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Official USMC Desert Storm Taskforce Ripper Shoulder Patch - 1st Marine Division Task Force Ripper, Operation Desert Storm 1991, Official Embroidered Shoulder Patch.
Armor-heavy, Kuwait-bound, and first through the breach — Task Force Ripper carried the 1st Marine Division's main assault straight into history.
Task Force Ripper was one of the most powerful ground combat formations the Marine Corps fielded during Operation Desert Storm. Built around the 7th Marine Regiment under Colonel Carlton W. Fulford Jr., it was a mechanized force heavy with tanks and armored vehicles, designed to punch through Iraqi defensive lines and drive the main assault into Kuwait. The task force drew its combat power from the 3rd Tank Battalion, the 1st Battalion 7th Marines, and the 1st Battalion 5th Marines, with additional support from the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, and artillery from the 3rd Battalion 11th Marines. When the ground war opened on February 24, 1991, Task Force Ripper moved through gaps cleared by Task Forces Taro and Grizzly and led the 1st Marine Division's drive toward Kuwait City, smashing through enemy armor and breaking Iraqi delaying actions along the way. In roughly 100 hours, the Marines fought more than 100 miles through occupied territory, destroyed over 1,600 enemy tanks and armored vehicles, and took more than 22,000 prisoners. This shoulder patch marks that campaign and the Marines who carried it forward under fire.
Perfect For: Gulf War veterans, 1st Marine Division alumni, 7th Marines and 3rd Tank Battalion veterans, Desert Storm collectors, Operation Desert Storm reunion displays, shadow boxes, patch boards, military history enthusiasts, and family members honoring a Marine who served with Task Force Ripper or the broader 1st Marine Division during the liberation of Kuwait. It also suits serious collectors building a complete Desert Storm Marine Corps display alongside division, regiment, and theater-level pieces.
Task Force Ripper — the armor, the breach, and the drive to Kuwait City, stitched into one official shoulder patch.
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