Seabees CB variant WWII / WW2 Era Navy Patch e

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Awesome Authentic Seabees CB Variant World War II Era Navy Patch ! Condition: Unused, and in excellent shape. The patch is 2 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches. It has cut edges. The Seabees are the Construction Battalions of the United States Navy. The Seabees have a history of building bases, bulldozing and paving thousands of miles of roadway and airstrips, and accomplishing myriad other construction projects in a wide variety of military theatres dating back to World War II. The official motto of the Seabees is " Construimus, Batuimus " – translated into English as "We Build, We Fight." The Seabees have several unofficial mottos as well. Their best known unofficial motto is the simple phrase "Can Do!", featured on much of their promotional material. Other unofficial mottos include: "With compassion for others, we build, we fight, for peace with freedom." "With willing hearts and skillful hands, the difficult we do at once, the impossible takes a bit longer, miracles by appointment only." "We can build anything with nothing in no time at all." "First we dig 'em, then we die in 'em" "We will either find a way or make one." "We build, we fight, we party all night." "I may be a seabee, but my wife is the queenbee." The "Song of the Seabees" was written in 1943. The lyrics were composed by Sam M. Lewis and the musical composition was written read more

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