Streamer for Southwest Asia Service owned by Gen. Colin Powell
date: label: Date
content: 1991-1993
name: label: Designed 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 the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Powell oversaw the U.S. military's response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, including Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The three bronze stars indicate participation in the three authorized campaigns, including Defense of Saudi Arabia, Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, and Southwest Asia Cease-Fire.
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: A Southwest Asia Service 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 Southwest Asia theater of operations from 1990 until his retirement in 1993. The streamer is designed with double-sided horizontal colors and features a tan background with a black border and skinny black stripe through a dark green center. On each side of the green center are groupings of red, white, and blue stripes. Three (3) dark bronze silks stars are embroidered across the center. A brass grommet hole for hanging is positioned at the center top end of the streamer. There are no additional stars embroidered on the reverse of the streamer.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Asia
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: A2022.101.1.1.6
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: 34 13/16 × 2 5/8 in. (88.5 × 6.6 cm)