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Parachutist Badge (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Parachutist Badge, also commonly referred to as "Jump Wings" or "Snow Cone", is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces which is awarded to members of the United States Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy. |
| | The original Army Parachutist Badge was designed in 1941 by Lieutenant General (then Major) William P. Yarborough and approved by the Department of the Army in March of that year. |
| | In the U.S. Marine Corps, the Naval Parachutist Badge, along with the new rebreather or old SCUBA "bubble" Diving Badge is the two identifying badges of a U.S. Marine Force Recon, who, like their SEAL counterparts, are jump and rebreather certified. |
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