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Official Operation Desert Storm Taskforce Ripper - 1st Marine Division Task Force Ripper, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Operation Desert Storm 1991 Embroidered Patch.
Armor, grit, and Marine Corps firepower that punched through Iraqi lines and drove straight to Kuwait International Airport in 100 hours.
Task Force Ripper was one of the most combat-effective ground units of the 1991 Gulf War. Built around the 7th Marine Regiment and commanded by Colonel Carlton W. Fulford Jr., the task force drew its combat power from the 1st Battalion 7th Marines, the 1st Battalion 5th Marines, and the 3rd Tank Battalion, with additional support from the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, and artillery from the 3rd Battalion 11th Marines. Operating as the spearhead element of the 1st Marine Division under I Marine Expeditionary Force, Task Force Ripper breached Iraqi minefields and defensive belts on February 24, 1991, and drove north through Kuwait, destroying approximately 100 Iraqi tanks and armored personnel carriers along the route to Kuwait International Airport, including dozens of Soviet-built T-72s. For its performance across the 100-hour ground campaign, Task Force Ripper was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation, a decoration that reflects the collective courage and discipline of every Marine and sailor who served under its colors. This embroidered patch preserves that combat identity in a format built for display boards, shadow boxes, veteran jackets, and Gulf War collections.
Perfect For: Operation Desert Storm veterans, Task Force Ripper Marines, 7th Marine Regiment alumni, 3rd Tank Battalion collectors, 1st Marine Division historians, Gulf War reunion displays, shadow boxes, memorial boards, challenge coin and patch panels, and family members honoring a loved one who served with I MEF during the liberation of Kuwait. It also suits serious military patch collectors building a complete Desert Storm or Marine Corps ground combat collection around one of the most decorated task forces of the Gulf War era.
Task Force Ripper heritage, stitched for the Marines who drove through the desert and did not stop until Kuwait was free.
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