Retired Lt. Gen. Reginald Centracchio, the former head of the Rhode Island National Guard, gave 8-year-old David Morales a medal called a challenge coin during an appearance on WPRO-AM’s John DePetro show.
Centracchio said the second-grader should be thanked for recognizing veterans and soldiers.
“You did nothing wrong, and you did an outstanding job,” he said. “We can only hope that kids of your caliber will continue to defend this country.”
Centracchio also gave David a certificate that allows him to call himself a brigadier general.
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Nice! Glad to see someone stepped up to the plate and thanked this kid.
Too bad David will probably be expelled from school now though because he now officially holds a high ranking position in the military according to the certificate he was given. I wonder if the O-7 pay comes with it? That would buy a lot of toys. :P
Original post on the school’s ban of his hat – HERE
Hat Tip: PP
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5 responses to “Toy Soldier Hat Boy David Morales Awarded Medal”
Thats really cool
can we contact this Centracchio guy somehow and thank him for standing up for someone that was put down by our idiotic zero tolerance policies?
I’m not sure how to get a hold of him. I agree though, what a stand up guy… he deserves our thanks!
A challenge coin is not a metal. Most officers have big coins with their name, rank, and unit on them and give them out to people they meet.
I know Ben… Medal though = Medallion which is what I think they meant.