Seems like a lot of people dont realize that the CIB was awarded to Infantrymen who
CONTINUALLY served in combat conditions. Not for others that OCCASIONALLY SERVED
in Infantry combat conditions of fighting and existing. One BIG difference of a once in
a while fight and continual fighting in these conditions. So give them the "combat Patch"
as now done, not a CIB. But please, why the grenade and bayonet on the patch when
most of these people never saw (or used) a grenade or bayonet in use. And probably
never carried either or used them in combat. Our usual "day to day" tasks were not
like a "occaisional" conflict. But what was expected of us as "normal" duty. One BIG
DIFFERENCE. and why did the Infantry have two thirds of the casualties in ww 2 and
being a small percentage of troops. Something like under 10 percent were Infantry.