Honoring soldiers as human beings

[P. Clodius Secundus]

Probably a third of our group have served in one or another of the armed services and quite a few are combat veterans. In the past we've discussed authorizing a small brass tablet or painted emblem on the shields of all veterans. One of the suggestions was using the latin translation of "I Served" for those who served in peacetime and possibly "I Saw" and a castled elephant for combat service. "Seeing the Elephant" is a modern referrence (Civ War I believe), and there is no historical preceedent but it would be an unobtrusive way to recognize those who've done for real what we reenactors do as a passtime.