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Usaf seventh 7th air force 7 af patch veteran osan korea. The colors blue, yellow and red allude to the three basic arms, armor, artillery and infantry. The united states officially entered world war ii on 7 december 1941, after the japanese attack on pearl harbor. However, many members did add on the 7 steps to hell patch afterwards.
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