“RED PATCHER!!! First to Fight, Last to Leave!”

( MY WIFE RECIEVED THIS AS A GIFT AFTER COMPLETING BASIC LANDING SUPPORT SPECIALIST COURSE AT MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT SCHOOL ) TEXT FEATURED ON PIECE: FRONT: 0481 LANDING SUPPORT MOS BACK: RED PATCHERS BRIEF INFORMATION / HISTORY: THE 0481 LANDING SUPPORT SPECIALIST MOS PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE LOGISTICAL OPERATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. KNOWN AS “RED PATCHERS” DUE TO THE DISTINCTIVE RED PATCHES WORN ON THEIR UNIFORMS, THESE MARINES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING THE MOVEMENT OF SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, AND PERSONNEL DURING AMPHIBIOUS AND EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS. THEIR DUTIES INCLUDE PORT OPERATIONS, BEACH AND HELO LANDING ZONE CONTROL, AND SUPPORTING COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT ELEMENTS. THE RED PATCH TRADITION DATES BACK TO WORLD WAR II AND WAS ORIGINALLY USED TO IDENTIFY SHORE PARTY MARINES ON THE BEACH DURING AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULTS, ENSURING SUPPLIES MADE IT FROM SHIP TO SHORE UNDER FIRE.