Bob Fry, who recently retired from the Aiken Department of Public Safety, got his first in police patch in 1985. Today, he has almost 6,000 law enforcement and fire safety patches; 5,669 to be exact.

All types of items relating to law enforcement activities of earlier days are now being collected. The assortment extends from brass badges to leg irons and weapons. But the easiest and the least ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Army shoulder sleeve insignias tell a story about the Soldiers who wear them and the Soldiers who came before them. Walking around Fort Rucker, Soldiers wear many different ...

(Editor’s note: This is the third article in a three-part series on the U.S. Army Aviation Museum’s patch collection.) FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Army shoulder sleeve insignias tell a story about the ...