YES This is the actual THROW! Knit Photo Realistic ArmyThrow™ is personalized with the subject's name, dates, and branch. LOGOS are in full color - Olive, Black, Gold, White. Photo in color. At Checkout enter the subject's Rank, Name and Unit in the customer text entry box (please keep names & units abbreviated as much as possible). You will also have option menus to identify per character cost. Text cost is 0.55 per character and will be added to the cost of the product. You may submit a Black & White or Color photo for your subject. If you submit a BW photo your throw will show the subject in a grey-scale fashion. Color photo's will show the subject in color. For best results, image files should be in jpg format with no compression. Ensure file size is under 800 kb and no less than 300kb. Upon confirmation of your order Mycrochet.com will forward you an email link to upload your image for your product. Ships within 7-10 business days. We offer FREE shipping for Military Throws.