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There are 1440 minutes in a day and each one is a chance to make a difference. For a lot of things one minute either way and you miss something either good or bad.

Most of my experiences have been good ones and make someone's day better. Just a kind word can bring a smile.

Today when I went out to breakfast I noticed a table with 3 couples that was getting ready to leave the diner. All 3 men had Marine Corps hats and I happened to have several Marine challenge coins in my pocket that were intended for someone else. I went to their table and gave them each a coin while thanking them for serving.

As they were leaving the wives came to the table where I was sitting with friends and thanked me for making their husbands day. I told them that it's an honor to be able to show my appreciation for their service and I am pleased to do it for them.
 
As I was entering an IHOP, a veteran (baseball cap he was wearing...) passed and gave me a $20 bill, saying, "Pay it Forward!" I was stunned and he left before I even had a chance to thank him.
After I paid my bill, as I was leaving I spied a vet, went up to him and gave him the $20 bill, saying, "Pay It Forward!"
I have always wondered who finally, actually had to use the bill, out of curiosity.

Now that I am older and can afford to do things like that, it makes me feel good to originally do something like that. Luckily my son is doing very well financially and will be able to make sure his daughter can have the opportunity to succeed in life like he has.
 
Watertender said:
There are 1440 minutes in a day and each one is a chance to make a difference. For a lot of things one minute either way and you miss something either good or bad.

Most of my experiences have been good ones and make someone's day better. Just a kind word can bring a smile.

Today when I went out to breakfast I noticed a table with 3 couples that was getting ready to leave the diner. All 3 men had Marine Corps hats and I happened to have several Marine challenge coins in my pocket that were intended for someone else. I went to their table and gave them each a coin while thanking them for serving.

As they were leaving the wives came to the table where I was sitting with friends and thanked me for making their husbands day. I told them that it's an honor to be able to show my appreciation for their service and I am pleased to do it for them.
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We need more like U...I'm ret LE so when I dine out, if there is a table with uniformed LE...I always buy...thinking how I wish someone would have bought my lunch/dinner when $ was tight
 
bobski said:
putting a coin down means either produce one or they pay for the drinks. its why its called a challenge coin!!!!
you dont give them the coin!

but i get your point.
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I give challenge coins because of how much the first coin I gave to a friend was appreciated.

Charlie was a WW2 Marine who was called back for Korea. His wife was dead and he had no kids so he would socialize at a local diner. Charlie always wore a Marine Corps hat and was very proud of his being a Drill Instructor when he was called back. I drank coffee with him a couple of times a week and when I saw a USMC challenge coin I got it for him. It surprised him and he was overwhelmed that someone would do something like that for him.

Charlie died and when my wife and I went to his calling hours the challenge coin was in his casket by his head. I was talking to his nephew and thanked him for putting the coin in with Charlie. His nephew told me that the challenge coin was one of Charlie's most prized possessions that he used to show people and that Charlie was holding it when he died.

I figured if it meant that much to him that it would mean something to other veterans. Since that time I have given out over a thousand coins and only 1 veteran has given me any crap about it but he kept the coin...
 
bobski said:
putting a coin down means either produce one or they pay for the drinks. its why its called a challenge coin!!!!
you dont give them the coin!

but i get your point.
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Funny short story...I challenged a guy one time only to lose to his SOG coin...ouch, learned my lesson
 
I was 'gifted' a challenge coin by the blind Marine Gunnery Sgt after his successful deer hunt here a few years back. In the hospitality room at one of our agency meetings, another guy laid his coin on the table so I laid mine next relating how I came to have it. The regional director (Army Reserve Colonel) looked at those and just laid his credit card out. ;)
 
Good Samaritan: No, not me. This morn on my way, driving to the post office, there was a young girl trying to lift up a man from the gutter. I asked if she needed help and she said yes. He had fallen and she said he had hit his head on the curb. I told her to check for blood of which there was none. I pulled over after which, I removed my oxygen and went over to help her. She never would have lifted him by herself. With a little help we both got him up and he insisted on walking home, a few houses up the street. We watched him until he went into his front yard. His first steps were tentative, but after a few steps he marched right along just fine. I told her she was a Good Samaritan. She blushed, hopped into her SUV and drove off.
 
Re "challenge" coins: the last thing I need is some extra big coin weighing down my pocket with all the other stuff that I carry with me everyday. I have been given some commemorative coins that I keep in a box at home. FWIW, when I was on active duty for my 24 years of service I never once heard of the concept of a "challenge" coin. I only knew of the rule not to place your cover (i.e., your hat) on the bar or you would have to pay for a round for the whole place.
 
Vito a lot of people I give challenge coins to don't carry them. A lot of veterans from the Vietnam Era especially appreciate when I give them one because of the lousy treatment they got back then.

I have had several 1440 minute encounters in the last week by just being in the right place at the right time that didn't involve veterans. I have run into at least 4 HVACR contractors and I told them about the tool scholarship I am doing at the local trade school. They were all interested in the program and some are willing to hire graduates of the class to train them further.

A little kindness goes a long way and it makes the world a better place.
 
there are command coins and challenge coins.
i mean think about it....why is it called a challenge?
challenge what?
most use command coins as challenge coins.
 
Watertender said:
Vito a lot of people I give challenge coins to don't carry them. A lot of veterans from the Vietnam Era especially appreciate when I give them one because of the lousy treatment they got back then.

I have had several 1440 minute encounters in the last week by just being in the right place at the right time that didn't involve veterans. I have run into at least 4 HVACR contractors and I told them about the tool scholarship I am doing at the local trade school. They were all interested in the program and some are willing to hire graduates of the class to train them further.

A little kindness goes a long way and it makes the world a better place.
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I never served & really don't know anything about challenge coins but I had some people teach me about helping others. They said helping others is how we help ourselves. It is one of the best things we can do for ourselves.
 
Mike J said:
I never served & really don't know anything about challenge coins but I had some people teach me about helping others. They said helping others is how we help ourselves. It is one of the best things we can do for ourselves.
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Small acts of kindness are easy to do and don't cost anything unless you pick up a meal for someone. I realize some people tie it to their religious faith and that's fine. I try to be decent to people unless they give me a reason not to be
 
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