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What is your favorite unit combat patch to wear?
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SGT Alicia Brenneis
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CURRAHEE
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SSG Mike Busovicki
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CURRAHEE! Ramadi, Iraq 2005-2006... always proud of "Old Abe", the 101st Screaming Eagle
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Sgt Dale Briggs
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Marines don't wear patches, name, rank, Marines. It's enough.
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CW3 Harvey K.
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Yep.
"Patches? Patches? We don' have no patches. We don' need no patches! We don' have to show you no stinkin' patches!!!"

Semper Fi.
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LCpl Victor Shultis
LCpl Victor Shultis
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But if you transition to the Army from the Marines you can wear your unit patch if you were deployed. I sure they are some other refs but that the barney style version.
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SGT Healthcare Specialist (Combat Medic)
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[~780254:LCpl Victor marines aren’t authorized to wear an SSI-FWTS when they switch over. That being said I know plenty who do wear the patch and most people don't care.
In 670-1:
(5) Personnel who served in a designated area as a civilian or a member of another Service, but were not a member of the U.S. Army during one of the specified periods are not authorized to wear the SSI-FWTS.
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SGT Jimmy Russo
SGT Jimmy Russo
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I heard Marines dont wear patches cause it got to confusing when they were issued used patches from the Army , when you got a squad with 4 diff patches it wasnt good
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I have accomplished many incredible things with these units while downrange as part of CJSOTF-A.
7th SFG(A) and 3rd SFG(A)
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SGT G Thorpe Henning
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173d Inf Bde (Abn)
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Thought I'd posted this already, but must have been to another similar question. 509th Bomb Wing. Unit that dropped bombs that ended WWII. Still have the ability with their current B-2 aircraft.
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SSG Instructor
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I'll wear Old Abe everyday of my military career if I had the chance!!!! AIR ASSAULT!!!
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1SG Mike Case
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205th mi bde
205th MI BDE, the "Electric Boyscout" patch.
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T Wms
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What batt? 91-93.
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SGT Infantryman
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I knew SSG Filmore, SSG Terry, 1SG Nagy, CSM Barlow that served there.
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LTC John Wilson
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My combat Patch was earned on August 23, 1968 at Duc Lap Vietnam. I was in the Mike Force unit relieving the camp that had been surrounded by the NVA Army, with my fellow Green Berets and Montonyards. It was a life saving event and I will remember it always and the men who served with me and didn't come back. God bless America and the Army Special Forces.
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SFC Battalion Operations Ncoic
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173rd Airborne Brigade has not deployed since 2012 otherwise I would have been triple airborne. Better get my wheelchair before I retire.
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SGT Gabriel Brown
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I rock my 2nd Mar Div patch, as I started out as a Marine Grunt and deployed as such, wore it from the first day that I crossed over to the army. It's been disputed as to whether or not a a Marine who crosses over is authorized to do this, but as a CSM once told me "I'd like to see someone try and take it off of your arm". All in all, I've never caught any Shit about it. I would rather rock my battalion emblem (as Marine Grunts identify battalion as opposed to division) but alas, No dice
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SPC Casey Ashfield
SPC Casey Ashfield
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Many of the older soldiers in my Army unit were authorized to wear the 2nd Mar Div patch as part of TF Saber and the liberation of Fallujah and Ramadi.
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SGT Healthcare Specialist (Combat Medic)
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In 670-1:
(5) Personnel who served in a designated area as a civilian or a member of another Service, but were not a member of the U.S. Army during one of the specified periods are not authorized to wear the SSI-FWTS

But that CSM has a point and I don’t think anyone is gonna take it off your shoulder.
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SSG Mike Busovicki
SSG Mike Busovicki
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SPC Casey Ashfield - agreed; also PA National Guard as part of TF 34 Armor, I believe, in Ramadi 2005-06
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LTC Infantry Officer
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There' something about the "Powder Keg" ... To the Top!
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SPC Todd Rhoades
SPC Todd Rhoades
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Climb to Glory!
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SGT Robert Cupp
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18th airborne corps. Not exactly the most hardcore patch but I always thought it was pretty cool. This is my patch of choice for my right sleeve.
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SSG Michael Hartsfield
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The 6th ID patch. You were a "Jumping Jew" if you were Airborne.
"Screaming Hebrew" if you were a leg
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I wear the one on the left. It is the 525th Military Intelligence from my first deployment. I didn't have the second one but a team from 10th MTN wore it. It is the approved patch from the the 10th MTN Long Range Surveillance Detachment. They deployed with us to iraq. Very few people even knew about the unit. It is a small group of scouts that were on jump status at Drum. They had berets and all as they were the only airborne unit on post there. They were deactivated in 05 I believe. It is the more unique combat patch I have ever seen.
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SGT Donald Dover
SGT Donald Dover
8 y
I was with a couple scouts in 1/71 CAV that came over from LRS-D. So I saw that patch quite often.
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MSG Telecommunications Operations Chief
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The unit actually deactivated in late 04. The unit was comprised of Inafantryman with a small contingent of Commo personnel. You are correct that we were the only unit in an active airborne status on Ft Drum.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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Got a lot of Unit Patches but only one I guess would qualify since I rode it TAD in Desert Storm and as Ships Company in Desert Strike and that would be the Razorback of USS Arkansas CGN-41.
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SPC Nancy Greene
SPC Nancy Greene
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My favorite Unit Patch was the TRADOC patch I wore when assigned to Ft McClellan. However, my 2nd Armored Division (FED) is still an awesome unit patch!
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Honestly it depends on the day... my most prized combat patch is my 18th MP Bde. I origionally earned it in the invasion of Iraq. I served with a lot of good peopl in that tour and we lost a few Soldiers.

I also wear my USASFC patch as I was able to do some unique things with 10th Group when I was assigned to them.

I am also authorized to wear 1AD, 3ID, 43d MP
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COL Charles Williams
COL Charles Williams
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Ever Vigilant! SFC (Join to see)
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MSG Steve Wiersgalla
MSG Steve Wiersgalla
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I served under the 18th in Iraq in 04/05
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1SG Johnny Carter
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Old Abe!!! I'm a double Eagle and proud of it's rich tradition in the 101st ABN DIV(AASLT) 2BCT!!! STRIKE!!!!!!
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STRIKE!!!
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SGT Larry Burrow
SGT Larry Burrow
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Strike Sir!
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SPC Corbin Doades
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Guam Army National Guard and CENTCOM. My first deployment to Djibouti Africa. Authorized to wear both.
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SGT John C.
SGT John C.
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Guam huh. Very cool
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SSG John O'Brien
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1SG Dave Carello
1SG Dave Carello
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Love the poster, where can you get one?
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CW2 Shawn Stevenson
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SGT John C.
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