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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on his legendary accomplishments|I did '''three''' goddamn tours of duty overseas, and I wasn't even '''asked!'''}}
 
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The '''Grizzled Veteran''' is a [[Miscellaneous items|Miscellaneous medal]] wearable by all classes awarded by Valve to the ''Team Fortress 2'' community as part of their [[April 29, 2010 Patch|119th Update Celebration]], as well as the [[Primeval Warrior]], [[Soldier of Fortune]] and [[Mercenary]]. It is a gold, rectangular medal worn on the class's chest. The Grizzled Veteran is awarded to players who played ''Team Fortress 2'' for the first time within 3 months of its initial release.
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The '''Grizzled Veteran''' is a [[Miscellaneous items|Miscellaneous medal]] wearable by all classes awarded by Valve to the ''Team Fortress 2'' community as part of their [[April 29, 2010 Patch|119th Update Celebration]], as well as the [[Primeval Warrior]], [[Soldier of Fortune]] and [[Mercenary]]. It is a gold, rectangular medal worn on the class's chest. The Grizzled Veteran was given out to those who first played ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' between October 10, 2007, 00:00 UTC, to January 9, 2008, 23:59 UTC.
  
 
The item description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16708532&postcount=7 SappinMySentry] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
 
The item description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16708532&postcount=7 SappinMySentry] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* This item was given out to users who first played ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' between October 10, 2007 – 00:00 UTC and January 9, 2008 – 23:59 UTC.
 
 
* The Grizzled Veteran was originally given out to players who participated in the pre-game release beta-testing phase; however, these players were later awarded the [[Primeval Warrior]] medal instead.
 
* The Grizzled Veteran was originally given out to players who participated in the pre-game release beta-testing phase; however, these players were later awarded the [[Primeval Warrior]] medal instead.
  

Revision as of 19:28, 1 July 2012

“
I did three goddamn tours of duty overseas, and I wasn't even asked!
— The Soldier on his legendary accomplishments
 ”

The Grizzled Veteran is a Miscellaneous medal wearable by all classes awarded by Valve to the Team Fortress 2 community as part of their 119th Update Celebration, as well as the Primeval Warrior, Soldier of Fortune and Mercenary. It is a gold, rectangular medal worn on the class's chest. The Grizzled Veteran was given out to those who first played Team Fortress 2 between October 10, 2007, 00:00 UTC, to January 9, 2008, 23:59 UTC.

The item description was written by SappinMySentry for the Hat Describing Contest.

Update history

April 29, 2010 Patch (119th Update)

  • The Grizzled Veteran was added to the game.

May 5, 2010 Patch

  • Grizzled Veteran badges from before October 10th, 2007 were changed to Primeval Warrior badges

May 7, 2010 Patch

  • Badge hire dates now display the time in GMT.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this miscellaneous item.

November 19, 2010 Patch

Trivia

  • The Grizzled Veteran was originally given out to players who participated in the pre-game release beta-testing phase; however, these players were later awarded the Primeval Warrior medal instead.

Gallery

  • The Scout's Grizzled Veteran medal.

  • The Soldier's Grizzled Veteran medal.

  • The Pyro's Grizzled Veteran medal.

  • The Demoman's Grizzled Veteran medal.

  • The Heavy's Grizzled Veteran medal.

  • The Engineer's Grizzled Veteran medal.

  • The Medic's Grizzled Veteran medal.

  • The Sniper's Grizzled Veteran medal.

  • The Spy's Grizzled Veteran medal.

  • The back of the Grizzled Veteran medal.

See also

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