The first military challenge coins, one story goes, were handed out in 1969 by a US Army colonel to build camaraderie in his Special Forces unit. He took the idea from a National Guardsman who had ...

Challenge coins have spilled out across the Capitol’s hallways like change from a broken piggy bank. ... beginning with elite special forces units or fighter pilot squadrons.

Master Sergeant George Hand, US Army (ret), from the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, The Delta Force. In service, he maintained a high level of proficiency in 6 foreign languages.

A few weeks ago, a shiny object caught the eye of Dora Mireles as she had finished shopping at the HEB store in Moore Plaza.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — One of the more unique traditions in the armed forces is the exchanging of challenge coins, but for Miami Marlins reliever Mike Dunn, the ritual of giving and receiving the ...