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US ARMED FORCES DESERT SHIELD ARABIA PERSIAN GULF PATCHDESERT STROM PATCH SERIES, #2060505FULL SIZE PATCH IS APPROXIMATELY 7.5 cm (W) X 10 cm (H) Pin 'n Patch Military DESCRIPTION This is a no reserve auction for a US ARMED FORCES DESERT SHIELD ARABIA PERSIAN GULF PATCH: 10 cm (H). New, 100% fully embroidered patch, still sealed in its poly bag, (10/10). Operation Desert Shield - and US troops moved into Saudi Arabia on August 7. On August 8, Iraq declared parts of Kuwait to be extensions of the Iraqi province of Basra and the rest to be the 19th province of Iraq.The United States Navy mobilized two naval battle groups, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS Independence, to the area, where they were ready by August 8. Also on August 8th, 1990, 48 US Air Force F-15s from the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Virginia, landed in Saudia Arabia and immediately commenced round the clock air patrols of the Saudi-Kuwait-Iraq border areas to prevent further Iraqi advances. The United States also sent the battleships USS Missouri and USS Wisconsin to the region, and they would later become the last battleships to actively participate in a war. Military buildup continued from there, eventually reaching 500,000 troops. The consensus among military analysts is that until October, the American military forces in the area would have been insufficient to stop an invasion of Saudi Arabia had Iraq attempted one.A long series of UN Security Council and Arab League resolutions were passed regarding the conflict. One of the most important was Resolution 678, passed on November 29, giving Iraq a withdrawal deadline of January 15, 1991, and authorizing "all necessary means to uphold and implement Resolution 660", a diplomatic formulation authorizing the use of force.The United States, especially Secretary of State James Baker, assembled a coalition of forces to join it in opposing Iraq, consisting of forces from 34 countries: Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Honduras, Italy, Kuwait, Morocco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States itself. US troops represented 74% of 660,000 troops in the theater of war. Many of the coalition forces were reluctant to join; some felt that the war was an internal Arab affair, or feared increasing American influence in Kuwait. In the end, many nations were persuaded by Iraq's belligerence towards other Arab states, and offers of economic aid or debt forgiveness The DESERT SHIELD patch will make a great addition to your Desert Shield collection. You find only NO-RESERVE auctions here, so you bid to buy. Please CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE GREAT ITEMS. Most items have in my eBay Store. PAYMENT/SHIPPING PAYMENT OPTIONS Money Order/Cashier's Check. Visa, MasterCard via PayPal. SHIPPING US DOMESTIC SHIPPING: $0.00 S/H for the first patch, please add $0 for each additional patch you ordered from my eBay Store for combined shipping. FREE shipping code is not applicable. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: $2.99 S/H for the first patch to Canada, Japan, and most European countries. Please ask questions before bidding. COMBINED SHIPPING: Please ask for combined invoice so we can combine your orders from my eBay Store and save your S/H$. No combined shipping for 99c items. BUBBLE-MILLER is always used. All order shipped within 24-hrs after payment clears. INSURANCE is included. Any items lost in the mail or damaged will be the buyers responsibility if insurance is not purchased. The insurance also covers fraudulent charge-backs filed by dishonest buyers. It is the dishonest action of a few that adds cost to all others. YOUR BID: Your bid is a binding contract, please do not bid if you do not agree with the payment terms and/or S/H charges. Please understand that the S/H charge involves a lot more than just the postage. FEED BACKS: We work very hard to make a honest income on eBay. Things happen and human error occurs, so we will work double time to correct any problem that may have happened. We will not stop working with you untill you are 100% satisfied. Please do contact us before you leave any permanent mark on our record. AFTER SALES 7-day, no-question asked, returning policy. NO refund on the shipping charges. Feedback done after customer is 100% satisfied, your feedback favor will be returned, 100%. CONTACT Questions? please e-mail: Ask seller a question
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