Jul 29, 2009 5:48 PM

Awesomely Bad Military Patches: Shootin' Jesus, Traif Crusaders

15 editions of Most Awesomely Bad Military Patches clearly weren’t enough. Not when you’ve got troops sporting emblems asking who (or what) would Jesus shoot? So thanks, Kris, SB, and TacticalTailor.com and MilSpecMonkey.com. See you for round 17! (In the meantime, if you’ve got patches you’d like to share, send ’em in.)

15 editions of Most Awesomely Bad Military Patches clearly weren't enough. Not when you've got troops sporting emblems asking who (or what) would Jesus shoot? So thanks, Kris, SB, and TacticalTailor.com and MilSpecMonkey.com. See you for round 17! (In the meantime, if you've got patches you'd like to share, send 'em in.)

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