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Wallet

Object number2018.33.3 a-c

Date2000-2007

MediumCanvas; Plastic; Metal; Fabric; Velcro; Paper; Ink

Credit LineGift of Jeffrey A. Favorite

DescriptionMilitary identification badge holder or neck wallet. Rectangular khaki webbed canvas pouch. Front has two zippered compartments above two rectangular pockets. Covering bottom zippered compartment and two pockets is cover with clear plastic window and Velcro closure at bottom; above window is embroidered American flag and military operation name. Tan woven fabric cord neck string. Two paper payment receipts were found inside the top zippered pocket.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 18 x 5 x 0.75 in. (45.7 x 12.7 x 1.9 cm)
Height x Width (b): 3.188 x 5 in. (8.1 x 12.7 cm)
Height x Width (c): 1.688 x 2.25 in. (4.3 x 5.7 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Front has brown embroidered text above the plastic window "ENDURING / FREEDOM".

(b)
Front has blue carbon copy text and black printed text including "No 701672" in the viewer's bottom left corner and "CARDHOLDER COPY" along the viewer's right edge at center.

(c)
Printed purple text in the viewer's bottom right quadrant "250.00 1 / 250.00 CH / 14-05-07 / 1495 13-14".
Marks(b)
Front has printed black text in the viewer's top right corner in Arabic and English "Commercial bank / The Commercial Bank of Qatar (QSC) / ..."
Historical NotesPart of a collection that documents donor Jeffrey Favorite's time serving in the Air Force from 1977 to 2015. The donor used this badge holder during his first desert deployment in 2000 to Saudi Arabia for Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was deployed again in 2003 to Oman and Iraq and then in 2007 to Qatar where he also used it. The donor grew up in Washington, Pennsylvania and graduated from Washington High School in 1977. He joined the Air Force a month after graduating. Favorite decided to join the Air Force because he came from a military family that represented all branches of the military except the Air Force. He went through basic training at Lackland Air Force base in Texas and Technical School at Scott Air Force base in Illinois. His first active duty base was Clark Air Base in the Philippines where he was stationed from 1977-1979 as part of Technical Air Command. He was then stationed at Homestead, Florida from 1979-1981. He went out of the service until 1984 and returned to Pittsburgh during those years where he worked various print shops before joining the Air National Guard. He became a “traditional” weekend warrior (meaning he was in the reserves but deployed frequently) until 1996 when he was hired to a full time position as a civilian technician while maintaining his traditional status until his 2015 retirement.

Related institution United States Air Force

Related institution Air National Guard

Related institution Washington HIgh School

Related institution Commercial Bank of Qatar

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