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Mar 27, 2023 · The tradition of the presidential challenge coin started with President Bill Clinton in the 1990s. Since then, each successive president has had their unique coin designed and minted, which they give to military personnel, foreign dignitaries, and other notable individuals.
Jan 8, 2014 · The rarest challenge coins are the presidential challenge coins, bearing the Seal of the President of the United States. Since Bill Clinton was in office, each U.S. president has had a custom coin for their administration, usually passed down to military personal, wounded military members and their families as well as foreign dignitaries.
- Rachel Tischler
- Glenn Welling
- Dr. J.D. Crouch II
- Valerie Donegan and Jonathan Matthews
- Joseph Andrew Lee
Rachel Tischler has taken more flights into the Middle East than a lot of service members. The USO’s Vice President of Entertainment has traveled the world supporting USO tours, including 15 trips to Iraq. She’s collected a lot of coins along the way, too. Here are the stories behind the three pictured above: 1. Top of the World:“That’s from Greenl...
Glenn Welling always has a challenge coin on hand. It’s his own. “For the first 20 years of my Navy career, I had no concept what [challenge coins were about],” said Welling, the USO’s Vice President of Operations, who recently retired as a command master chief petty officer in the Navy Reserve. “When I was selected to be a command master chief in ...
USO CEO and President J.D. Crouch IIhad a clear direction in mind for his first personal coin. “[The USO is] a strong support center for that military family – for spouses, for children as well as the people who sort of orbit around that military family,” Crouch said. “So I thought having that at the center of my coin reflects everything we do: The...
Valerie Donegan and Jonathan Matthews have played critical roles in planning the USO’s computer and facilities infrastructures around the globe, which puts them in some interesting places. In the photo above, Donegan is holding the coin then-Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region commander Maj. Gen. Michael T. Linnington gave them to comm...
Joseph Andrew Lee has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. It’s a great skill to have if you’re a multimedia journalist like Lee, a gregarious former public affairs Marine who chronicles USO stories. On Aug. 9, 2011, Lee was working at Dover Air Force Base in the wake of the greatest single-event loss of life U.S. Special Operati...
Oct 8, 2017 · The most well-known story that the internet produced linked the challenge coin tradition back to World War I. As the U.S. started building up its Army Air Service, many men volunteered to serve ...
Dec 27, 2021 · Presidential $1 Coin Program. The United States Mint honors our nation’s presidents by issuing $1 coins featuring their images in the order that they served. The program began in 2007 with Presidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison. Note: In December 2011, Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner directed that the United States ...
Presidential Challenge Coins are small but significant metal tokens that hold a special place in the hearts of many. These coins serve as symbols of honor, recognition, and appreciation for individuals who have made remarkable contributions to our nation or to the administration of the President.
