YOURMILITARYHISTORY.COM was founded in 2003 in Portland Oregon. As a former Marine, MOS 0481 with service from 1985 to 1991, I wanted to have some way to display my military career service and share my history with friends and family. I searched around and was shocked at the lack of options I had. I could make a custom shadowbox to show off my service, but the cost of putting even a simple one together was prohibitive at well over $400. I also had long since misplaced many of my military awards and items. The medals,
emblems, badges and unit patches were difficult to track down and expensive. This is even more so for veterans looking for items from WW II and Korea.
I found that there are a few sites on the internet that offer some certificates, but most were of poor quality, home printed on an 8 x 11 piece of paper, and they had very little options for customization. None could do photographs and most offered “cartoon” line art for the awards. Their prices were high and the feeling I received from a $39 "piece of paper" was not very satisfying. This was not acceptable to me. My service deserved to be shown off in a custom, high quality, professional way. Since I had over ten years in graphic design and photography, I decided to create my own certificate. The result far exceeded my expectations and almost each veteran I showed it to wanted one of their own. The demand has grown to the extent that I formed the company of Yourmilitaryhistory.com. We urge you search the internet for a better quality or priced product. Look at the rest first and then make your choice!
