Wednesday, July 13, 2011

USAF 33rd. ERQS / Sri Lanka 2006 / CSAR Patch

Very rare patch set from the 33rd. RQS. Worn during 2005 operations in Sri Lanka.
Worn during 2005 during operations for a Tsunami relief in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka was one of the countries struck by the tsunami resulting from the Indian Ocean earthquake on December 26, 2004. On January 3, 2005, Sri Lankan authorities reported 30.196 confirmed deaths. Many of the dead were adults and the elderly. The south and east coasts were worst hit. One and a half million people were displaced from their homes. The death toll continued to rise as the threat of infectious diseases breaking out turned into a reality, with doctors confirming first cases of cholera. The 33rd ERQS participated in humanitarian relief and rescue operations in that mission.

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3 comments:

  1. None of the patches I wore when assigned to the 33 ARS on Okinawa look like the ones you show. As a matter of fact I designed the last patch before the unit was deactivated in 1960. I'll look through some of my old boxes and if I find any i'll get back to you.

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    1. Thanks Frank! All info and patches you could have are more than welcome!

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  2. Just a heads up the 33rd RQS/ERQS patches are real and are from the mid 2000s. All have great stories behind them. For example the Elephant comes from a Carlsberg beer label and the "3" are reversed "C" in the style of the label script. The slogan is also a play on the beers tag line. How this relates to RQS thats another story. Quick note the jolly patches of the transformer is actually a Gundam and the other is a glowing shot of soju from a kettle that was served at a club outside of Osan Airbase, Korea named Xanadu!

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