The 75th Ranger Regiment, 2nd Battalion Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, or unit patch, features one of the simplest designs of any unit insignia yet is probably one of the most widely recognized patches in the Army even if you blurred the identifying text on the three folds. A big reason is its shape: In a sea of shields, circles, triangles, badge-shapes, squares, and diamonds, the scroll design of the 2nd Ranger Battalion patch—a design employed for all units associated with 75th Ranger Regiment—instantly stands out from the crowd. It’s so well-known, in fact, that the Regiment’s personnel are referred to as “Ranger scrolled.”
This insignia, which was approved on 26 July 1984, is based entirely on the Regimental insignia of the 75th Rangers: it simply replaces “75th” with “2d” on the left fold and “RGT” with “BN” on the right fold.
Although there are reports that some of the Ranger Battalions that fought in World War II wore a scroll-type insignia like this, its wear would have been unauthorized—and probably unpunished. Handmade insignias or modifications to approved insignias date back to the Civil War and there are numerous examples of its practice in World War II and even later.
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