3-71 Cavalry Large Size Crossed Sabers
At 2-1/4" wide, this is a custom zinc alloy pin with a tarnish-free bright gold finish and two standard metal clutch attachments on the back.
3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment conducts surveillance and reconnaissance operations to enable the 3rd Brigade Combat Team to act decisively in the full range of military operations. The 71st Cavalry was originally constituted in 1941 in the Army of the United States as the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion. It was activated at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In WWII, the unit earned its campaign streamer for participation in Algeria, Tunisia, and Italy. After being deactivated for several years, the 71st Cavalry Regiment was once again called to duty in 2004.
The 3-71st Cavalry Squadron was reactivated as part of the US Army's transition to a modular force structure. A Cavalry element was required by the new structure for each Brigade Combat Team. 3-71st Cavalry became the Cavalry Squadron assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team under the 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
