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Gift for my husband.

My H is getting out of the Navy this summer after being in for 6 years. I will be going home for a bit while he is on his last trip, and my dad is really good with woodwork (as am I, but I don't have nearly enough tools to do anything cool since H and I have been living in a one bedroom in Hawaii). I'll be home for about 3 weeks, and my dad and I wanted to build something together- I'm thinking about making H a cool American Walnut shadow box to display his medals, trident, a flag, etc. 

Does that seem like an appropriate gift to give him when he gets out of the Navy? I want to surprise him, as well as show him how proud I am of his achievements and hard work.

Also, what else would I put in it? Is it appropriate to put a picture of him and his platoon in it (I have a really cool one that I found on his computer)? 

Re: Gift for my husband.

  • A shadow box is a really neat idea! I would not put a picture in it. If you'd like to put the picture in a matted frame and then at the bottom add a plaque and the trident on either side, I think that would be nice too. Also, not sure about the Navy but in the Army we get coins from senior ranking officials for a "job well done." My FIL built us two nice coin racks so we can display our coins.
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