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An item that has been used previously. The youngest was 14 when he enlisted. They gave their all. That is just about as exact as it needs to get. He said thanks should be given to those “who kept up the effort to make it happen.”.

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This amount is subject to change until you make payment. The difference is the era in which they are made. ", Raleigh Nayes, who turned 98 on September 8 in Chippewa Falls, lives in a long-term care facility under strict Covid-19 lockdown. Mort. ?? “I fought in WWII, in Korea in the Pork Chop Hill sector and did two combat tours in Vietnam. Pictured are two Merrill's Marauders patches that are of different construction.

The oldest, Gabriel Kinney, who turns 100 in February and lives in Daphne, AL, said, “After all this time for Congress to pass a bill acknowledging our service means a lot to me and to my family. The Marauders were not recognized as Rangers until the Vietnam War. Three Rangers Foundation is a 501(c)3 non profit. Whether cotton or synthetic (later ones were made with synthetic threads), if it was actually worn on the right shoulder of an active duty service member, it's "real." Perhaps this suggestion could be shifted over to the shoulder patch area and be used to end the multiple discussions on Patch King and collectors copies,etc and just call whichever patch is in question, is just a US Made Period patch and be done with it. In very good condition. “The men that died are the ones that deserve the recognition.

I didn't know this. “It is a great honor for me and our unit,” said Howland. United States and many other countries The world’s top two Allied leaders, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, decided at the 1943 Quebec Conference to create a secret, long-range penetration force of American volunteers, code-named Galahad, to fight behind enemy lines in Burma, Gen. George C. Marshall, then Army chief of staff, said the Marauder mission against “large numbers of the enemy with few resources was unmatched in any theater.”, “We came together with one single mindset – to accomplish the impossible,” said Passanisi about the men he served with in the 5307th Composite Unit Provisional, the unit’s official designation. Gen. and Ranger P.K. World leaders at the time called their mission impossible.

Hey Kurt remember this one from Uncommon and Obscure Combat Patches? “The Marauders fought against overwhelming superior forces in the China Burma India Theater.”, The Congressional Gold Medal is “a tremendous tribute to these warriors that is a long time coming,” said retired Lieut. Those of us that are left now are a small handful of men who were fortunate enough to get to live out our lives.”, Russell Hamler, 96, from Pittsburgh, PA said, “It will be a great honor to get this Gold Medal.

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Thanks Ski for your very informative reply and for providing some nice original patches for comparison. They are period-made patches primarily made for the collector market that were sometimes worn on uniforms (usually as right shoulder wartime service patches).

Why not call them US Made Period examples and be done with it ;and call the repros those made with synthetic thread and end the story,very simple.

This amount is subject to change until you make payment. Collectors were not thronging PXs looking for patches. And this certainly happened for many years after (as evidenced by the photo NCO at Checkpoint Charlie wearing one).

I wish my buddy Jimmy Clinton was still alive to also be honored and receive it. NJ, and Passanisi were a two-man team who visited Congress three times during this session to gain support from senators and representatives. The unit was nicknamed after its commander, Brig. The "legitimacy" of a "Patch King" patch can easily be argued either way (i.e., "fake" collector patch or period "real" patch - take your pick).

“Ken” Keen from Georgia, who serves as honorary colonel of the 75th Ranger Regiment. “I am thrilled beyond words.” He was one of six brothers serving in WW II, including one who served in WW I. Passanisi, the Marauder spokesperson and historian, is one of only eight still living out of almost 3,000 Infantrymen who volunteered from the Caribbean, United States and South Pacific battlefields for a “dangerous and Hazardous” mission in 1943.

Mort. Historian "Merrill's Marauders Association" During World War II an All Volunteer group of young men came together in the jungles of Burma. I took my US made Merrill's Marauders patch off a uniform over 40-years ago, so I figure it is real.

Yet nothing could stop them. So what you are saying is that former members of the Merrill's Marauders who were still active duty after WW2 utilized basically reproduction insignia meant for the collector market as a combat patch because probably nothing else was available. If not worn, it's a "collector patch." They were a bunch of good guys.”, James T. Collins, 96, from Tampa, FL, said, Well I really appreciate it. WWII ERA UNITED STATES MILITARY UNIFORM PATCH RED TRIANGLE !! April 12, 2015 in REAL OR WHAT? I would appreciate any comments about these patches as I've scanned the forum and can't determine if they are good or bad. Their legacy is honored by Ft. Benning’s 75th Ranger Regiment, whose crest is the Merrill’s Marauders patch. Gen. Frank D. Merrill. They did it because it was a job that had to be done, and there was no one else - they did it for each other, they did not do it for praise or reward. Unless otherwise stated Original Patch - India 1944 From S/Sgt Robert E. Passanisi Early Variation if they were made for collectors, fine.

If they were in some sort of "exotic" unit during the war, a "Patch King" patch might be the only option available to them for use as a right shoulder patch years later, as the theater-made versions were no longer possible to find.

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I didn't mean this only happened decades later.