The postscript shows a Royal Canadian Navy Battle of the Atlantic 75th-anniversary challenge coin given by HMCS Star's commander. Coins from HMCS Haida and Canadian Warplane Heritage's 50th anniversary connect the visit with naval and aviation commemoration. USS The Sullivans' All Hands on Deck coin is tied to the museum ship's repair campaign and carries Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park details on the reverse. That object links fundraising for physical preservation with a visitor's keepsake. The reflection on Sackville, Haida and The Sullivans is personal: their spaces are described as retaining a sense of their crews' character. Together, the coins and preserved ships show different ways visitors encounter and carry away service memory.
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Challenge coins connect service memory with preservation
Royal Canadian Navy and museum challenge coins connect institutional commemoration with preservation work and the character of historic ships.