I would take mine and have a prominent red cross embroidered over it.
Amazed,I thought it would be an image of U Know who,bowing, bending or kissing some mid easterns ass or Clockmed’s image with a thumbs up....
Hate to wish my life away but cant wait for this admin to be gone!
The Army does NOT issue shoulder patches for campaigns. Shoulder patches are for unit designation plus “Ranger” or “Airborne” for members of those units. Campaign ribbons are created and issued to indicate a campaign for soldiers to wear on their chest and campaign streamers to go on their regimental flags. Neither of these are done until after a campaign is completed.
What a withering campaign against ISIS.
So far the shoulder patch seems to be the main thrust.
Beware ISIS, one day you might actually see one of these patches. Be very afraid...
ISIS is not going to be fooled by that imitation, and may be even more offended by the empty gesture. Still leading from behind, I see.
American and other allied troops are the ones who may be fooled by the similarity. Worst case scenario, is this confusion of who’s who will result in Friendly Fire.
Can ‘they’ not see that?
In Military Heraldry, everything on that patch must stand for something, so what’s with the wreath, crossed scimitars, and three stars? Your guess is as good as mine.
will someone from the military please tell me what’s going on? Is this normal to give patches? why the muslim swords on it?
It doesn’t matter. Russian Marines showed up and ISIS moved back to Frankfurt.
New US Army shoulder patch. Note absence of anything identifiable with the US Army or the United States of America.........publishing a picture of the patch so ISIS will know who the US soldier (s) is/are?.....what are Obama and his advisers thinking?
I know, stupid question..........
...another joke from the White House.
HOW on earth can you effectively fight islam when the Chief is a muslim and we are fighting his brothers????
Another article about the symbolism:
http://www.businessinsider.com/armys-shoulder-patch-for-the-war-against-isis-2015-9
They should have taken some inspiration from Virginia’s state seal. A gal with a boob hanging out, her foot on the body of a dead perp. Standing with a spear and sword that have already done the job. I love it.
ISIL stands for “Islamic State in the Levant.”
Obama insists on this name, even though he denies that it’s “Islamic.”
What is really demonic about it is that the “L” stands for “the Levant.” And “the Levant” is ISRAEL.
Just more proof that Obama and his ilk actually support extremist islam.
Obama was raised up by Western civilization hating communists, and had his formative education in an islamic country’s madrasas.
What I find funny, in an ironic way, is all of this could have (and probably already was) known by the media who foisted this disaster upon the USA, fully well knowing that he was going to ally himself with the enemies of the USA, those who in many cases, have sworn to destroy the USA, while alienating our allies. I guess those in the media really don’t care about what they report, just that they’re allowed to report something.
Mark
Putin says he wants to fight ISIS, so should we give him a patch? Assad is fighting ISIS, give him a patch too?
This is 1984. They think we’re so stupid that we can’t remember what day it is.
Using Muslim terminology.