The SSBN Deterrent Patrol Insignia is a uniform breast pin worn by officers and enlisted sailors of the United States Navy's submarine service who have completed strategic deterrent patrols in nuclear
SSBN Deterrent Patrol Pin, in silver and gold, without service stars.
Silver Navy Submarine Patrol Insignia
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars, formally the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, is an organization of United States war veterans who fought in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign lan
SSBN Deterrent Patrol insignia
…patrols, the SSBN pin is upgraded to a gold design. This insignia qualifies the veteran as a combat veteran, making the veteran eligible to join the VFW. After the insignia was approved, awards were made retroactive to the first strategic deterrent patrol of USS George Washington (SSBN-598) which was…
Washington Memorial Building Washington, D.C., United States
75th Anniversary 10c postage stamp (1974)
M60 Main Battle Tank on display in front of C. Robert Arvin Post No. 2408, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at Ypsilanti, Michigan (2010)
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States