Desert Storm Commemoratives Patches 1

Operation Desert Storm gave us a variety of patch designs -- all unauthorized  --  but worn with great pride by soldiers and civilians alike.  All patches were worn from August 1990 - 28 February 1991.  A representative sampling follows.

Information extracted from the book "US ARMY PATCHES"  by Barry Jason Stein

USED BY PERMISSION

 

1stCavDivAvn

 



1stCavDIVARTY

"Red Legs" refers to the nickname given artillery men during World War I -- a term that has stayed with the artillery corps to this day.



1stCavDivMed

 



1stBde2ndArmorDiv

 



1stBn3rdFAReg
2ndArmorDiv

Note the inscription "Hell on Call," a play on words for the official Second Armored Division motto, "Hell on Wheels."



XVIII Corps Abn

 



24thInfDiv

 



1stInfDiv