Talk:Glider Badge

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[edit] This entry was mostly dreck

The US Army glider program started in 1941 and ended in the early 1950s. There were no combat missions flown after WW2; training-only missions were flown after the end of the war. Combat transport by gliders was superseded by helicopters and parachute drops of heavy cargo.

Whoever is writing this silliness of qualification badges being "decorations" is grossly ignorant. One earns the qual badge in training. No combat experience is required for the badge to be awarded.

The heading should be corrected to read Glider Infantry Badge. Cross reference to the Auxiliary Pilot Badge entry.