SOLVED: MCU - Glenn Talbot Question

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Update - 18 Sept. 2014: Thanks to thetimesink for his help with this one. But if anyone still wants to pitch in with their own thoughts, I'll leave this open to comments for a while yet.

Okay, here we are: a publicity still from the Agents of SHIELD episode "Shadows", kicking off the second season.

My question - which I expect I'll be trying to answer for myself - is what do those 20 decorations under the pilot's wings represent about Talbot's career before crossing paths with Coulson's Crew? I'm guessing right now that this version of Talbot's been in the USAF for 25 to 30 years, so service in conflicts before 1984 is probably right out for the purpose of this version of continuity. And yes, I'm looking at a higher-resolution version of this image at home.

So...subject to revision and/or correction:

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5. Aerial Achievement Medal
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7. Joint Meritorious Unit Award
8. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with what looks like three Oak Leaf Clusters and a "V" Device
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15. Humanitarian Service Medal
16. Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon
17. Air Force Longevity Service Award with what looks like one silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters. (32 years' service, then?)
18. Air Force Military Training Instructor Ribbon
19. Air Force Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
20. Air Force Training Ribbon

Comments

Re: Looking for expertise...

[thetimesink.livejournal.com]

Yepper. You don't wear ribbons for "things that didn't happen"; you may end up with a citation, but you can't display it (again, more Marvel than RL, but not exclusive).

Sometimes you find out; sometimes you don't. Like why a radio operator had a very interesting marksmanship medal (with additions that meant something to his contemporaries from another theater and a later police action).