We want to say a Special Thanks to all our Military, Active Duty and Veterans alike, this Veterans Day 2009! On a special note, we also want to thank the International School of Gemology for providing assistance to and information and guidance for Military Personnel on this Veterans Day, be they stationed in Afghanistan, Iraq or elsewhere in the world.
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Over the past few years the ISG office has received many calls regarding gemstones purchased by military personnel from gem dealers in the markets around Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The ISG has seen a few excellent purchases made there, but all too often they have found local gem dealers taking advantage of our young military forces. We have heard from many of our people who were made to believe that shopping in the local gem markets would not only provide excellent values….but also a consumer friendly shopping environment.
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This was, and has been proven, not to be the case.
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The ISG is proud to count within it's world wide community students and graduates stationed at Bagram AB and many other deployment locations worldwide. The ISG has assisted many others with information regarding gemstone purchases made or being considered from the local markets. As a result the ISG has compiled a list of problems that is felt need to be reviewed by all military personnel who may find themselves shopping in the gem markets around the Bagram AFB area, as well as Gem Markets elsewhere in the world. To further assist with the Gem Market problems, the ISG has produced a 10 minute informational video to provide video assistance to our military forces stationed especially those in the Afghanistan region. This free video concerning the purchasing of gemstones from markets is available at the following link --- http://www.SchoolofGemology.com/ISGGemShoppingBagram.html (NOTE: to return to this BLOG, close the new window that opened, to go to the ISG web-site, follow the buttons associated with the video).
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The ISG wishes to express its appreciation to all Coalition Forces fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq , and further express appreciation to all military forces, wherever they may be stationed. We can all hope and pray that the day will come when mothers do not have to send their sons off to war. But as long as there is tyranny from those wishing to force their ways and beliefs on others, we need to thank those fighting to stop those tyrants and for protecting freedom for us all.
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This was, and has been proven, not to be the case.
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The ISG is proud to count within it's world wide community students and graduates stationed at Bagram AB and many other deployment locations worldwide. The ISG has assisted many others with information regarding gemstone purchases made or being considered from the local markets. As a result the ISG has compiled a list of problems that is felt need to be reviewed by all military personnel who may find themselves shopping in the gem markets around the Bagram AFB area, as well as Gem Markets elsewhere in the world. To further assist with the Gem Market problems, the ISG has produced a 10 minute informational video to provide video assistance to our military forces stationed especially those in the Afghanistan region. This free video concerning the purchasing of gemstones from markets is available at the following link --- http://www.SchoolofGemology.com/ISGGemShoppingBagram.html (NOTE: to return to this BLOG, close the new window that opened, to go to the ISG web-site, follow the buttons associated with the video).
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The ISG wishes to express its appreciation to all Coalition Forces fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq , and further express appreciation to all military forces, wherever they may be stationed. We can all hope and pray that the day will come when mothers do not have to send their sons off to war. But as long as there is tyranny from those wishing to force their ways and beliefs on others, we need to thank those fighting to stop those tyrants and for protecting freedom for us all.
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If any military personnel stationed anywhere in the world needs assistance with gemstone identification or shopping information, the ISG community stands ready to provide you with any assistance you may need at no cost. Please consider the ISG to be at your service, as you have done for us. Be sure to click on the video: Gem Shopping at Bagram AB, for good information.
.If any military personnel stationed anywhere in the world needs assistance with gemstone identification or shopping information, the ISG community stands ready to provide you with any assistance you may need at no cost. Please consider the ISG to be at your service, as you have done for us. Be sure to click on the video: Gem Shopping at Bagram AB, for good information.
.Thanks to the ISG , Robert James and his student body, for their assistance, the basic article and the video link.
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