United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775 Search this
Issued by:
United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775 Search this
Owned by:
General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021 Search this
Medium:
rayon with silk and metal
Dimensions:
H x W: 37 × 2 7/8 in. (94 × 7.3 cm)
Type:
banners
Place depicted:
Panama, Latin America, North and Central America
Date:
1989-1990
Caption:
This streamer belonged to General Colin Powell and was awarded for his participation in the U.S. invasion of Panama, codenamed Operation Just Cause (1989-1990). As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Powell oversaw the effort to depose General Manuel Noriega, head of the Panama Defense Forces.
Campaign streamers, also called battle streamers, are attached to military flags to recognize participation in a military event or the award of a military commendation.
Description:
An Armed Forces Expeditions, Panama 1989-1990 campaign streamer, owned by General Colin L. Powell. This forked lengthy rayon battle streamer was awarded to General Powell for his leadership, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the United States military intervention which took place in Panama between 1990 and 1991. The streamer is designed with double-sided horizontal colors featuring a green border and wide bright blue center striped in the middle with red, white, and dark blue. On either side of the center are narrow stripe groups of black, brown, and yellow. Large white embroidery sewn between each black stripe on the front of the streamer depicts the words “PANAMA 1989-1990”. A brass grommet hole for hanging is positioned at the center top end of the streamer and there is no additional embroidery on the reverse of the streamer.
