A golden shellback is more impressive; it means they’ve crossed the International Date Line. Even rarer, crossing at the Prime Meridian grants you access into the Order of the Emerald Shellback.

Some might call it destiny that brought a deceased Navy veteran’s family a piece of history Saturday. The story starts about four years ago, in the attic of a vacant Portsmouth home. James Sh… ...

But it was only fairly recently that the now 94-year-old Morrow told a friend that one of his personal prizes of the war, his Shellback certificate, never made it home.

The Navy has a club or certificate for just about every important mile marker on the globe, according to the Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C.

The Navy is offering sailors a "golden ticket." The new program announced by the Navy personnel command will allow sailors to test civilian life with an option — a golden ticket — to return ...

But it was only fairly recently that the now 94-year-old Morrow told a friend that one of his personal prizes of the war, his Shellback certificate, never made it home.