Military Recognition

Give a record of service a place to live

A folded flag, medals, insignia and personal milestones tell a story that deserves care. SHB builds recognition pieces around those details, from engraved caps to barrel shadow boxes and display furniture.

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Circular barrel shadow box displaying military medals, patches and a folded flag against a blue background. — A tradition of honoring service through the work.

Built around the person

The design begins with what should be preserved and recognized. Names, dates and wording are reviewed before carving, and the arrangement should suit the items and the place the piece will be kept.

Wooden barrel shadow box with medals, military insignia and an American flag. — Personal recognition, made to be kept.

Barrel-top recognition table displaying a folded flag and military keepsakes. — A piece made to hold and honor a record of service.

Barrel shadow box in the workshop displaying Army and Air Force insignia and a folded flag. — The details of service become part of the piece.

Illuminated Air Force barrel shadow box with a folded flag, patches and medals. — Made with respect for the person and the occasion.

Engraved wooden recognition plaque for Major Jarvis D. Brown, showing service members and St. Louis landmarks. — Recognition made personal through the details of a career.

Kris Coats: from the workbench to the occasion

For Chief Master Sergeant Kris Coats, SHB built a shadow-box cabinet and engraved cap for his May 2024 retirement at Scott Air Force Base. The photographs connect the finished pieces to the people and the occasion. Other work in the gallery preserves different service stories through its own details.

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Open barrel cabinet with illuminated Air Force details, an engraved round shelf and a separate retirement cap leaning in front. — A career remembered in a piece made to keep.

A group at an Air Force retirement gathering with an engraved barrel cap held at the center. — The finished work becomes part of the occasion.

Ryan with Chief Master Sergeant Kris Coats at his May 2024 Air Force retirement gathering. — Ryan and Kris Coats at the retirement gathering.

Andrew Dunseith: every detail belongs to a person

The arrangement of Andrew’s flag, medals and insignia continued into an engraved cabinet interior. A coordinated effort among service members brought the finished piece to Quantico.

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Retiring Marine Master Sergeant Andy Dunseith stands between two fellow service members behind his open barrel display cabinet. — The finished piece with the service members who helped bring the project together.

Brian Mason’s twenty years of service

Bridgett asked for a display that reflected her husband. SHB built a seven-inch-deep barrel-cap shadow box around MSgt Brian Mason’s 20 years of service, with his rank, ribbons, insignia and coins arranged together. Read Brian Mason’s story.