No one really knows how the Challenge coin tradition started. Some say it started in World War I with a pilot, others say it started in Vietnam as a way to make outsiders buy drinks at an infantry run bar. However it started we stand behind a tradition that makes someone else pay for your drink!
The front of This coin displays the 2* logo, representing the indescribable experience of being in darkness with your K9 partner, hunting armed men. Those who experience this truly know the meaning of the 2* logo. The back of the coin states a truth only handlers know, but can not explain. It is impossible to put into words the experience gained in the field.