S.A.W. lapel pins
S.A.W. lapel pins
This is a recent find from a local antique store. I think the top pin is from a veterans group. I think the bottom one is a patriotic support pin. Relics of a bygone era reminding us to "Remember the Maine".
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Re: S.A.W. lapel pins
Neat badges, King Carp!
The top one is relatively common and was worn by SAW Veterans, who joined a United Spanish War Veterans chapter.
The second pin is rarer and a product of the fervor that called for avenging the Maine and Liberating Cuba. This would date from before the U.S. invasion of Cuba and the Spanish surrender.
The top one is relatively common and was worn by SAW Veterans, who joined a United Spanish War Veterans chapter.
The second pin is rarer and a product of the fervor that called for avenging the Maine and Liberating Cuba. This would date from before the U.S. invasion of Cuba and the Spanish surrender.