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USMC Marines LARGER 1st Recon Battalion VIETNAM style PATCH Swift-Silent-Deadly!

$ 4.74

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Time Period, War: Vietnam
  • Product Type: Patches
  • Branch of Service: USMC
  • Country: United States
  • Condition: New
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

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    Attention all Marines and Marine Corps patch enthusiasts!  This is a FINE reproduction of a unit logo patch for
    1st Reconnaissance Battalion
    of 1st Marine Division.
    These can't be found just anywhere!
    Not, of course, allowed on the uniform, but worn on all manner of off-duty civilian caps and clothing as novelty items.
    NOTE:
    This
    nice big 4.5-inch
    patch is about an inch taller than my other 1st Recon patches.  It would look GREAT on a jacket!  For a smaller ballcap-sized version, please
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    Recon Marines are, of course,
    the elite of the elite!
    And their evolving role in the Marine Corps includes at least 25 redesignations since 1937!  During the
    Viet Nam War,
    First Recon Bn served officially from March 1966 to March 1971.  I call this patch “Vietnam-style” because it is a
    modern reproduction
    of the type of "skull and bones" patches that were hand-stitched by locals during that war.  Popular slogan among the Recon community is:
    SWIFT • SILENT •
    DEADLY!
    In 1993, the unit was down-sized and redesignated “1st Recon Company”  – BUT as of July 2000 they were brought back up to battalion strength.
    NOTE:
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    1st Recon Co
    patch listings (in both
    color
    and
    subdued OD)
    representing that phase of their saga!  There you will also find the
    current style
    1st Recon Bn patches in both
    color
    and
    subdued OD!
    Recent Decades:
    In 2003, as many of you know, 1st Recon Bn served in the initial phase of
    Operation Iraqi Freedom!
    Evan Wright’s book
    Generation Kill
    (along with the HBO mini-series of the same name) chronicles his experiences with this battalion as an embedded reporter.  Since then, 1st Recon re-deployed to Iraq
    more than a few
    times, including a 7-month rotation beginning April 2007.
    This is a BRAND NEW and UNUSED patch.  It is NOT a war relic but a recent manufacture item!  Embroidered on blue twill with merrowed edge and plastic heat-sealed backing.  Colors are clean and bright.  See ruler for size comparison.
    Flat fee for shipping is .00.
    Semper Fi!
    Thanks for looking!
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