- May 8, 2024
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Eagles member and army veteran Jim Brown has been giving local law enforcement and firefighters an esteem boost with his original coins.
Jim Brown can easily recall the self esteem boost he got when he earned four different challenge coins as a military police investigator in the army.
“Once you got your coin by the company commander it felt good,” Brown said. “It’s a big moral booster.”
Brown, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3800 in Ormond Beach, was shocked after speaking with local police and firefighters, that they didn’t have coins of their own.
“We are all vets, a lot of cops are vets,” Brown said. “I was talking to police and they told me they didn’t have coins so I said ‘well let’s get some made.’ It’s just something you do.”
Brown had the eagles spend $1,320 on coins for 88 police officers and 44 firefighters in Ormond Beach.
“They were estatic,” Brown said. “We just gave it to them and we had it blessed by the priest so they can carry it in their pocket to protect them. It’s protection on the job.”
And he’s not stopping there. Brown said he always keeps extra coins in his pocket — just in case.
“Every time I see a sheriff or an officer, I give them one,” Brown said. “It’s just something you do”
