Vietnam War Special Forces MACV SOG CIA AIRBORNE Death From Above Wing Patch

Description: Awesome, Theater awesome Vietnamese Hand Sewn AIRBORNE WINGS “Death From Above” patch. Vietnam Special Forces USSF MACV SOG (Military Advisory Command RANGER Vietnam Patch. MACV conducted non-conventional classified operations into Laos and Cambodia. The patch shows some soiling and age, but very good condition. Does not look to have been attached. History Special forces personnel began serving in the Republic of Vietnam in 1957. During the early days of the Vietnam military build up, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy sent special forces units to South Vietnam in a special advisory capacity. In September 1962, United States Special Forces, Vietnam (Provisional) was formed from members of the First Group, stationed on Okinawa, and the Fifth and Seventh Groups from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The soldiers, operating in small units, created many patch designs, which were locally manufactured and, in many cases, handmade. The first insignia, of course, was the beret flash, which combined the yellow from the first group, black from the Fifth, and red from the Seventh and incorporated them with a bend with bendlets that represented the flag of the Republic of Vietnam. This flash, designed by Colonel George Morton, eventually became the insignia of the Fifth Special Forces Group. Popular among the recon teams known as "Mike Force," which is the universal corruption of "Mobile Strike Force," was the use of state names, some of which appear here. As state names were used up, names of snakes (for example, the Adder, Anaconda, and Cobra) became popular. The motto "We Kill For Peace" was almost universally used by these units. The collector will find that many of the MACV SOG insignia can be found in hand-sewn and machine-sewn versions and in many variants. This is due to the fact that many of the insignia were remade "in country" for new arrivals or new recon team members. It is interesting to note that the Green Berets in many cases wore their patches inside the green beret. It was placed there in keeping with the covert nature of their missions. Besides recon teams, MACV SOG also deployed exploitation teams or "hatchet teams" which were of platoon size and consisted of Americans and indigenous troops. The most famous area of operations was along the Ho Chi Minh trail. I am selling a long time collection of US Vietnam Special Forces and ARVN. I have many hand made originals. Most appear to be originals dictated by pricing. I'm going be listing them so save me as a seller. If anyone has an interest in a specific patch, or group, let me know I might have it. I have been a long time collector finally selling his collection for others to enjoy. Please ask any questions before bidding. I am a private seller and not an expert on the subjects, please research your item being sold and bid accordingly. Prices very due to the rarity and type of patch. These patches have been in my collection for many years, which I am parting with so others could collect and enjoy. I will only shipping the US. If you are out of the states you will need to set up the US Global shipping program. I will ship to the Pay Pal address only. Because of the rarity and value I ship USPS Priority mail with insurance and signature required. No exceptions. Thank you

Price: 124.99 USD

Location: Trout Creek, Montana

End Time: 2025-01-18T18:30:08.000Z

Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD