So is this a war or not a war? Congress has not declared a war. Congress is not being informed what is happening. The Pentagon is not calling the shots. The entire team at the FBI who specialised in top secret intelligence in the Middle East was fired a week before this war/not war was atarted.  Our allies were not consulted. Now we are asking our allies for help after we started this? Seriously? We can look back in history and see all sorts of fiascos started in the name of "self preservation". The US intelligence has said there was no imminent threat from Iran. Officials are resigning because they do not support this war/not war.    This thread is turning political and needs to be closed. We will never agree. Time will tell the truth....

I`really`do`suggest`watching``Dr`Paine's`seminar's`on`world`geopolitics.`Dr.`Paine`goes`back`in`history`and`covers`major`player`nations...For``some`nations,`like`China`Dr`Paine`has`to`step`back`a`thousand`years`in`order`to`explaine`how`they`became`who`they`are`today.`For`someone`to`say`you`need`time`for`dust`to`settle`before`you`can`understand`an`event`and`then`not`look`at`the`past`when`the`dust`has`settled`strikes`me`as...something. If`you`think`todays`news`is`a`one`off`event...it`is`not.`It`has`roots`that`run`deep`into`the`past.`If`you`do`not`at`least`have`an`understanding`of`that`past`then`you`will`never`understand`today`and`be`just`as`lost`about`tomorrow' Spolier`alert`WW2`did`not`end`in``ticker`tape`parades.`It`quickley`morphed`into`the`Cold`War`and`that`in`fits`and`spirts`lead`us`to`today. Are`you`ready`for`a`bigger`spoiler`alert?`The`end`game`is`survival.`If`you`had`watched`Dr.`Paine's`talks`on`geopolitics`you`would`have`known`this

I think it's just a patriotic decoration rather than something specific to a particular unit.  This kind of shield is a pretty common motif on WWI helmets.

But has been stated repeatedly, none of us knows what is really happening in this war/not war. Congress hasn't declared a war.  The US citizens are getting conflicting information.   Tweets in the middle of the night are not the way to inform our country what is happening in this war/not war.    Time will tell the truth. Won't happen right away but hopefully in the near future....

And what will go in place of the Islamic government? How will this "new government" take control? There are more of the same ready to take over. Just another never ending war costing us billions and skyrocketing our national debt....   Everyone knew that the Strait of Hormuz was Iran's fallback plan. Threatening to destroy the power plants of another nation is a war crime. It would affect the entire Iranian civilian population and environment. This is different than blowing up a train or a factory.