Posted on 09/24/2015 8:17:29 PM PDT by Nachum
The US Army has debuted a new shoulder patch that soldiers in Iraq can wear to represent their role in the ongoing fight against ISIS, USA Today reports.
The patch features crossed scimitars, three stars, and a palm wreath. According to USA Today, the three stars denote the US land, air, and sea forces involved in the fight against ISIS.
The palm wreath is meant to symbolize honor, while the crossed swords evoke the twin goals of the ongoing operations: the defeat of ISIS and the restoration of stability in the region.
Currently, there are over 3,000 US Army personnel deployed in Iraq. These soldiers have not been deployed in combat roles; instead, they provide training to the Iraqi Security Forces and help coordinate air strikes against ISIS positions.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
“Unit insignia is important because it fosters esprit de corps,” said Army Col. Steve Warren, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve. ”The CJTF-OIR headquarters is made up of men and women from all services, many nations and many different units in the Army. This insignia will be worn by all of the Army members of the CJTF and may be authorized for wear by other services and nations according to their regulations.”
...from the USA Today article linked in this thread.
There is something insidious here....the unit insignia is being replaced with a campaign ribbon, in the form of a patch....and all of the sudden US soldiers are wearing the same faux insignia as soldiers from other nations. Reminds me of UN troops...more loyal to the mission than to a unit or nation.
You sure this wasn’t written by Duffleblog?
I wouldn’t wear it
link doesn’t work
That freaking patch has ISLAM written all over it. God help us. Islam is a Satan worshipping death cult.
I sure as hell do. This is ridiculous.
An ostrich with its head in the sand would be far more accurate. :)
So they finally admit our TCN Army status.
(TCN means third country national—these are the menial laborers in the Middle East.)
Yes, agreed.
The necessary elements are there. Color, shapes, patterns, objects, style.
It is what it appears to be IMO.
I think the bitter black man is the fiery, angry image front and center and the real culprits are behind the curtain...
They just keep dishonoring and attempting to humiliate our troops.
Ot perhaps Saddam Hussein, who designed the ghastly monument (now gone) at the entrance to Baghdad?
WTF?!?
not a doubt. The degree of complicity is huge,
GWB was aware of this pos as were the clitoonistas, lert alone judges and democrats!
The magnitude and scale is unfathonable. Foreign money too!
I can’t get it to not work.
I can’t imagine how bewildered and demoralized our troops must be with the way they are being “mis-lead” by their Commander in Chief and his perfumed princes.
RE: “I feel so sorry for our men and women who are doing the fighting because they are being betrayed by our Marxist/closet Moslem Traitor in Chief.”
Yep. Positively fecal.
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