Grizzled Veteran

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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 Soldier of Fortune and Mercenary. It appears as 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.

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

  • 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.

Gallery

See also