35010 "The King’s Shilling" British Recruiting Sergeant and Drummer, 1812-16 K&C Vietnam War After actions in Normandy and

After actions in Normandy and Holland

along with the Fallschirm-Panzerkorps "Hermann Goering"

His citation reads in part

A small force of Virginia militiamen

Supporting his friend is the sturdy figure of Dr

35010 "The King’s Shilling" British Recruiting Sergeant and Drummer, 1812-16 K&C Vietnam War After actions in Normandy andThe expression to take the Kings shilling meant to enlist in the British army. Recruiting parties would wear their smartest uniforms, festooned with colored ribbons, while accompanied with stirring martial music. Recruiting sergeants eagerly attested to the benefits and adventures of wearing the Kings red coat. If visual enticements alone did not work new recruits were often promised a substantial bounty to join (most of which disappeared to pay for