Streamer for Armed Forces Expeditions owned by Gen. Colin Powell
date: label: Date
content: 1989-1990
name: label: Created by
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Issued by
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: This streamer belonged to General Colin Powell and was awarded for his participation in military interventions by the U.S. military as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 until his retirement in 1993. The three bronze stars indicate participation in three authorized campaigns.
label: Caption
content: 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.
label: Description
content: An Armed Forces Expeditions streamer owned by General Colin L. Powell. This forked lengthy rayon battle streamer was awarded to General Powell for his leadership in interventions by the United States military as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 until his retirement in 1993. 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. Three (3) large bronze stars are embroidered across the center of the streamer. There are no additional stars embroidered on the reverse of the streamer.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.1.11
objectType: label: Type
content: banners
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: rayon with silk and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 36 7/16 × 2 7/16 in. (92.5 × 6.2 cm)