Uniform - Patch, US Army Airborne

Historical information

Shoulder patch of United States Army 173rd Airborne Brigade. Known as the "Sky Soldiers", they served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1971, with 1,533 Killed in Action.

Physical description

Two-piece cloth United States airborne shoulder patch. Top one is curved, blue and bears the word AIRBORNE in white, the other is a blue squared-shield with a white border and white wing carrying a red bayonet.

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