09-30-2009, 02:00 AM
The medals are 10-, 15-, and 20-year "impeccable" or "irreproachable" (depending who you ask) service medals in increasing order towards the center or down the lapel, whichever way you want to look at it.
The badges on his right side are the 1973 "Winner of the Socialist Competition" and presumably the same thing for 1974 or 1975 next outward because those badges only had the "ribbon" and star in '73, '74 and '75. The badge below those two is the "shock-worker" 9th "Five Year Plan" badge. I'm not entirely sure what these were awarded for, but it was commonly awarded in the MVD ranks and to civilians, as were the Socialist Competition badges. Frankly, this is the first time I've seen a photo of a military man with those on his uniform. But then, I'm sure there will be plenty of people who have seen far more photos than I have that will tell you otherwise (perhaps with pictures, too? Please...) - which is how we learn here.;)
Phillip
The badges on his right side are the 1973 "Winner of the Socialist Competition" and presumably the same thing for 1974 or 1975 next outward because those badges only had the "ribbon" and star in '73, '74 and '75. The badge below those two is the "shock-worker" 9th "Five Year Plan" badge. I'm not entirely sure what these were awarded for, but it was commonly awarded in the MVD ranks and to civilians, as were the Socialist Competition badges. Frankly, this is the first time I've seen a photo of a military man with those on his uniform. But then, I'm sure there will be plenty of people who have seen far more photos than I have that will tell you otherwise (perhaps with pictures, too? Please...) - which is how we learn here.;)
Phillip
Phillip
