Texas Tech University

4-101st Aviation Regiment Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005 - 2006 woven blanket

Museum Object Item Number: 069museum5101
Media Type
Museum Object
Physical Location
Stacks D168.0
Language(s)
English
General Note
Woven blanket that includes images of the unit patches. There is a blue border around the entire blanket. At the top of the border there is the text “4-101st Aviation Regiment” in white with a red border. On the bottom of the blanket in the border there is the text “159th Aviation Brigade” in white with red border. There are also eight white stars with red border on each side of the center area in the blue border. In the center of the blanket are the unit insignia surrounding the 101st Airborne Aviation Regiment crest. The unit patches of the 4-101 Aviation Regiment. Unit insignia includes Headquarters and Headquarters Company 4-101, A Company 4-101 Comancheros, B Company 4-101 Kingsmen, C Company 4-101 Black Widows, D Company 4-101 Desperados, B Company 2-147th Renegades, Forward Support Company 4-101 Workhorses and 159th Aviation Pathfinder 4-101. These are surrounding an image of the 101st Aviation Regiment unit crest. There is also an image of Iraq, Air Assault Wings and an American flag on the bottom left. There is also an image of the 101st Airborne unit patch on the bottom right. The blanket measures approximately 69.25 x 49 inches. There is also a 2 inch fringe around the entire blanket.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=069museum5101

Citation
4-101st Aviation Regiment Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005 - 2006 woven blanket, 069museum5101. No Date, Richard (Dick) Detra Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=069museum5101, Accessed 27 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
069museum5101, Richard (Dick) Detra Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 14 Jun 2018 [Updated: 19 Jun 2018]