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Posted: 11/13/2013 9:13:19 AM EDT
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199th IN BDE? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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<a href="http://s203.photobucket.com/user/72coupe/media/198th_zps6a017649.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/72coupe/198th_zps6a017649.jpg</a> 199th IN BDE? 198th Light Infantry Brigade. |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 9:32:42 AM EDT
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Got this in 04 or 05.
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Posted: 11/13/2013 9:42:12 AM EDT
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Yeah...getting those handed to us at our in-briefing at Miesau generated a whole lotta of "WTF is this shit unit patch" looks. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I spent a few enlistments with this unit: 
/snip I see you were in the "eating pussy" division Yeah...getting those handed to us at our in-briefing at Miesau generated a whole lotta of "WTF is this shit unit patch" looks. When I wore it, we called it the "Bald Gynecologist" patch. 
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Posted: 11/13/2013 9:44:50 AM EDT
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/17FABdeSSI.jpg Everybody seemed to think this was a National Guard patch. 17th FA Bde. I was in 1/36FA, Reese Kaserne, Augsburg FRG |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 10:02:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Here's one I bet not many have seen before from Hellenikon AFB in Athens (60's-'70s) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/satcong/7206thAFGroupAthens_zps764bdf3e.jpg Yep. Spent some time in and out of Hellenikon between 1980 and 1992... until they ended Rote for the Herk squadrons. |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 10:06:57 AM EDT
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A few that I had to wear, and of course my favorite patch I wore is my avatar.
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Posted: 11/13/2013 10:27:17 AM EDT
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Not too many people in my AFSC get to wear this patch.
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Posted: 11/13/2013 10:31:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/13/2013 11:26:31 AM EDT
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I have a bunch of patches that are familiar, but "not quite right" to
the people currently on active duty. The AF has a tendency to rename units, re-assign them from base to base, and change aircraft types and/ or missions. So, unique in the fact that they no longer exist in the old form, not unique in that the insignia is mostly the same. A couple of patches I wore for one assignment, while not exactly rare, they were rare enough most active duty had no idea what they were until you started to explain, then "Oh! Those guys." |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 12:42:05 PM EDT
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17th FA Bde. I was in 1/36FA, Reese Kaserne, Augsburg FRG Quote HistoryQuoted:
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/17FABdeSSI.jpg Everybody seemed to think this was a National Guard patch. 17th FA Bde. I was in 1/36FA, Reese Kaserne, Augsburg FRG Reese, Quartermaster, Flak and Sheridan.... Good times! 
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Posted: 11/13/2013 12:42:55 PM EDT
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How about the hourglass. They disbanded the whole 7th ID but I got one. 7th ID is back |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 12:44:20 PM EDT
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First one is the ole Bloody Bucket of the PA NG 28th ID. 2 BCT, 28th ID has a Cav Squadron in Ohio and an Infantry Battalion in Maryland. You can figure which one I'm in. |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 1:37:35 PM EDT
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My FIL's uniform from Vietnam.
20th Engineer Brigade 86th Battallion  " />
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Posted: 11/13/2013 1:40:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Got this in 04 or 05. http://24.media.tumblr.com/243c06d39180a793ca8a8beda5a3909d/tumblr_mw7sseln0A1rpefk3o1_500.jpg Along with the ERB who were right across the fence from the ICTF
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Posted: 11/13/2013 1:50:10 PM EDT
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My buddy i used to work with gave these to me about 10 years ago. He said they were in a tin at the bottom of his closet for 30+ years.
They may not be rare , but they mean everything to me 
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Posted: 11/13/2013 1:51:25 PM EDT
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I love unit patches, they are so pretty to look at! I would love to collect them someday.
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Posted: 11/13/2013 1:53:13 PM EDT
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This doesn't exist anymore but a lot of veterans have it on the right shoulder of the uniform hanging up in their closet. http://www.medalsofamerica.com/ItemImages/Large/P116.jpg Although there are many veterans that served in a war zone doing a job represented by this patch (including the first Army combat death in Vietnam) you will never see it on the right shoulder of any veteran's uniform. http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5468/7377694352_2312eb1462_z.jpg ASA member present. 
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Posted: 11/13/2013 1:54:55 PM EDT
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If you have to ask..... |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 1:59:22 PM EDT
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http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p509/mjhrwd/null_zpsea65d171.jpg If you have to ask..... Everything tastes better with bacon. |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 1:59:34 PM EDT
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Kept In The Dark/Fed On Horse Shit from the Son Tay Raid?
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:00:47 PM EDT
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Tag
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:02:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd be interested in knowing if those guys still exist. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Got this in 04 or 05. http://24.media.tumblr.com/243c06d39180a793ca8a8beda5a3909d/tumblr_mw7sseln0A1rpefk3o1_500.jpg I'd be interested in knowing if those guys still exist. Along with the ERB who were right across the fence from the ICTF Same here. I haven't heard anything about them in several years. ERB was just south of the ICTF compound? I didn't know what those guys were called. The patch that I wish I had is Task Force Troy.  |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:05:59 PM EDT
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197th Infantry Brigade, i wore this at benning 2009-2010
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:07:13 PM EDT
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JRTC @ Polk.  Quote HistoryI was pre-Polk. JRTC spent its first four years at LRAFB and Ft. Chaffee. When I left they were still tossing around Ft. Huachuca and Camp McCoy as possible new homes. |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:09:13 PM EDT
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my grandfather was n WW 2 and he was w/ the 899th tank destroyer battalion that fought against Rommel n Africa. I miss him dearly
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:22:15 PM EDT
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197th Infantry Brigade, i wore this at benning 2009-2010 <a href="http://s953.photobucket.com/user/Bushmaster1984/media/150px-197thInfantryBrigade_zps29a424a4.png.html" target="_blank">http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae18/Bushmaster1984/150px-197thInfantryBrigade_zps29a424a4.png</a> Cool, one of the guys where I work rocks that on his right shoulder. |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:26:55 PM EDT
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ASA member present. <a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/user/ThumperRon/media/Coin_zpsd38b10f3.jpeg.html" target="_blank">http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/ThumperRon/Coin_zpsd38b10f3.jpeg</a> Quote HistoryQuoted:
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This doesn't exist anymore but a lot of veterans have it on the right shoulder of the uniform hanging up in their closet. http://www.medalsofamerica.com/ItemImages/Large/P116.jpg Although there are many veterans that served in a war zone doing a job represented by this patch (including the first Army combat death in Vietnam) you will never see it on the right shoulder of any veteran's uniform. http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5468/7377694352_2312eb1462_z.jpg ASA member present. <a href="http://s6.photobucket.com/user/ThumperRon/media/Coin_zpsd38b10f3.jpeg.html" target="_blank">http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/ThumperRon/Coin_zpsd38b10f3.jpeg</a> Then you would appreciate this: 
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:31:21 PM EDT
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I spent a few enlistments with this unit: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/59_Ord_Bde_SSI.png/200px-59_Ord_Bde_SSI.png Been there, done that, got the patch. Last to command the 1st USAFAD. 
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:38:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:40:06 PM EDT
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I don't think anyone here will get this one.
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:46:21 PM EDT
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Patch
Unit crest 
2nd of 3 patches I wore on AD. 1st was the 82nd, as it was sewn onto my uniforms at reception for my contract assignment. Then this one above, with the crest on the beret. Last was the 18th Abn Corps Dragon. All between 1984-88. |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:52:15 PM EDT
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Cool, one of the guys where I work rocks that on his right shoulder. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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197th Infantry Brigade, i wore this at benning 2009-2010 <a href="http://s953.photobucket.com/user/Bushmaster1984/media/150px-197thInfantryBrigade_zps29a424a4.png.html" target="_blank">http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae18/Bushmaster1984/150px-197thInfantryBrigade_zps29a424a4.png</a> Cool, one of the guys where I work rocks that on his right shoulder. they were a line maneuver unit in the late 80s, early 90s. Deployed to desert storm. My Senior Drill sgt had one on his right as well back in 2002. It's a training brigade at benning now |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 2:53:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Along with the ERB who were right across the fence from the ICTF Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Got this in 04 or 05. http://24.media.tumblr.com/243c06d39180a793ca8a8beda5a3909d/tumblr_mw7sseln0A1rpefk3o1_500.jpg I'd be interested in knowing if those guys still exist. Along with the ERB who were right across the fence from the ICTF Same here. I haven't heard anything about them in several years. ERB was just south of the ICTF compound? I didn't know what those guys were called. The patch that I wish I had is Task Force Troy. http://images.cloud.worthpoint.com/wpimages/images/images1/1/0308/26/1_9dcd0b5ca44999d3cd117c86a1627f86.jpg |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 3:15:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat's a fact. Here's a vintage original, theater made, paper-backed Son Tay Raid patch. Extremely rare.  |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 3:27:24 PM EDT
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A few that I had to wear, and of course my favorite patch I wore is my avatar. You might like this plaque i had made for the wife at Christmas. Her dad had passed away, he served in Vietnam . 
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Posted: 11/13/2013 4:21:55 PM EDT
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Reese, Quartermaster, Flak and Sheridan.... Good times!
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/17FABdeSSI.jpg Everybody seemed to think this was a National Guard patch. 17th FA Bde. I was in 1/36FA, Reese Kaserne, Augsburg FRG Reese, Quartermaster, Flak and Sheridan.... Good times!
I was at Flak. 201st ASA Co 77-80. |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 4:40:04 PM EDT
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Quoted: Every one knows the most common army unit patches like 1st Cav, 3rd ID and 82nd airborne. Lets see if anyone can identify one of my old units. And lets see some of your rare unit patches. http://www.flyingtigerssurplus.com/product-images/lg/P3160VF_lg.jpg http://www.flyingtigerssurplus.com/product-images/std/P3160.jpg |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 4:43:32 PM EDT
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This was my first (deactivated 18 years ago).....
Before moving up to this (not exactly rare, but the Division was deactivated twenty years ago)....... 
And finally moving on to the patch I posted on page 1 |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 6:44:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes, they were. They were police constables. SEAL and SF trained. Not as "high-speed" as the ICTF guys but ICTFs standards were being dropped extremely low in early 2011. Very lax recruiting standards. Thanks! I was told that it was some sort of interior ministry police unit, but didn't know the name. I love being able to fill in little gaps in my knowledge  |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 7:01:16 PM EDT
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Ok, Army is WAY over represented here, so I got this
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Posted: 11/13/2013 8:31:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/13/2013 8:45:58 PM EDT
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Well, the U.S. wasn't "officially" involved in combat operations in "Neutral" Laos, so....
...it wasn't Laos, it was "West Vietnam."
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Posted: 11/13/2013 9:30:03 PM EDT
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My avatar hasn't been worn on a left sleeve for almost 30 years. Left sleeve is current, where I'm confused is what is allowed/required on right sleeve? |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 9:39:03 PM EDT
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45th ID, before they changed it to this one: http://www.carson.army.mil/UNITS/F7ID/45th/45th.gif Quote HistoryQuoted:
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45th Infantry Divsion from 1924-1939 http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff98/mailbcw/45thid.jpg 45th ID, before they changed it to this one: http://www.carson.army.mil/UNITS/F7ID/45th/45th.gif 
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Posted: 11/13/2013 9:53:48 PM EDT
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The key to a lightning fast stab in the back... http://www.usarmygermany.com/Units/Military%20Intelligence/207th%20MI%20Bde%20Patch.jpg Served from 1989 to 1991. Unit deactivated after Desert Storm... We ate some of the same dust then. |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 9:55:37 PM EDT
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Has not been a part of Naval Aviation for over 23 years. |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 9:57:32 PM EDT
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Reese, Quartermaster, Flak and Sheridan.... Good times!
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/17FABdeSSI.jpg Everybody seemed to think this was a National Guard patch. 17th FA Bde. I was in 1/36FA, Reese Kaserne, Augsburg FRG Reese, Quartermaster, Flak and Sheridan.... Good times!
I knew that looked familiar. I wore that other patch that was common in Augsburg. |
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Posted: 11/13/2013 10:03:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/13/2013 10:08:02 PM EDT
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http://www.angelfire.com/md2/patches/images/amnp.jpg Manhattan Project http://www.angelfire.com/md2/patches/images/hqetousa2.jpg HQ ETO 1944 (Worn by Lee Marvin in the Dirty Dozen) My grandfather wore the bottom one, I still have his uniform with it on it.
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Posted: 11/13/2013 10:11:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I could swear my father has that one. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: This doesn't exist anymore but a lot of veterans have it on the right shoulder of the uniform hanging up in their closet. http://www.medalsofamerica.com/ItemImages/Large/P116.jpg I could swear my father has that one. If he served in Viet Nam he probably does. My dad's isn't a patch though, it's a metal shield thing that hangs from the breast pocket button. |
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