Navy Chuting Stars patch owned by William Goines

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Patch in the shape of a shield in yellow, blue, and white stitching. The shield is on a dark blue background, outlined in yellow. Within the shield is a diagonal bar in yellow. Within the bar are four (4) dark blue parachutes with white stars attached to the bottom of the suspension lines and letters in the center [N/A/V/Y]. In the upper right quadrant within the shield is the insignia of the United States Navy Seals in yellow. In the lower left quadrant is a five (5) pointed star with four (4) contrails extending out from the star toward the middle left side. Below the shield is a yellow banner outlined in dark blue. Within either side of the banner is dark blue text. On the left portion of the banner [PARACHUTE / TEAM]. On the right portion of the banner [CHUTING / STARS].

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