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Cool find.
Awesome save Bud. Congrats. I was lucky enough to find one several years ago, mine had a shank on it. Didn't know what it was at first. Come to find out the GAR was started in 1866 for Union Civil War veterans and lasted till the last one died in 1954 I think. There are still affiliate organizations to this day. I would love to find a GAR medal. Being you're a Pa. boy I got a cool story for you. So George Westinghouse. The man needs no introduction. At his Westinghouse Airbrake factory in Wilmerding Pa. he took an unfinished building, decorated it to the 9s. Spiral staircase, chandeliers, the whole 9 yards for the 1896 GAR convention. Footed the entire bill. You see Ol' George was a GAR member himself. Not to mention one of my hero's. Now and then I still visit the Westinghouse memorial in Schenley Park here in Pittsburgh. Built and paid for by his employees. He was so loved when his body was sent home to Schenectady N.Y. for burial the pallbearers paid their own way. Such a great man, inventor, entrepreneur, statesman. Truly a Great American. Ok I'll stop now. Again sweet save. Mark
