Streamer for Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation owned by Gen. Colin Powell
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1989-1993
name: label: Created by
content: United States Navy, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
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 during his time as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation is awarded for outstanding valorous or meritorious achievement of a character comparable to that which would merit the award of a Bronze Star Medal.
label: Caption
content: Unit award streamers are attached to military flags to recognize the award of a military commendation.
label: Description
content: A Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation streamer owned by General Colin L. Powell. This forked lengthy rayon battle streamer was awarded to General Powell for his leadership of United States military operations during his time as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The streamer is designed with double-sided horizontal colors featuring a wide dark green border stripe with one red center stripe. On each side of the center stripe there is one group of a three-stripe gold-navy blue-gold order. A brass grommet hole for hanging is positioned at the center top end of the streamer. There are no additional details on the reverse of the streamer.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
label: Topic
content: Persian Gulf War, 1991
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: A2022.101.1.1.15
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: 35 3/8 × 1 15/16 in. (89.8 × 5 cm)