bmsm

Picked this piece up for my collection has the same insignia on the front of the metal decorate:

Lorenzo

Lorenzo,

I have the translation for your metal decorate.

Above: Unity Arabian Nation with Immortal Mission

Below the Thunder Emblem: unity- freedom-socialism

Below: Iraqi Special Forces Gift.

Bob

Thanks for everyone's reply. When I collected them there wasn't a lot of information available but I got them for a little diversity and some of them are very well made and colorful.

Bob

I have had these French Beret Badges lying around for 10-15 years and had forgotten all about them so thought I'd post them on the Forum for others to see. I'm not positive all the information is 100% accurate but should be close.

If anyone has more or better information, please feel free to post.

Bob

Scott

Check this one out, looks newer then mine but sold for hundreds less. It seems that this one has silver buttons, what is the difference between the silver and bronze I have on mine.

http://cgi.ebay.com/...em=280544559340

Lorenzo

Lorenzo,

Silver buttons are for Police. Replace the silver buttons with the bronze (gilt) colored ones and you are good to go.

Either you got a "made up" uniform or when times were tough they were going to use anything they could and was going to use the above uniform as a Police uniform.

Bob

Bob

Bob - Hi. I hope you can find the information to confirm the use on this patch. Makes it all more relevent - and of course, your posts are really helping collectors in the future.

Mervyn,

Thanks for the good words . There are some of us "old fogies" out here that try and help other collectors out with information and items.

Bob

Scott,

Here is the table flag to go with your table emblem.

Bob

Some of the viewers of the posts I have done on Iraqi arm patches have made the comment "they are looking more and more like American patches".

Last night while watching a NBC television station, Richard Engel who is a NBC News Middle East Correspondent has shed some light on one of the Iraqi arm patches which look like the 101ST Airborne 'Screaming Eagle". It seems when General Petraus took command in Iraq he sat down with the Iraqi's and they started what was called "Awakening Forces" to fight the Al Qaeda rather than the Occupation forces. It worked out so well that the Awakaning Forces had so much respect for General Petraus so they used his former patch which was the 101ST Airborne and created one similiar to that.

The arm patch below is for the Al Saqqer (Hawk) Force. It is 3.5 in. diameter, machine made and has a velcro back.

I am not sure at this time if this patch is for Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police, or an "Awakening Crowd". I wanted to post it here as an example for others to see. Post # 108 has a similiar patch with the eagle.

Bob

To all who posted their ribbon bars above "very nice" as ribbon bars aren't seen very often.

Bob

Hi, Bob,

Some of us would surely be interested in individual closeups, front and back, along with names and any other data.

Have you ever heard of an award called the "Copper Foot, Steel Shoulder Soldier"? Not sure whether it was NLF or NVA. I used to read intelligence reports about it when I was in-country, but never saw one, and haven't heard of it since.

Best,

Hugh

Hugh,

No, I haven't heard of the above award but that doesn't mean there isn't one. I have been doing postings on

Iraqi Police patches which I collect now along with other Iraqi items and give the translations to the items. There are so many Iraqi patches and badges out there and very little information about them and some of it may be lost forever.

Bob

Her is my small collection of National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) medals and badges.

Bob

Indochina Medal. Either Vietnamese or French made. If anyone knows for sure, please post.

Bob

Staff Service Medal, 2ND. Class, Vietnamese made.

Bob

Staff Service Medal, 1ST Class, Vietnamese made.

Bob

Armed Forces Honor Medal,2ND Class, Vietnamese made.

Bob

Armed Forces Honor Medal, 1ST Class, Vietnamese made.

Bob

Wound Medal, Vietnamese made.

Bob

Life saving Medal, U.S. made by GRACO-GI.

Bob

Hazardous Service Medal, Vietnamese made.

Bob

Air Gallantry Cross, Tactical Wing level, U.S. made.

Bob

Gallantry Cross with bronze palm for citation at the Army or Armed Forces level. Vietnamese made.

Bob

Special Service Medal with replaced U.S. made ribbon and Vietnamese made medal.

Bob

Army Meritorious Service Medal with correct ribbon and Vietnamese made. Notice the odd fastening device on the reverse.

Bob

Army Distinguished Order 2ND Class with correct ribbon and Vietnamese made.

Bob

Military Merit Medal Second Republic correct ribbon and Vietnamese made

Bob

Vietnamese National Order 5TH Class made in the U.S. by GRACO-GI.

Bob