I built this for my nephew Curran Thomas Gause who was commissioned (June 2018) as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force after completing his ROTC training and finishing first in his class of 52. Prior to entering the Air Force ROTC program Curran served 4 years in the United States Navy aboard the USS George Washington Air Craft Carrier
During his commisioning ceremony Curran received his "First Salute" from Roland Young-my father and Curran's grandfather. Roland served with the US Army in Korea.
The chess pieces are maded from steel and were powder coated by Julian Carpenter of Beans Beast LLC -Ann Arbor,Michigan
The knight pieces for the Navy set are Anchors
The knight pieces for the Air Force set are the air Force Wings
In the corners of the Navy side I inserted Navy Challenge Coins
In the corners of the Air Force side I inserted Air Force Challenge Coins
Drawers on each side of the case open to reveal storage for each piece.
