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The 633rd Theater Gateway (TG) Personnel Accountability Team (PAT), based in Chicago, conducted a patching ceremony Oct. 5, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
Over the course of their deployment to the Middle East, Soldiers from the 633rd TG PAT have conducted operations in Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. They will now be able to permanently wear the 34th Division Sustainment Brigade (formerly known as the 108th Sustainment Brigade) patch on their right sleeve, below the American flag. This is commonly known as the combat patch.
The history of wearing the patch of a unit in which a Soldier had previously served in combat is a tradition that dates back to World War II. Soldiers would commonly transfer the patch of a previous unit after they had been transferred to a new unit as a form of remembrance and to show that they were combat veterans and not fresh replacements. The Department of the Army adopted this tradition in 1945.
The combat patch is one of the few universally awarded and widely recognized Army awards and serves as a mark of dedication and distinction. It makes a Soldier who has deployed in the defense of their country instantly recognizable.
The 633rd TG PAT deployed to the United States Central Command area of responsibility in early 2023 to conduct transportation and personnel accountability operations in theater.
| Date Taken: | 10.05.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 10.24.2023 17:52 |
| Story ID: | 456425 |
| Location: | KW |
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