# What's That Patch on the President's Jacket?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-patch-on-the-presidents-jacket/215679>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 28, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-patch-on-the-presidents-jacket/215679 "2003-11-28T05:36:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-patch-on-the-presidents-jacket/215679/1 "2003-11-28T05:36:08Z")

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There’s a picture [here](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3244620.stm).  
It looks sort of like a triangular hazardous chemical reactivity warning label, but that can’t be right? Does anyone recognize it?

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**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-patch-on-the-presidents-jacket/215679/2 "2003-11-28T05:52:32Z")

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It’s the insignia of one of the [armored divisions](http://www2.powercom.net/~rokats/div3-today.html). Which exact one, I don’t know.

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**Author:** ![Fernmeldetruppe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@Fernmeldetruppe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fernmeldetruppe)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-patch-on-the-presidents-jacket/215679/3 "2003-11-28T05:53:06Z")

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It is the 1st (US) Armored Division Patch. It is one of the two units that Bush visited per CNN.

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**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-patch-on-the-presidents-jacket/215679/4 "2003-11-28T05:54:44Z")

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Well, had I read the article instead of just looking at the picture, I would’ve found out it’s the First Armored Division. Duh.

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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-patch-on-the-presidents-jacket/215679/5 "2003-11-28T07:30:35Z")

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“If I am lost, please call my mommy at…” 😉

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-patch-on-the-presidents-jacket/215679/6 "2003-11-28T07:35:38Z")

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I know what the patch is on the former president’s intern’s dress.