Editing Honorable Service Lapel Button (section)

==Appearance==
The button is approximately 7/16 inch in height and 5/8 inch in width. A cloth [[Lozenge (shape)|lozenge]] depicting the gold colored button design was also issued. The lozenge was approximately 1.5 inches in height and 3 inches in width with the ring design being approximately 1 inch in diameter. Honorably discharged veterans wore the lapel pin on the left lapel of civilian clothing and the lozenge was sewn onto the right breast of the dress uniform that they wore when being discharged.<ref name="GPO" />

Even though it depicts an eagle,<ref name="GPO" /> the design of the eagle seems to depict its breast bursting through the button as though it has ruptured, and the eagle was believed by some to have been so poorly designed as to resemble a duck rather than an eagle. The term "ruptured duck" was coined to refer to it on that basis.<ref name="STIWOT">{{cite web|title=Honorable Service Lapel Button / Honorable Discharge Emblem|url=https://www.tracesofwar.com/awards/2199/Honorable-Service-Lapel-Button---Honorable-Discharge-Emblem.htm|publisher=[[STIWOT]] |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref>