S I Guardsmen Organization Patch

Description

The Staten Island Guardsmen has been formed by a group of soldiers, to perpetuate the memory and history of the 101st Armored Cavalry located at the Manor Road Armory, Staten Island, New York, to include members of the 3rd Battalion, 51st Inf. Reg., New York Guard whom attended their drills at the Armory prior to 1963, when the 101st Cavalry was re-designated the 1st Squadron, 101st Cavalry and later the 1st Battalion, 101st Cavalry (Tanks) Reg.. This group of Active, Retired and Honorable discharged   soldiers formed the organization to keep the   history of the 101st Cavalry alive, and to inspire amongst their members and their descendants, the patriotic spirits of the forefathers; to inculcate in the community in general, sentiments and respect for the principles for which the patriots of the Guardsmen contended and to assist in other great historical events of importance, and to promote social Inter-course and the feelings of fellowship amongst its members.