From CO Barry Raboy's Correction Patches Collection: Part 4
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NYC DOC Patch |
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C.O. Barry Raboy |
INTRO NOTE: Insignia worn by members of the military or uniformed civilian forces may have distant kinship, from pre-historic times, with paint patterns on tribal warriors' bodies. The purposes today are similar to then: to identify and to inspire. Tribal warriors presumably wanted their markings to inspire fear in their enemies and solidarity with their comrades in arms. They also wanted those comrades to recognize in the heat of battle who was on their side.
Today's insignias serve to communicate that the wearers are members of a particular force. What the wearers today seek to inspire is respect for that force which the patch and its wearers represent; respect from others who see it; self-respect by all who wear it -- esprit de corps.
Images below were generously provided to this web site by NYC C.O. Barry Raboy who has been collecting Correction patches for more than a decade. His notes appear in white-on-blue type enclosed by quote marks.
Patches Panel J from C.O. Barry Raboy's Collection |
Patch #46:
New York City Correction Department 100th Anniversary 1895 - 1995 Keeper - Officer
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Patch #47:
We Will Never Forget Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center NYDC
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Patch #48:
same words as #47, background a bit different.
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WEBMASTER NOTE:Monday, June 5th, 1995, marked the 100th anniversary of the law mandating that NYC establish the Department of Correction as a separate agency. On Jan.1, 1896, the Department of Correction began operating on its own, no longer joined to Public Charities.
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Patches Panel K from C.O. Barry Raboy's Collection |
Patch #49:
Correction Guardians Association Inc. CNYCorr
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Patch #50:
Clove Hill Prison Guard of Honour N.Y.C. 20K 10
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WEBMASTER NOTE: Patch #50 a souvenir Dublin prison honor guard's participation in NYC's St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2010.
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Patches Panel L from C.O. Barry Raboy's Collection |
Patch #51:
Emerald Pipe Band N.Y.C. Dept. of Correction
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Patch #52:
Correction Emergency Medical Services Unit NYCD
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