patches Posted March 27, 2015 Share #1 Posted March 27, 2015 Had to post this article from the November 1976 issue of Soldiers Magazine on ASMIC, the then Major William K. Emerson, and a Lady named Ann Betts. (please forgive, as these image are large, making me post each page separately) Page 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vintageproductions Posted March 27, 2015 Share #4 Posted March 27, 2015 Anne Betts at one time had probably the best patch collection in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASMIC2971 Posted March 27, 2015 Share #5 Posted March 27, 2015 I've heard of her before Bob, even back when I joined in 2003 I remember hearing about her collection. Great article that nails exactly what ASMIC is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted March 27, 2015 Share #6 Posted March 27, 2015 Now thats a patch blanket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted March 29, 2015 Now thats a patch blanket. I wonder where it is now, is it still intact or if it's been stripped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted March 29, 2015 Share #8 Posted March 29, 2015 Marge kept her patches on large poster boards. After she passed away little by little the boards have been coming out for sale. I believe the blankets were Bill Emerson's and they have been sold off years ago and the patches stripped off of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted January 29, 2020 BUMP for the ASMIC SOLDERS Magazine article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtd_sf_eng Posted November 27, 2020 Share #10 Posted November 27, 2020 I use to trade with Annie when I would go to the Fort Belvoir meets before she retired as Director. Her DI collection was mounted at the Rec Center for all to see. One she displayed her Engineer collection and it was a fantastic collection. I was told that the DI collection went to the QM Museum at Fort Lee, VA. As for her cloth collection, I don't know what happen to it. In addition to her military collection, she also collected Red Cross pins. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamarhooten Posted May 4, 2021 Share #11 Posted May 4, 2021 Helped clean out the "Day Room" or TV room or whatever you called it, back in 1984 at Ft. Leavenworth KS. Found this 'Soldiers' magazine and most of the rest from 1975-1984. Kind of got me interested in collecting patches. The ASMIC show the next year in KC sealed the deal. Believe I might be lucky enough to have one of Ann Betts patches. Nothing special but from her. Grandmother to all patch collectors. Saint Annie maybe?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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