Applied phaleristics - The Kingdom

Tal Inbar · 01-05-2008, 06:19 PM

Please take alook at this picture of a Saudi colonel (actor Ashraf Barhom).

Take a close look at his ribbon bar - what a joke!

He has a Soviet ribbon...

And the WW2 UK Africa Star...

Also note the Liberation of Kuwait medal, from Kuwait, but not the Saudi Arabian medal...

EricFG · 01-05-2008, 06:52 PM

Maybe he's a well-travelled mercenary?

medals73 · 01-05-2008, 07:08 PM

And a very old one mercenary, with the Queen's South Africa Medal. He has aged well.

Three British medals (one Afro-British, with the Africa Star backwards), one Polish, and one Soviet.

We could all make good money serving as advisors in the place of the idiots they seem to hire for movies!

EricFG · 01-05-2008, 07:44 PM

Oh, and speaking of "Applied phaleristics", I wonder how bad 'Charlie Wilson's War' is gonna be.

willie777 · 01-05-2008, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by EricFG

Oh, and speaking of "Applied phaleristics", I wonder how bad 'Charlie Wilson's War' is gonna be.

Pakistani generals w/ soviet ribbons?

Tom R. · 01-06-2008, 12:25 AM

I didn't pay very close attention to the ribbons, but the movie is great. A must see

01-05-2008, 06:52 PM	#2
EricFG Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Naples, Florida, USA Age: 59 Posts: 1,496	Maybe he's a well-travelled mercenary? __________________ "patina imparts character" - PJS A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'

01-05-2008, 07:44 PM	#4
EricFG Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Naples, Florida, USA Age: 59 Posts: 1,496	Oh, and speaking of "Applied phaleristics", I wonder how bad 'Charlie Wilson's War' is gonna be. __________________ "patina imparts character" - PJS A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'

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