"Little Blue Ribbon" The inspiration for this story comes from SSG Allen Hankins, US Army, who wrote the poem “Little Blue Ribbon.” By Kenneth Riege USAF 1985 – 1993 Before I get into this story, I would like to thank the 3,508 recipients of the Medal of Honor. Their stories are truly remarkable, and for more information on all of these amazing individuals, please visit www.cmohs.org. On Wednesday, February 5th, I had the extreme honor of attending the Medal of Honor Society’s Patriot Awards Banquet at the Ronald Reagan Library. This is such an amazing place, and I am looking forward to making a return trip with my family someday.
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At the dinner Army Staff Sargent Allen Hankins blessed us by reading a poem he had written called “Little Blue Ribbon.” I (along with everyone else there) was so moved by this. I reached out to SSG Hankins requesting his permission to do a short story on this poem, which I received and am now honored to share:
