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by kriegsmodell Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:10 pm
rsunday wrote:Hello,
Here I have another patch to ID bought in Kabul. Looks like WWII USMC Raider patch but in desert colors. Maybe anybody has any info?
Thanks, Rafal
Hello Rafal,
I love the patch! Thanks for sharing. I would put this in the "Morale" patch category. Probably worn by US Marines as a heritage reminder of the WWII Marine Raider Battalion. Much like some US SOF troops wearing copies of the WWII USA/Canada FSSF patch. There is also a SOTF-A patch that features the Marine Raider design. Also found this photograph of USMC MARSOC operator in Afghanistan. Check out the patch on the back of the helmet!
Photo is DoD.
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