Award

Jul 26, 2025 — Comic #335
At an award formation, an officer hands a Coastie a Soviet medal: “In recognition of your performance this tour, you’ve been awarded the Order of Lenin.” He asks, “The Order of Lenin, like from the Soviet Union?” “You did such a bad job our enemies consider you a national hero.” “...but didn’t the Soviet Union break up?” “You brought them back together.”

Pro tip: if your people tell you they improved national security, make sure to ask whose

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In recognition of your performance this tour, you’ve been awarded the Order of Lenin / The Order of Lenin, like from the Soviet Union? / You did such a bad job our enemies consider you a national hero / …but didn’t the Soviet Union break up? / You brought them back together

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