Patches
- jerryd6818
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Re: Patches
My denim jacket is a walking billboard for the Marine Corps. Even though I was not a combat Marine, I'm proud of my service in the Corps.
Given that, had the North Vietnamese made the decision to send planes in against Da Nang, we would have wiped them out. The HAWK Missile was a deadly weapon. We protected Da Nang just by being there.
Marine Corps Emblem. My rank and service stripe indicating 4 yrs, 2 mo & 12 days of active duty. A Hawk Missile patch. 2nd LAAM Bn at 29 Palms California 3rd LAAM Bn at Cherry Point North Carolina 1st LAAM Bn at Da Nang Viet Nam Marine Corps - Viet Nam Veteran patch.
Given that, had the North Vietnamese made the decision to send planes in against Da Nang, we would have wiped them out. The HAWK Missile was a deadly weapon. We protected Da Nang just by being there.
Marine Corps Emblem. My rank and service stripe indicating 4 yrs, 2 mo & 12 days of active duty. A Hawk Missile patch. 2nd LAAM Bn at 29 Palms California 3rd LAAM Bn at Cherry Point North Carolina 1st LAAM Bn at Da Nang Viet Nam Marine Corps - Viet Nam Veteran patch.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
Re: Patches
Not many available of Somalia...
Mike
There are those who are...and those who wish they were. He himself decides.
There are those who are...and those who wish they were. He himself decides.
- jerryd6818
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Re: Patches
Mike, hardly anyone knows we had Marines in Somalia.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
Re: Patches
Oh I am aware of that Jerry. Every year that passes even less people remember.
Mike
There are those who are...and those who wish they were. He himself decides.
There are those who are...and those who wish they were. He himself decides.
Re: Patches
And even less seem to care ! If they would shut up and put up they would understand . Was at the VA in TOMAH for BS session last month with some fellow Veterans and the topic was us and them . The us being Vets and them being civilians ,and like the old saying goes , “ If we have to explain you wouldn’t Understand !
Big H , always liked the Navy Seabees patches . There’s one of a bee operating a Dozer with a big Cigar in his mouth pushing a pile of material and just a grinning. That big old Red One is a awesome patch . Here’s a few laying around the house . The St. Michael patch was sported by many units that jumped or fast roped from above . Some thought it helped , and honestly, there’s times when anything that helped meant a Lot . Whether it was a good American Cigarette or a patch .
Take care out there Brothers and Sisters .
JP
- jerryd6818
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Re: Patches
A CAR and a heart. Glad you made it out. Welcome home.Ripster wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 4:06 pmAnd even less seem to care ! If they would shut up and put up they would understand . Was at the VA in TOMAH for BS session last month with some fellow Veterans and the topic was us and them . The us being Vets and them being civilians ,and like the old saying goes , “ If we have to explain you wouldn’t Understand !
Big H , always liked the Navy Seabees patches . There’s one of a bee operating a Dozer with a big Cigar in his mouth pushing a pile of material and just a grinning. That big old Red One is a awesome patch . Here’s a few laying around the house . The St. Michael patch was sported by many units that jumped or fast roped from above . Some thought it helped , and honestly, there’s times when anything that helped meant a Lot . Whether it was a good American Cigarette or a patch .
Take care out there Brothers and Sisters .
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012