He wore a gray suit, no badge, a tie clip in the shape of a pistol.

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While male veterans often wear hats proclaiming their service, women have no badge or insignia to signify their service, but instead work to find a balance between career and home life, while finding a new identity as a veteran and civilian.

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Ms Hough said she had seen the vehicle parked in the disabled bay at Sainsbury's, but that there was "no disabled badge in the window and people were horrified that it had been parked there".

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No one gives you a badge of courage for being small.

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In spite of that urban look being the underpinning of Windows Phone, Windows 8 and even the Zune HD, Microsoft now claims to ZDNet and others that it's no longer fond of the Metro badge.

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Also, no dopamine released for me when getting a badge for watching a particular show.

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She wore no makeup or jewelry, save for an enameled school badge pinned to her regulation navy blazer.

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There's no model number emblazoned on the top bar or a company badge on the front post.

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And there are no memories -- there are no words that better capture the unbreakable spirit of those who wear the badge.

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Moreover, it's no longer a lonely planet out there: Destinations that once earned you a merit badge in buccaneering now offer levels of luxury that were unimaginable 20 years ago.

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