Combat Swag has a new memorial morale patch out to support the 173RD Abn, which they “adopted” a few months ago. The proceeds from this patch will be used to help personnel from the 173RD establish a memorial for the troopers they’ve lost. They are asking for a $12 donation though you can of course give more.
Donate here and receive yours.
Soldiers from the 173RD, TIC, Afghanistan last October (AP photo)
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Please give the transation, my Latin is pretty rusty
Dolor Adventum means “An Adventure in Pain.”
I also like “Nex Superne,” which means Death from Above or Violent Death from Above. I had that motto engraved on my Zippo along with the 173d combat patch when I was with them in Vietnam.
Airborne!
would say closer to “pain is coming”, but wasn’t once of my best classes.
Paratroops of the 173d are a tough bunch. In Vietnam, 13 of their men received the MoH, not bad for a Brigade sized unit. I think only SF had more per capita.
Former SGT E-5, MACV RECONDO, and ATL/TL Echo 3rd Bat, LZ UPLIFT. ” Good, Better, Best, never letum rest, till the good get better and the better get BEST” Airborne All The Way” The Combat SWAG is a first class move. I’ll support it to the Max…
Mark Cunningham
House Stark
Winter is Coming
pretty sure this is outright stolen from game of thrones :/
It does have that House Stark look to it, doesn’t it?
Yes, it is literally stolen from hbo’s rendition of the crest.
I wanted to say thanks for posting a pic of my soldiers here. That pic was taken the day our platoon hit an IED while dismounted. No soldiers died but we did have to send 2 soldiers back to Germany from it. I have showen the patch to my 1SG and some of the guys, and people are planning on ordering it. Again thanks for the pic.
VIETNAM :
I was w/ A Co 4/503rd & E TROOP 17TH CAV 173 ABN BDE…..We had field bandanas with the inscription…
…”REPENT LEG FOR GOD IS AIRBORNE”….anyone remember this?…
Phil