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MERIT BADGES SUMMER'S TOP THREADS EARN A CREST OR TWO

WHAT'S IN Have delusions of grandeur? Join the club - any club. It couldn't be easier with fashion's latest craze for upper-crust crests. Any tennis fan can wear "The Championships Wimbledon" emblem thanks to Ralph Lauren's new line, and Hugo Boss offers up activewear featuring World Cup soccer

Publication: The Boston Globe

INDIA: BRITISH TRADITIONS LINGER ON IN ARMY AND NAVY

Rahul Bedi Inter Press Service English News Wire 05-04-2004 NEW DELHI, May 4, 2004 (IPS/GIN) -- The Indian Navy's restoration of the red-on-white Cross of St. George to its ensign, three years after abandoning the emblem of Britain's patron saint for its "demeaning" colonial associations, has

Publication: Inter Press Service English News Wire

U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Insignia

The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2005 01-01-2005 U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Insignia Section: natdef Source: Dept. of the Army, Dept. of the Navy, Dept. of the Air Force, U.S. Dept. of Defense Army General of the Armies -- Gen. John J. Pershing (1860-1948), the

Publication: The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2005

ART BRIEFS

Navy seeks design for ship's crest The U.S. Navy is looking for a design that will serve as the ship's crest for its latest fastattack submarine, recently named the USS New Mexico. The New Mexico Council of the Navy League is holding a statewide competition to design the crest, an emblem that will

Publication: Albuquerque Journal

THEY'RE BACK WITH LOVED ONES ON WHIDBEY AFTER LONG HITCH `PROWLERS' FINISHED ROAMING SKIES FOR NOW.(News)

Byline: MIKE BARBER P-I reporter WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION -- Navy Lt. Heather O'Donnell returned home with her shield yesterday. She carried it with her as she flew into combat last fall in Afghanistan and again in March in Iraq, where the planes dodged anti-aircraft fire to lead the way

Publication: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)

WE'LL DRINK TO THAT! 101 BRITISH PUB NAMES; The sign hanging outside your local can tell you more about its history than you think. PAT MOORE explains 101 popular pub names...(Features)

Red Lion. The most popular pub name was originally the emblem of John of Gaunt, the most powerful man in England in the 14th Century. James I ensured its renewed popularity by ordering that a red lion sign be displayed in all public places. Royal Oak. Connected with Charles II, who hid in an oak

Publication: The People (London, England)

MILITARY BADGES, MEDALS, INSIGNIA TAGS N' FLAGS.(Feature)

MILITARY BADGES, MEDALS, INSIGNIA TAGS N' FLAGS BY MARK HAWVER There are thousands of items that can be sold by the army/navy retailer. Fortunately, there are just about as many types of customers looking to buy them. The market for badges, pins, medals, flags, dog tags, patches, ribbons,

Publication: ANSOM (Army, Navy, Supplies, Outdoor Merchandise)

LEGION MEMBERS MARK WAR VETERAN'S BIRTHDAY.

MEMBERS of the Royal British Legion in Ballyclare held a special celebration last week to mark the 90th birthday of Second World War veteran Isaac Higginson. The local Legion club's oldest member, Isaac served in the Royal Navy from 1934 until 1948, enjoying a distinguished career during which he

Publication: Newtonabbey Times (Portadown, Northern Ireland)