Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Luis Saavedra | Command Sgt. Maj. Jose A. Castillo, the senior enlisted adviser for the 10th...... read more read more
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – Army troops that have engaged in or supported combat operations have traditionally worn a patch on the right shoulder confirming the wearer’s status as a combat veteran. The combat patch, officially known as the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia -Former Wartime Service, is authorized for wear after 30 days of service in a combat theater.
For some members of the 10th Sustainment Brigade, out of Fort Drum, N.Y., that 30 day mark coincided with Veterans Day. Deployed soldiers of the 10th SBDE were able to don their combat patch during a ceremony at Bagram Air Field on Nov. 11.
Col. Kurt J. Ryan, commander of the 10th SBDE, chose the 11th minute of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011 as the time for his troops to don their patch. Ryan chose that time and date in homage to the original Armistice that ended World War I and hoped all those ones would remind his troops that they are number one, he said.
“Wear our combat patch with pride,” Ryan said. “Your nation is grateful, I am grateful and you too should be equally grateful to the man or woman at your side, for all are serving their nation selflessly.”
The ceremony marks the second occasion the 10th SBDE patch has been worn as a combat patch, the first being for a tour in Iraq during 2008-2009.
The patch displays a jagged, snow -covered mountain peak under a deep blue sky. At the center of the patch is a gold “polestar” with the four points of the star corresponding to the four points of the compass. Superimposed over the star are crossed red bayonets.
The snowy peak represents the cold, brutal, mountainous conditions the 10th Light Division (Alpine) soldiers trained for and faced during World War II. The polestar represents the worldwide scope of the Brigade’s logistic support missions. The bayonets are from the previous shoulder sleeve insignia of the 10th Division Support Command and are crossed to represent the Roman numeral for 10.
| Date Taken: | 11.11.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 11.14.2011 06:26 |
| Story ID: | 80000 |
| Location: | BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF |
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