MilitaryPicker1941 Posted January 30, 2016 Share #1 Posted January 30, 2016 Here are some new patches I've gotten 1. 2 Saudi made Desert Defenders patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitaryPicker1941 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted January 30, 2016 2. Iraqi made name tag that I acquired direct from the vet along with many other items 3. 2 Saudi made vfa-115 patches 4. Iraqi(?) made Tt patch (never seen one before) 5. 2 Saudi made patches (does anyone know what the ECMO one is, looks like it has a "spook" on it) 6. Saudi made USAFE 7. Iraqi made medic patch with Arabic translation 8. 2 Afghan made 3rd ID & 16th MP Brigade patches 9. 1 Afghan made 4 ID patch & an Iraqi made Combat Engineer patch 10. Iraqi made CIB and unknown Arabic script patch on rip-stop material (possibly ANA?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted February 3, 2016 Share #3 Posted February 3, 2016 Nice patches!My favorite is # 4,it does look to be P.I made IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCHRAT Posted February 3, 2016 Share #4 Posted February 3, 2016 Nice patches!My favorite is # 4,it does look to be P.I made IMO. Many of the folks working in the embroidery shops are Filipino. With that said many of the patches coming form Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait Qatar, and possibly Afghanistan will have a P.I. made look to them. I have seen Filipinos working in these shops since Desert Shield/Storm. They only location I am not 100% sure of is Afghanistan been there a few times just have not seen Filipinos working there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeaker Posted February 3, 2016 Share #5 Posted February 3, 2016 I liking that medic patch with the translation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted February 3, 2016 Share #6 Posted February 3, 2016 Many of the folks working in the embroidery shops are Filipino. With that said many of the patches coming form Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait Qatar, and possibly Afghanistan will have a P.I. made look to them. I have seen Filipinos working in these shops since Desert Shield/Storm. They only location I am not 100% sure of is Afghanistan been there a few times just have not seen Filipinos working there. Good point.Sometimes it's easy to get caught up with where a patch is made when perhaps the more important question is who made it. I recall an interesting discussion some time back here on the Forum about some Vietnam War era theatre made patches. Everyone was adding their opinions as to where the patches were made when a fellow member,itshistory IIRC,put forth the info he had about Foreigners setting up shops in theatre which accounted for some variations in workmanship style.It was something I had never considered and made a lot of sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted February 3, 2016 Share #7 Posted February 3, 2016 5. 2 Saudi made patches (does anyone know what the ECMO one is, looks like it has a "spook" on it) ECMO = Electronic-Countermeasures Officer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted February 12, 2016 Share #8 Posted February 12, 2016 I was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012-2013, the operators of the sew shop on FOB Salerno and at Bagram were from Kyrgyzstan. They had computer operated embroidery equipment. I think I posted some of the insignia made there, but can't find the post at the moment. My avatar is of me and two of my linguists at FOB Salerno. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitaryPicker1941 Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share #9 Posted February 27, 2016 Thanks for all of the comments! Cool to know that the Tetra Tech patch is either PI or Iraqi made. Here are some photos of some other patches I have (some of which are new acquisitions) First up are some theatre made tabs More tabs The 511th is Afghan made and I'm pretty sure it would've gone with the 16th mp patch 1st, 2nd, and 13th Support Brigade patches (Iraqi made) Iraqi made 17th FA patches Iraqi made 82nd AB Iraqi made 101st 1st Cav and 99th ID Saudi made 1703rd ARS patches Qatar made novelty patch Forces Command (sideways), meter patch, and firefighter medic name patch Unknown Iraqi made medical patch 2 South Park patches 2 Iraqi made name tags I got in a trade w/ PATCHRAT Iraqi made Base Honor Guard patch Iraqi made desert 101st That's it for now, feel free to post photos of your own patches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMarineCorps Posted February 27, 2016 Share #10 Posted February 27, 2016 The 511th is Afghan made and I'm pretty sure it would've gone with the 16th mp patch I think these are the best ones of the topic. This type of construction is rarely seen as only early OEF patches were made this way or patches for units stationed at distant outposts. I love them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitaryPicker1941 Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted August 12, 2017 Hi everyone, I've gotten a few new patches since my last post so I figured I'd post some more. Sorry in advance if I post some of the same patches from earlier in this thread. I'll probably post some pictures of my new boonies some time this week. First up are some Afghan made tabs more theatre made tabs Iraqi and Saudi made novelty patches (not sure where the saddam patch was made) Some south park patches Saudi made Air Force patches Iraqi made 101st A couple USMC patches A few unknown patches (the reaper one could be special operations related) Navy patch grouping Newspaper backed name tape Iraqi made ODA 5413 and SOCCENT patch + Afghan made ASG, ASF, and AIDO patch Some medical related patches A few Iraqi made name plates A couple navy patches Theatre made novelty patches and flags Iraqi and Kuwait made dustoff patches A couple free mason related patches that appear to be afghan made Afghan made 16th MP, 82nd AB, 3rd ID, and 10th Mountain Division Iraqi made EIB and 2nd award CIB Saudi made desert devil and JTF patch + Iraqi made civilian contractor patch Iraqi made 25th ID, 20th engineer, 11th ACR. XVIII Airborne Corps is either Iraqi or Saudi made Iraqi made 2nd support bde, Kuwaiti made 1st AD, and 2 CENTCOM patches that appear to have been made in Qatar Saudi made air mobility command Theatre made 2nd AD (possibly Saudi made?) Afghan(?) made 10th Mountain Division Saudi made AMC with SF tab Saudi made SF combat patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted August 12, 2017 Share #12 Posted August 12, 2017 Lot's of nice examples. The "Silence! I kill you!" one made me laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitaryPicker1941 Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted August 13, 2017 Lot's of nice examples. The "Silence! I kill you!" one made me laugh Glad you like the patches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitaryPicker1941 Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share #14 Posted August 13, 2017 Here's a South Park patch that I purchased years ago but somehow misplaced it. Was moving a book shelf in my house and while I was taking some books out this fell on to the ground. Thought it was lost forever so I'm pretty happy to have found it! This is the earliest version of the "busting my a**" patch I've ever seen. Saudi made mystic flight patch Full color Saudi made 2nd Aviation Brigade with a Velcro backing (sewn onto the same denim jacket) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMarineCorps Posted April 29, 2020 Share #15 Posted April 29, 2020 On 8/11/2017 at 10:48 PM, MilitaryPicker1941 said: A couple USMC patches The Diablo Det Rawah patch is a Naval Special Warfare patch that was made for SEALs and their coalition counterparts back in 2004. I have a period picture of this patch being worn, if interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted April 29, 2020 Share #16 Posted April 29, 2020 Here's another Saudi made "Busting..." patch from the 55th Fighter Sq. in 1998. Got it in early 99 during tour number 4... Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitaryPicker1941 Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted May 6, 2020 On 4/29/2020 at 10:41 AM, USMarineCorps said: The Diablo Det Rawah patch is a Naval Special Warfare patch that was made for SEALs and their coalition counterparts back in 2004. I have a period picture of this patch being worn, if interested. Thanks for the information! Had no idea this was NSW related. I’d be very interested in seeing your picture of it being worn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitaryPicker1941 Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted May 6, 2020 On 4/29/2020 at 7:34 PM, Randy said: Here's another Saudi made "Busting..." patch from the 55th Fighter Sq. in 1998. Got it in early 99 during tour number 4... Randy Thanks for sharing! I really like the saudi made AF patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted May 7, 2020 Share #19 Posted May 7, 2020 After all that time over there, I have quite a few. You can find more in the USAF gallery at: usmilitarypatches.com Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMarineCorps Posted May 22, 2020 Share #20 Posted May 22, 2020 On 5/5/2020 at 10:11 PM, MilitaryPicker1941 said: Thanks for the information! Had no idea this was NSW related. I’d be very interested in seeing your picture of it being worn Here you go. GROM on the left, Chris Kyle on the right circa 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitaryPicker1941 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share #21 Posted May 26, 2020 Thanks for sharing the picture! Never thought I’d see this patch being worn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn Posted November 5, 2020 Share #22 Posted November 5, 2020 Two patches I picked up while stuck in Saudi. The Southpark and the 3rd Army/ARCENT as I was under them for force protection and we were allowed to wear that patch as a SSI-FWTS, before the Army said you can only wear your own unit's patch. There was as small shop on base that sold patches and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitaryPicker1941 Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share #23 Posted March 2, 2022 Haven’t picked up too much in the last couple of years, but here’s a cool recent find. Desert Storm era Saudi made 196th LIB and 77th Sustainment Brigade patches. Apparently the vet was a tunnel during VN. Makes sense considering how small the uniform is! Almost child size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hzamar Posted March 2, 2022 Share #24 Posted March 2, 2022 It's probably just the less refined construction of the hand-guided, machine-sewn patch but it looks like the Statue of Liberty ditched her torch and instead has her center finger up (the autocorrect won't let me write middle). That's a great chocolate chip shirt with fantastic patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitaryPicker1941 Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share #25 Posted March 2, 2022 15 hours ago, hzamar said: It's probably just the less refined construction of the hand-guided, machine-sewn patch but it looks like the Statue of Liberty ditched her torch and instead has her center finger up (the autocorrect won't let me write middle). That's a great chocolate chip shirt with fantastic patches. Thanks, glad you like the uniform! Definitely looks like she throwing the bird lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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