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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!'''}}
 
{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on his legendary accomplishments|I did '''three''' goddamn tours of duty overseas, and I wasn't even '''asked!'''}}
  
The '''Grizzled Veteran''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for [[Classes|all classes]]. It is a gold, rectangular medal with the current class's emblem worn on their chest.
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The '''Grizzled Veteran''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for [[Classes|all classes]]. It is a rectangular gold medal with the emblem of the class worn on the character's chest.
  
 
The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023001/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16708532&postcount=7 SappinMySentry] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
 
The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023001/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16708532&postcount=7 SappinMySentry] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
  
The Grizzled Veteran was 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 was given out to those who first played ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' from 00:00 October 10, 2007 (UTC) to 23:59 January 9, 2008 (UTC).
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This item was awarded to players who first played ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' from 00:00 October 10, 2007 (UTC) to 23:59 January 9, 2008 (UTC).
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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== Notes ==  
 
== Notes ==  
* 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.
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* The Grizzled Veteran was originally also given out to players who participated in the pre-game release beta-testing phase. These medals were later converted into the [[Primeval Warrior]] medals.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==

Latest revision as of 13:29, 20 April 2022

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 cosmetic item for all classes. It is a rectangular gold medal with the emblem of the class worn on the character's chest.

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

This item was awarded to players who first played Team Fortress 2 from 00:00 October 10, 2007 (UTC) to 23:59 January 9, 2008 (UTC).

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 the Grizzled Veteran.

November 19, 2010 Patch

Notes

  • The Grizzled Veteran was originally also given out to players who participated in the pre-game release beta-testing phase. These medals were later converted into the Primeval Warrior medals.

Gallery

See also