk Nameplate") In customizing a desk nameplate, a unique top design is always perfect. You can put any design you want whether it is your favorite aircraft or anything that signifies you as a person or your service. You can also choose the font color and font style of your name and title at the bottom of the top design. You can choose two carved logos or emblems, two velvet pin cushions (red, blue, or green), or one of each on each side of the desk nameplate. If you’re giving the desk nameplate to a friend in the military, government, or corporate, you can add a quote or text that you want for a touchy impact. Our desk nameplates are delicately hand engraved and hand painted and finished so we can make a desk nameplate exactly the way you want it to be. We only use the finest mahogany that is kiln-dried to our desk nameplates, so these can last for years without twisting and warping. These desk nameplates are ideal for gifts and displays. Any custom-design, color, and shape of desk nameplates are free of charge! There's no minimum order quantity and no US shipping fee. So, customize your desk nameplates and order now! **Order now from our wide selection of highest quality and unique customized wooden desk nameplates that you can have in a lifetime without changing! You can click the button below to see more samples.** [ORDER NOW](https://www.militaryplaques.com/component/hikashop/?lang=en-us)[Custom Made Military Desk Name Plates](https://www.militaryplaques.com/products/desk-name-plates) # Advice on Shadow Box Design Shadow boxes are a great way to display your awards and badges with pride! These are perfect for gifts or awards to your friends, relatives, or loved ones in the military or government. Can’t find the design of a shadow box from our collection? **Here’s a guideline which can help you customize the shadow boxes of your own design and style:** You can be creative in choosing the design of your shadow box. If you want it to be classic or sophisticated, it’s up to you. You can make any cutout shape you want where you can put the flag holder and your awards. Your name and rank and unit can be etched on to the high-quality glass used on the front of the box. The front panel of the box is attached with hinges on one side allowing easy access to the interior. The front panel latches and hinges are made of the highest quality nickel clasps that will not tarnish over time. Interiors are cushion lined with high-quality velvet fabric and can accommodate flags of up to 3ft x 5ft. You can have the velvet inside the box in green, blue, or red color. On the outside, you can choose to have a full color or “clear coat” varnish front finish. Each shadow box is hand-carved and hand-painted on solid mahogany that is kiln-dried to prevent the shadow box from warping. A recessed hook enables the shadow box to hang flush on any wall. These shadow boxes are ideal for gifts and perfect additions to any military or government memorabilia or collection. **Order now from our wide selection of highest quality and unique shadow boxes that you can have in a lifetime without changing! You can click the button below to see more samples.** [ORDER NOW](https://www.militaryplaques.com/shadow-boxes/category) Examples of Military Shadow Boxes we have recently hand made for customers: ![US Military retirement shadowbox with desk stand](https://www.militaryplaques.com/images/mpq-images/US-Military-retirement-shadowbox-with-desk-stand.jpg) # Questions Answered and Articles on Military Awards, Gifts and Custom Military Plaques #### [ Important Reminders when Ordering Podium Plaques](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/important-reminders-when-ordering-podium-plaques) Our Podium Plaques are one of the top selling products that we have on our list. These plaques can greatly enhance your office and are also perfect as retirement gifts for key personnel of different organizations whether military, government or private businesses. Military Plaques provide a free mock-up design that can help customers achieve the specific design that they want. To minimize errors and improve our turnaround time, we encourage you to take a look at these important reminders before placing your order: [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/important-reminders-when-ordering-podium-plaques) --- #### [ Military Memories Gifts and Awards](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/military-memories-gifts-awards) Having a friend or relative or colleague in the military is hard especially when you care for them so much and it makes you worry about their lives while they are in service. Yet, it's harder to decide what special gift you can give them when they need to go on a mission, recognized for their bravery, or retired from service, just to make them feel loved and appreciated. Regardless of the occasion, personalized plaques, desk nameplates, and shadow boxes can always make the perfect present! There are a lot of creative ways on how you can surprise a military friend or relative with these items. Here, we'll tell you some. [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/military-memories-gifts-awards) --- #### [ Easy Tips on What to Write on a Military Retirement Plaque](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/easy-tips-on-what-to-write-on-a-military-retirement-plaque) Military retirement plaques are a great way to acknowledge and honor the dedicated service of departing US military personnel. Retirement plaques are often given as gifts or tokens to commemorate the loyalty and dedication of a retiree. They can either come from their own unit or from colleagues from the military service. [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/easy-tips-on-what-to-write-on-a-military-retirement-plaque) --- #### [ Information about Custom-design Wooden Plaques](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/information-about-custom-design-wooden-plaques) **Custom-made unique and world-class plaques!** The reason why we are ahead of our competitors is that our plaques are made of 100% mahogany that does not warp over the years. Our craftsmen have the professional skill to carve and paint the plaque following all your specifications. That’s not the end [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/information-about-custom-design-wooden-plaques) --- #### [ Information about badge plaques and seal plaques](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/information-about-badge-plaques-and-seal-plaques) We’ve added two badge plaques and two seal plaques to our wide collection of plaques! **It’s so important that you check them now because these plaques might be the one you’re looking for!** If you’re a police officer, firefighter, or sheriff, you must be finding something unique to join [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/information-about-badge-plaques-and-seal-plaques) --- #### [ Custom Design Plaques for Police, Firefighters and Sheriff](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/custom-design-plaques-for-police-firefighters-and-sheriff) MilitaryPlaques.com is extremely grateful to everyone who serve the country and communities. You deserve to be given the most unique and highest quality gifts and awards! That’s why we do our best to produce only the world-class police and firefighter plaques for the police officers, firefighters, and any service members. [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/custom-design-plaques-for-police-firefighters-and-sheriff) --- #### [ The Military Veteran](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/the-military-veteran) The United States has the most comprehensive system of assistance for veterans of any nation in the world. This benefits system traces its roots back to 1636, when the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony were at war with the Pequot Indians. The Pilgrims passed a law which stated that disabled soldiers [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/the-military-veteran) --- #### [ Information about Police Department](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/information-about-police-department) Yes! We make seal plaques for police departments, too! MilitaryPlaques.com has been making plaques for the military for over 20 years, but guess what? We have added more to our collection! We are now customizing plaques for police departments, universities, and government offices. This is the plaque we customized for [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/information-about-police-department) --- #### [ Drug Enforcement Administration Atlanta Field Division Special Agent Plaque](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/drug-enforcement-administration-atlanta-field-division-special-agent-plaque) Receiving an award after giving out an exceptional service is truly fulfilling. So, why not give the unique and quality gift for everyone in service who deserves to be awarded? Military Plaques added this exclusively-made Drug Enforcement Administration Atlanta Field Division Special Agent Plaque in its collection. This beautifully handcrafted [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/drug-enforcement-administration-atlanta-field-division-special-agent-plaque) --- #### [ Information about US Navy Ceremonial Guard Plaque](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/information-about-us-navy-ceremonial-guard-plaque) Perfection in one picture! This plaque deserved to be added to our wide collection of plaques. The US Navy Ceremonial Guard’s discipline in ceremonies and uniformity in marching serves that their job is not easy as we think. Their role is to represent the US Navy in ceremonies and funerals. [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/information-about-us-navy-ceremonial-guard-plaque) --- #### [ Department of Veterans Affairs Retirement Plaque](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/department-of-veterans-affairs-retirement-plaque) Be amazed at this retirement plaque of Department of Veterans Affairs Chief retiree. Our company is serving the military for over 20 years in every aspect of their lives such as when they are deployed, retiring, deceased, or being awarded – we are always present. [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/department-of-veterans-affairs-retirement-plaque) --- #### [ Information about Custom Retirement Plaques](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/information-about-custom-retirement-plaques) This plaque of Yuma Field Office should be recognized by all! Well, a retirement plaque for one of its Field Staffs is now added to our collection. The minimalist design and color are shown in this beautifully handcrafted plaque. The City of Yuma is a populous city in Colorado, United [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/information-about-custom-retirement-plaques) --- #### [ US Marine Memorial Plaque](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/us-marine-memorial-plaque) We just added another customized plaque in our collection which proves that one of our jobs is not fun. We are helping family and friends memorialize their deceased loved ones in the military or government by making them a customized memorial plaque with us. This memorial plaque is made as [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/us-marine-memorial-plaque) --- #### [ Gifts for Military Men and Women ](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/gifts-for-military-men-and-women) Who would say no to a gift? We can’t deny our excitement when surprises are always present and that includes gift-giving. Pick out the perfect gift for your loved ones in the military as easy as one, two, three. Let us help you out! 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There are things that we can learn from our veterans: **RESPECT** Respect begets respect. Respect is one [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/learn-from-the-veterans) --- #### [ Military Plaques that the US Army Men and Women deserve ](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/military-plaques-that-the-us-army-men-and-women-deserve) Honor our brave men and women who are serving the US Army. They make sacrifices to fight for our freedom at home and abroad. Think of all the missed birthdays, graduations, holidays and other big moments. Truly, we cannot repay their efforts, but we should show them our gratitude. Here [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/military-plaques-that-the-us-army-men-and-women-deserve) --- #### [ How to throw a military retirement party](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/how-to-throw-a-military-retirement-party) What is a military retirement party supposed to be like? What food is expected? Who are you going to invite? 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Here are some tips for you so you will not be uneasy and unsure of what you are writing. **DON’Ts** **Don’t make them feel guilty** While they are away [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/dos-and-don-ts-in-writing-a-letter-to-a-soldier-in-deployment) --- #### [ Veterans, thank you for your service! ](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/veterans-thank-you-for-your-service) Looking for ways to appreciate and thank the people who served the military? Give them a wooden plaque with their name engraved on it, or a shadow box that is had carved and hand painted! But hey, this is not just for veterans, why not give it to a person [Read More](https://www.militaryplaques.com/articles/veterans-thank-you-for-your-service)