IRAQ 2005-2006 – 17th Infantry Velcro Guidon STREAMER Patch BUFFALO – Hook & Loop 5″ X 3/4″ (OIF 2005-2006)

Description

IRAQ 2005-2006 – 17th Infantry Velcro Guidon STREAMER Patch BUFFALO – Hook & Loop 5″ X 3/4″ (OIF 2005-2006)

The 17th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment. An earlier regiment designated the 17th Infantry Regiment was organized on 11 January 1812, but it 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 17th Infantry was constituted as the 17th Regiment of Infantry on 3 May 1861.

The Buffalo
A buffalo, displayed on the a shield below the stone wall, represents the regiment’s history in the Korean war. The “Buffalo” nickname was adopted at the suggestion of the 17th Regiment’s commander in the Korean War, Col. William W. “Buffalo Bill” Quinn.