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Port Authority Form Duffel Bag with Badge Logo BG805
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Port Authority Form Duffel Bag with Badge Logo BG805
This modern and versatile duffle bag can be used in the corporate workplace, at the gym, daily commuting or for travel.
- 1,680 denier ballistic polyester
- Large main compartment
- Two zippered side zippered pockets, one with interior mesh pocket
- Molded matt black zipper pulls
- Front zippered pocket
- Padded adjustable and detachable shoulder strap
- Padded carrying handle
- Dimensions: 9.75’’ high by 22’’ wide by 11’’ deep.
- 2,359 cubic inches of storage space
The bags are black in color and can be embroidered with one of three available full color logos: Tomb Guard Badge, Society Badge logo or Associate Member logo. Each logo measures 3.5’’ in diameter. Each bag is embroidered to order and will ship directly from our embroiderer. All bags will ship with the badge logo. Additional embroidery such as name or badge number is available, contact the quartermaster for information and pricing. Additional embroidery generally costs $5.00 per item.
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Did you know?
How many Sentinels have been female?
There have been over 680 tomb guards awarded the badge since 1958 when we started counting. There are hundreds more from the year 1926 when the Army started guarding the Tomb. The 3rd US Infantry (The Old Guard) is the unit that has been given the duty of guarding the Tomb. It was given this sacred duty in 1948. The Old Guard was -- and still is -- considered a combat unit. As an Infantry unit, females were not permitted in the ranks for many years. It wasn't until 1994 that females were permitted to volunteer to become a Sentinel when the 289th Military Police Company was attached to the Old Guard. The MP branch is a combat support unit and includes females.
In 1996, SGT Heather Johnson became the first female to earn the Tomb Guard Identification Badge. She volunteered for duty in June 1995 and earned her badge in 1996. However, SGT Johnson was not the only female Sentinel. Since then, there have been a total of five female Sentinels awarded the Tomb Guard Identification Badge:
SGT Danyell Wilson earned
her badge in 1997
SSG Tonya Bell received hers in 1998
SGT Ruth
Hanks earned her badge in June 2015
SFC Chelsea Porterfield earned her badge in 2021
Several other units have since been attached to the Old Guard -- food
service, transportation, medics, etc. -- so now females have an ever
greater opportunity to become a Sentinel. Females must meet the same
requirements as the male soldiers to be eligible to volunteer at the
Tomb. the only difference is that females have a minimum height of 5'8"
-- which is the same standard to be a member of the Old Guard.
