A couple of anons and I were discussing pic related in the pb, and a dash of autism kept me awake trying to figure out what ribbons and medals epstein was wearing in this picture. After much digging, I think we figured this out. Everything is U.S.
>Rank of Commander (CDR) in the Navy
>Seal Trident
Ribbons, left to right:
>top row
>Navy Cross - Silver Star - Navy/USMC Commendation Medal
>bottom row
>Navy/USMC Presidential Unit Citation - Navy Unit Commendation - National Defense Medal
Actual medals, left to right:
>American Campaign Medal, 1941-1946
Look at an original ACM, the wiki image is way too dark.
>unknown 8 pointed star with the Great Seal of the U.S. on it, possibly an ROTC medal or patriotic/sweetheart medal, WWI era
The only sauce I could find on this medal is located here: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/486204-medal-fob-badge-8-point-star-raised-u-s-seal.html
>Army Certificate of Merit Medal, 1905 - 1918
Sauce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_Merit_Medal
I don't quite know what the message is here. Considering (((their))) love of symbolism, I suspect that (((they))) are telling us something. His rank, trident, and ribbon bar, are current issue. The three medals are obsolete, two of them are Army, and one is unknown. I don't understand what's being said here. Anyone have a guess?