{"id":3502,"date":"2009-02-23T16:59:45","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T21:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/?p=3502"},"modified":"2015-07-14T14:11:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T19:11:44","slug":"knowledge-is-power-air-ace-medal-type-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/23\/knowledge-is-power-air-ace-medal-type-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge is Power Air Ace Medal Type 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1422 aligncenter\" title=\"Knowledge is Power\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/knowledge.gif?resize=397%2C52\" alt=\"Knowledge is Power\" width=\"397\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mitchreis.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Mitch Reis<\/a> in his A Guide to Dating and Identifying Boy Scouts of America Badges, Uniforms &amp; Insignia Third Edition\u00c2\u00a0 describes the Air Ace Medal as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The ribbons on the earliest Air Scout Ace medals (1946-1947) had a vey wide light blue section and very thin red sections on the edges.\u00c2\u00a0 In 1948 it was changed so that the light blue section was almost the same size as the red sections.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of these type two medals recently appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.com\/ws\/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&amp;item=250370807631\" target=\"_self\">eBay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.com\/ws\/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&amp;item=250370807631\" target=\"_self\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3503\" title=\"air-explorer-scout-ace-rank-medal\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/air-explorer-scout-ace-rank-medal.jpg?resize=300%2C170\" alt=\"air-explorer-scout-ace-rank-medal\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/air-explorer-scout-ace-rank-medal.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/air-explorer-scout-ace-rank-medal.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The bidding started at $ 29.99. \u00c2\u00a0 27 bids later, the hammer came down at $ 4,300.00.\u00c2\u00a0 There were 4 unique bidders at $ 3,000 or over.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Steak Dinner for the seller!<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src='http:\/\/adn.ebay.com\/files\/js\/min\/jquery-1.6.2-min.js'><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src='http:\/\/adn.ebay.com\/files\/js\/min\/ebay_activeContent-min.js'><\/script><br \/>\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\ndocument.write('\\x3Cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/adn.ebay.com\/cb?programId=1&campId=5336381953&toolId=10026&keyword=Air+scout&width=336&height=280&font=1&textColor=000000&linkColor=0000AA&arrowColor=8BBC01&color1=709AEE&color2=[COLORTWO]&format=PixOver&contentType=IMAGE_ONLY&enableSearch=y&usePopularSearches=n&freeShipping=n&topRatedSeller=n&itemsWithPayPal=n&descriptionSearch=y&showKwCatLink=n&excludeCatId=&excludeKeyword=&catId=13885&disWithin=200&ctx=n&flashEnabled=' + isFlashEnabled + '&pageTitle=' + _epn__pageTitle + '&cachebuster=' + (Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000000 )) + '\">\\x3C\/script>' );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quotebig\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"author\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.quotationspage.com\/quotes\/Samuel_Johnson\/\">Samuel Johnson<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>English author, critic, &amp; 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