Description: KABUL AFGHANISTAN US EMBASSY USMC DSS burdock DESERT CAMOUFLAGE INSIGNIA PATCHThis is an Original (not cheap import copy) KABUL AFGHANISTAN US EMBASSY USMC DSS burdock DESERT CAMOUFLAGE INSIGNIA PATCH. You will receive the item as shown in the first photo. Please note that there are color variations due to different settings on different PCs and different Monitors. The color shown on your screen is most likely not the true color. The Embassy of the United States of America in Kabul is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The embassy complex is located on Great Massoud Road in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood of the Afghan capital, Kabul, and is home to the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan. The Embassies of Finland and South Korea are located behind this complex and the headquarters of NATO's Resolute Support Mission is located across the street. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul was elevated in May 1948 from the U.S. Kabul Legation. Louis Goethe Dreyfus, who previously served as Minister Plenipotentiary from 1940 to 1942, became the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan from 1949 to 1951. It was closed in 1989, before the start of the long civil war followed by the Taliban takeover. The embassy re-opened after the US-led Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001 and was under construction until early 2006, when U.S. President George W. Bush along with Afghan President Hamid Karzai held an inauguration ceremony. The U.S. State Department is spending another $500 million to further expand its premises, which was scheduled to be completed in 2014. However, the U.S. State Department extended the completion date to July 2016. During the very early phases of Operation Enduring Freedom, a small detachment of US Marines from Kilo Battery 3rd Battalion 10th Marines attached to the 26 MEU, who specialized in Embassy Reinforcement was tasked with retaking the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in early December 2001. This Marine Unit was part of the one of the longest amphibious operation in Marine Corp History starting the assault from LCAC's into Pakistan then moving on to Bagram Airfield before the Airfield was fully secured by US and Coalition troops. The Marines set up camp inside of a factory building and secured local transportation in the form Afghan private buses driven by Marines to disguise their pending assault on the Embassy. They left in the early morning and wore their issued cold weather black fleece Jacket over their gear and opted for Boonie hats and watch caps instead of the PASGT helmets to further disguise their assault. The Marines secured and held the war-torn US Embassy till Department of State Security (DOD/DOSS) arrived to properly handle the sensitive information that was still locked in the Embassy and to measures the compound's suitability for a continued U.S. presence on the site. The Marines under Hard Cover inside the Embassy wore their full gear in preparation for counterattacks, On the outside it was a different story and the two Marines at the Observation Post (OP) located at the old gatehouse beyond the protection of the Security wall still wore the low profile Uniform that was used during the assault on the Embassy with the addition of flannel shirts. They held that OP till the Marines could secure the building and fortify shooting positions on the corners of the embassy's roof. This OP would only be used during daylight hours after this point to turn away everyone trying to gain entry to the Embassy. Later that month, The Marines from this Unit were the first Marines to raise the US Flag since the embassy was closed in 1989. This was the same flag that had flown over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul that day when it closed in 1989. . (WiKi)Other items in other pictures are for your reference only, available in my eBay Store. They will make a great addition to your SSI Shoulder Sleeve Insignia collection. You find only US Made items here, with the same LIFETIME warranty. I will send replacement patch if you return the damaged patch under normal use. GT-1031 **IF YOU NEED USPS TRACKING SERVICES, PLEASE SELECT $2.59 USPS 1ST CLASS SERVICE** **eBay REQUIRES ORDER BE SENT WITH TRACKING, PLEASE SELECT USPS 1ST CLASS SERVICE w/TRACKING** We'll cover your purchase price plus shipping. FREE 30-day No-Question returnALL US-MADE PATCHES HAVE LIFETIME WARRANTYWe do not compete price with cheap import copies.Watch out for cheap import copies with cut-throat price; We beat cheap copies with Original design, US-Made Quality and customer services.Once a customer, a LIFETIME of services
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End Time: 2024-03-08T17:20:22.000Z
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