Three Tune Tuesday Featuring a Military Challenge Coin

Another Tuesday is upon us once again! They keep sneaking up on me every single week... Fortunately, I have many of these mostly written up and saved away in my drafts which makes things easier when I have a busy day ahead of me like I do today. This is one I started to put together a couple months back and was considering hanging onto until Veteran's Day in November, but it caught my attention this morning for some reason, so here we go!

First up I want to share a gorgeous challenge coin, which is of course, an electric guitar shape. It is a TTT after all!

https://celebrateexcellence.com/challenge-coins/ft-sam-houston-challenge-coins/

To those who have served in the military you are well acquainted with challenge coins. These are given out to members of a specific unit and can be given out for merit or to visiting troops or dignitaries. In my years in the Army I was never attached to a specific unit, I was used to fill in needs when they came up for 90 days at a time. I was in the medical field so I had some nice perks to my contract. However, whenever I would temporarily join a unit in a war zone I usually received one from the unit commander. I collected many over the years and have continued to collect them until this day whenever I find some for sale that interest me.

The one above is one I have always wanted to find, but never had any luck. It's from the 231st Medical Operations Squadron of the Texas Air National Guard out of Fort Sam Houston. I keep my eyes open, but no luck so far... But since it is a very cool guitar challenge coin it fits perfectly for Three Tune Tuesday. Sadly, it's not silver, just brass, but still badass!

But first off, I want to say thank you to @ablaze for starting and continuing to sponsor this fun weekly event where you can share three songs that you enjoy. One lucky participant will win some HSBI units, you can't have too many of those! So if you don't already participate feel free to jump in, just use the tag #ttt or #threetunetuesday and it's never a bad idea to do a shoutout to @ablaze .

Since I shared this challenge coin it only seems right to share some songs dedicated to military service, I think I've shared all of these in the past. But they are all great songs!

Alice In Chains

Formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987 this band was at the forefront of the grunge music movement along with bands Nirvana and Soundgarden. Their debut album in 1990 called Facelift first brought them to the mainstream, and their sophomore album Dirt in 1992 solidified their standing in the world of rock n' roll. Off of that second album comes this song "Rooster" dedicated the lead singer Jerry Cantrell's father who served in Vietnam and was nicknamed "Rooster":

Metallica

Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981 this legendary heavy metal band has been active for 45 years. They had some great songs in the 1980's but really solidified themselves in the mainstream music with their self-titled "Black" album in 1991. Although it cost over a million dollars to produce it has become one of the best selling albums of all time. This song was released in 1989 as a single as has become a staple in their concerts and a fan favorite. This is "One":

Iron Maiden

Formed in London in 1975 this band rose to prominence after picking up lead singer Bruce Dickinson in 1981. Their subsequent album in 1982 The Number of the Beast shot to the top of the charts with multiple hit songs. They have been a staple of heavy metal music ever since and will be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame this year. This song was release in 1983 on their album Piece of Mind, and in the video you get to see some great early 1980's rock n' roll fashion! lol This is called "The Trooper":

That will wrap up this Three Tune Tuesday with songs dedicated to military service. War is an ugly thing and no one should ever have to experience it, that I can attest to firsthand having been in more than one war zone over the years. Nothing good or glorious comes out of it, just sadness and death... I hope you enjoyed today's selections and please feel free to leave any comments or questions below. As always, thank you for all of your support, it's deeply appreciated. Have a great day everyone!

References:

https://celebrateexcellence.com/challenge-coins/ft-sam-houston-challenge-coins/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Chains

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden

Disclaimer

The video links I am sharing are not mine, I am only sharing the link to the copyright owner's video. No copyright infringement is intended. Used under fair-use section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976.

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