Nasty Bravo ACU TAB  – 4-17 Infantry Embroidered Patch – 7th Infantry Division (Light Infantry) – Hook & Loop Backing

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Nasty Bravo ACU TAB  – 4-17 Infantry Embroidered Patch – 7th Infantry Division (Light Infantry) – Hook & Loop Backing

The 4th Battalion 17th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry battalion. An earlier regiment designated the 17th Infantry Regiment was organized on January 11, 1812, but was consolidated with four other regiments as the 3rd Infantry in the post-war reorganization of the army following the War of 1812, due to the shattering losses it sustained at the River Raisin. The current battalion was constituted within the 17th Regiment of Infantry on May 3, 1861.

Nasty Bravo was a phrase that was adopted for the Bravo 4-17 Flag Football Team in 1985.

Operation Just Cause
In 1989 President George H. W. Bush called for the use of force against Panama and its dictator, Manuel Noriega. Declaring that an operation was necessary to safeguard the lives of U.S. citizens in Panama, defend democracy and human rights, combat drug trafficking, and secure the functioning of the Panama Canal. Operation Just Cause involved over 27,000 Soldiers including the 17th Infantry Regiment as members of the 7th IN DIV (L).