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Vietnam 1965 1967 the hawk missile system was first introduced in south vietnam in 1965 by the 1st laam bn of the usmc. Cheesecloth backed vietnam war patch filler made for collecting, swapping, made during conflict and through to midlate 1980s in vietnam pieces were made in vietnam. Armed services to deploy large ground combat units to south vietnam. Patches, original period items, vietnam 196175, militaria. Us marine corps patches and distinctive unit insignia. Our selection of marine regiment patches includes many of the regiment colored patches as well as select regiment subdued patches. During the vietnam war, 19 sustained the highest casualty rate in marine corps history. The corps actually has a short history of unit shoulder patches that starts in world war i with the beloved th commandant of the marine.
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