Patches in action: Photos of SSI being worn by the troops.

[seanmc1114]

Commanding general of the 39th Infantry Division from a 1965 Arkansas Military Academy class book. 

[Donskoy]

On 4/12/2022 at 5:38 AM, seanmc1114 said:

Troopers of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment wearing desert camouflage. According to wikipedia, the Regiment's scout platoons participated in Operation Desert Storm. Also, the Blackhorse Regiment deployed an aviation task force on 10 April 1991 to Turkey for Operation Provide Comfort, an operation to support the Kurdish relief effort. One month later, the three maneuver squadrons (1st, 2d and 3d) along with the regiment's support squadron, deployed to Kuwait for Operation Positive Force, an operation to secure Kuwait so it could rebuild from the war. 

It is to my understanding that the 11th ACR was present at the time of the Doha Disaster/Doha Dash in the area at the time in Doha, Kuwait where they had dbdu uniforms in use

[patches]

A 9th Army Officer in 1945 in Germany.

[patches]

A Mess Hall of one of the sub units of the 81st Infantry Division Camp Rucker, Alabama sometime in 43.

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79th Infantry Division Tech 3 of either Division HQ or the 79th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment.

[Haze99]

Students with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, load up in a C-130 during jump week May 20, 2025, at the Basic Airborne Course on Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Stephanie Snyder)

Note: student wearing the SSI of the 193rd Infantry Brigade SSI on the left side of photo. (BCT unit stationed at Fort Jackson, SC.).

[Salvage Sailor]

81st 'Wildcat' Infantry Division combat patch, and a bonus....the Captain on the right is wearing the GHQ Southwest Pacific patch

 

 

 

 

[JrBfloNY]

On 1/4/2023 at 2:31 PM, Buffalo Grunt said:

 

 

"The Jumping Jews"

[Helodoc2]

On 8/31/2024 at 2:57 AM, atb said:

Correction to spelling, Chosin, not Chosen. Faith made all of the 82's combat jumps in WW2, and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War.

The DOD elementary school for military kids at Fort Benning was named after Don C. Faith— I went there in 6th grade.

[JrBfloNY]

On 12/8/2023 at 12:50 AM, patches said:

Full Color on a Warrant Officer of 63rd Regional Support Command with Full Color Tab of the 395th Army Band.

 

Three war heroes from the Gulf War era, 63rd.

[easterneagle87]

Antique store pick up yesterday. Young Staff Sergeant with 5th Army patch. There appears to be some fraying at the top of the patch, maybe removed from another uniform and re-sewn to this shirt. I was hoping for maybe a bullion patch as I just saw the 5th Army patch and grabbed it adding to my selections, but when I got home and magnified it, it doesn't appear to be. 

 

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11 hours ago, easterneagle87 said:

Antique store pick up yesterday. Young Staff Sergeant with 5th Army patch. There appears to be some fraying at the top of the patch, maybe removed from another uniform and re-sewn to this shirt. I was hoping for maybe a bullion patch as I just saw the 5th Army patch and grabbed it adding to my selections, but when I got home and magnified it, it doesn't appear to be. 

 

A Korean War era Sergeant around 1952-53, clues, the Collar discs on shirt, these came into Regs in late 1946, then the OD Tie OD waist web belt, these come out in 1948, rank is just Sergeant via the EM Grade restructure of 1948.

[Haze99]

Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Carroll, an Iraq War Veteran with the 203rd Military Intelligence Battalionis studying diligently before she is called to go before the board during the U.S. Army Reserve Command Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year “Best Warrior” Competition NCO Board, that Carroll along with 27 other Reserve Soldiers will be doing throughout the week to receive the title of Best Warrior of the Army Reserve at Fort McCoy, Wis., 13-17 July, 2009. Carroll is originally from Aurora, Colo., and is currently working as an intelligence analyst with the 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion located at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.

NOTE: Former Wartime SSI 

United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command.

[seanmc1114]

Desert subdued Illinois National Guard

 

TIKRIT, IRAQ

07.10.2004

Courtesy Photo

139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment  

 

Maj. Eric Little points out an error a race car made on a turn to his brother, Staff Sgt. Ryan Little, while watching a videotaped recording of a stock car race at Macon Speedway after duty hours.

[seanmc1114]

Desert subdued 3rd Infantry Division. All badges appear to be theater made.

 

CAMP TAJI, Iraq -- Brig. Gen. Mark E. O'Neill, left, who is the assistant division commander for support for the 3rd Infantry Division, pins the Bronze Medal, with device, on Sgt. Eric G. Sullivan, a combat medic with the 550th Area Support Medical Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, Division Support Brigade, in a ceremony August 11, 2006. Sullivan, who is from Tampa, Fl., was awarded the medal for courage under fire and saving 11 Iraqi Civilian lives during an ambush April 20.

[seanmc1114]

Sgt. Maj. Donald E. Horn of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam - 1970.

[seanmc1114]

From left, Col. James Leach, commanding officer of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment an Army brigadier general with Military Assistance Command Vietnam; a South Vietnamese army lieutenant general; Lt. Gen. Frank T. Mildren, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Vietnam; and Maj. Gen. Walter B. Richardson, commanding general of the Capital Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, salute during an 11th ACR change of command ceremony in Vietnam Oct. 24, 1969. 

 

I have also added a close-up of General Richardson's theater made Capital Military Assistance Command, Vietnam SSI as this is hardly ever seen in photographs.

[seanmc1114]

Col. William W. Cobb, commander of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, stands at attention during a change of command ceremony in Vietnam in 1967. Cobb was replaced as commander of the regiment by Col. Roy Farley. 

[seanmc1114]

Theater made 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment SSI worn in the field in Vietnam.

[seanmc1114]

Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler, commanding general of 11th Airborne Division, meets with Army recruiters based in Alaska after an enlistment ceremony as part of Arctic Angel Rendezvous Week at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska June 6, 2024.

[Ranger-1972]

Quite a beard on the NCO in the background.  The maroon beret indicates he is on airborne status.

[Rhscott]

7 hours ago, Ranger-1972 said:

Quite a beard on the NCO in the background.  The maroon beret indicates he is on airborne status.

That still looks shabby and third-world to me.

[Haze99]

37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team SSI

U.S. Army National Guard soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, tactically maneuver through a system of trenches during Exercise Baltic Viking near Alūksne, Latvia, June 8, 2025. The infantryman practiced trench warfare operations and suppressing fire. The U.S. military conducts multinational training and exercises across Europe to increase lethality and strengthen partnerships with NATO allies and regional security partners. (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Rose Di Trolio)

[Haze99]

4 hours ago, Rhscott said:

That still looks shabby and third-world to me.

Yes, part of the past few years "loosening" of standards to accommodate certain idiosyncrasies. (The aftermath of a particular incident & mindset in DC) 

[easterneagle87]

Nice shot of a 1st Field Force soldier in VN with a modified M-1 Carbine.