Re: medals and decorations in LoGH?
Walter Amos (amos@sedl.org)
Sat, 29 Aug 1998 19:01:04 -0500 (CDT)
On Fri, 28 Aug 1998, Hank Wong wrote:
> This may be getting a bit into the realm of the esoteric...but given the
> obvious military nature of the series, are there any scenes in LoGH where
> we see either Imperial or Alliances forces getting medals or decorations?
> If so, what are some of these medals/decorations called?
Actually that's a good question - there seems to be a lack of what we
consider standard military decorations - oddly moreso in the Empire
than the Alliance. The only "decorations" I've seen in the Empire
might be the sort of Imperial Eagle medallions a few of the highest
ranking admirals have, like Reinhard and Muckenberger. I thought it
was interesting that Muckenberger had has dangling from a ribbon more
like what we think of as a "medal", while Reinhard's appeared to be
pinned on and was dangling a white tassel (I used this design for my
LGH costume, BTW, simply because it was easier to make). The only
other Imperial decorations are standard badges of rank (amount of
collar piping, epaulets and cape, sash, etc.) One thing I've wondered
about the Empire, we see the triumvirate members and Reinhard have
different colored sashes and cape linings in their full dress duds. I
wonder if there is special meaning to the colors, or if it is a case
like some 18th century armies where there was a certain amount of
freedom in choice of decor for high officers.
The Alliance seems to have a wider array of pins, more similar to the
type of small rectangular ribbons we commonly see in dress uniforms in
the US military. The Alliance badges seem to be combinations of lapel
pins, various colored rectangular and irregulary shaped chest badges,
and the length of the dangly cloth in attached to that circular pin
thingy. :) See Ming's LGH page for a few comments on rank - somewhere
in an APA I have a copy of a page from an anime magazine a friend
xeroxed with some specific Alliance rankings - need to find it and scan
it sometime...
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