Next Of Kin Lapel Pin Heritage Medals a service member must have

a service member must have completed officer aviation training and be qualified as a systems operator on board a Naval aircraft

The Arms of Connecticut as they appear were approved by the State General Assembly in 1897

United States Army 338th Regiment Advanced Individual Training Unit Crest (Marchons)

The dagger evokes part of the unit's heritage in the First Special Service Group

Next Of Kin Lapel Pin Heritage Medals a service member must haveNext Of Kin Lapel Pin Criteria: Similar to the Gold Star Lapel button the Next of Kin Lapel pin is for the Next of Kin of deceased Armed Forces personnel. Authorized for issue retroactively to March 29th, 1973, if your relative died while on active duty or while assigned to a Reserve or National Guard unit in a drill status, and you do not qualify the the Gold Star Lapel Button, you may be entitled to wear this pin.