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Port Authority Large Voyager Duffel Bag with SHGTUS logo BG800
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Port Authority Large Voyager Duffel Bag with SHGTUS logo BG800
Made to travel, this sporty duffel bag has a large easy-access main compartment and two separate end pockets for shoes and clothes.
- 1,680 denier dobby and 600 denier polyester
- Extra large main compartment with D-shaped zippered entry
- Two large end pockets for shoes or clothing
- Two flat zippered pockets on each end for smaller items
- Front zippered pocket
- Padded adjustable and detachable shoulder strap
- Padded carrying handle
- Removeable bottom board for added load support
- Dimensions: 13’’ high by 24.5’’ wide by 11.5’’ deep.
- 3,663 cubic inches of storage space
The bags come in either grey/twilight blue or 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. Additional embroidery such as name or badge number is available, contact the quartermaster for information and pricing.
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Did you know?
How many Sentinels have been female?
There have been over 700 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 Johnsen 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 eight female Sentinels awarded the Tomb Guard Identification Badge:
SGT Danyell Wilson earned her badge in 1997SSG Tonya Bell received hers in 1998
SGT Ruth Hanks earned her badge in June 2015
SFC Chelsea Porterfield earned her badge in 2021
SGT Kamille Torres earned her badge in 2022
SPC Jessica Kwiatkowski earned her badge in 2023
SGT Kaylee Johnston earned her badge in 2024
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.
