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2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Reg. Receives 36th ID Combat Patch
2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment Commander LTC Christopher J. Petty places a 36th Infantry Division T-patch on the right shoulder of MAJ Robert Soper, also with 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, during a combat patch ceremony Nov. 3 at Hardened Aircraft Shelter 7 at LSA Anaconda, Iraq.SSG Timothy Gloston, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, stands at parade rest with the battalion’s colors during a combat patch ceremony Nov. 3 at Hardened Aircraft Shelter 7 at LSA Anaconda, Iraq.U.S. Army photos by SSG R.A. Steele
By SSG Lorin T. Smith
36th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs Office
Courtesy of MSG Charles A. Wheeler, 36th CAB Public Affairs Officer
Task Force Mustang11/27/06, LSA Anaconda, Iraq—SSG Timothy Gloston is the spitting image of who Dr. David Chu, Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, called the new “Greatest Generation.†SSG Gloston is proud to serve his country, proud of what the Army has done for him, and now is proud to have a combat patch.SSG Gloston and about 500 Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, earned the 36th Infantry Division’s T-patch at a combat patch ceremony Nov. 3 outside Hardened Aircraft Shelter 7.During the ceremony, Blackhawk helicopters from the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade could be seen taking off and landing, demonstrating that the 24-hour operational missions for the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade still take priority.“We take time out of our busy mission schedule to pause and assemble as warriors, members of the same brotherhood of arms, and to recognize these new combat veterans,†said CPT Robert Lawton, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment.The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia-Former Wartime Service patch, or combat patch, is placed on the right shoulder and is earned for serving 30 days or more in a combat zone.The history of the shoulder patch dates back to World War I. Before there were patches, regional symbolic markers were found on American vehicles and baggage in France in 1918. These patches had distinctive insignias on them, identifying a Soldier’s unit of assignment.During World War II, it was common to see European campaign veterans displaying their unit patch on both sleeves of their uniform. And in 1945, the Army officially declared the patch would recognize wartime service when worn on the right shoulder.Thus, the combat patch was born. “From this day forth, I am proud to be called with you a combat veteran,†said LTC Christopher J. Petty, the battalion’s commander. “(Earning a combat patch) is an important symbolic act, and I just want you to know you have served the Blackjack team and the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade team proudly,†LTC Petty said.The T-patch consists of an olive-drab T on a blue flint arrowhead and was adopted in 1918. The arrowhead represents Oklahoma and the T represents the state of Texas.The 36th Infantry Division was organized in July, 1917. Nicknamed the T-patchers, 36th Infantry Division Soldiers faced their first taste of fire in France in May, 1918. The heritage continued in World War II when the “fighting men of Texas†clung to threatened beachheads which were key terrain for the Allied forces in Salerno, Italy. The 36th ID was the first American unit to invade continental Europe and the first American unit to enter Rome, the first liberated European capitol.The unit served 19 months in combat in five major campaigns and two amphibious assaults during World War II.After being deactivated for more than 50 years, the “Fighting 36th†was reactivated in July 2004, to help transform Texas military forces into a more mobile and lethal force committed to helping fight the Global War on Terrorism. The unit has 15 Medal of Honor winners and 10 Presidential Unit Citations.SSG Gloston is well aware of the 36th Infantry Division’s combat lore. He spoke about the tradition that comes with a 36th Infantry Division combat patch. “It is nice to be part of such a historic unit and I am proud to go back and tell my father, who is a Vietnam veteran, that I earned the 36th Infantry Division patch,†he said.SSG Gloston is also with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment. The Denver native was born in Port Arthur, Texas, and looks forward to showing his patch off to his Colorado friends when he gets home.
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