Interesting all the answers to the question. I might add another option. In CG Regs as in USN regs minature medals are part of the required uniform of a dinner dress jacket that was designed to mock a PC jacket. So instead of getting your father a PC jacket, go to a USN thrift store (almost every base has one) and buy him a dinner dress jacket. It would save you quite a bit a $$ also. I bought mine new, but I saw some for $10 at the local USN base.