Uniform - US Army 101st Airborne patch

Historical information

Worn by the United States Army 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The division was known to the Americans as the :Screaming Eagles". However, their bald eagle patch led to the North Vietnamese Army referring to 101st Airborne soldiers as "chicken men".

Physical description

A black shield-shaped cloth patch embroidered with a white bald eagle which has a yellow beak and red tongue.

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