Red Horse Squadron / VN in country made patches

[a2jacketpatches]

Here's a couple of VN made patches. Notice the irregular details and use of blue satin instead of embroidery. I watched as some expert sifted through a VN vet pile and commented "new crap" when he found these and tossed them aside. I'm finding quite a bit of 50's and 60's stuff out here in the desert and the good thing is it blends in nicely with all of the 80's and 90's green nylon, subdued patches, etc. For instance, a 200- VN rucksack and a 20- 80's rucksack are nearly identical except for the drawstring locking device. And the marking codes are different as well. These two patches were nicely camoflaged from the expert within a bunch of subdued patches from Nellis.

 

[a2jacketpatches]

Correction, not VN made, but probably into the 80's while the unit was in Korea. Still asian made out of the ordinary patches. And the other facts remail, that most general pickers can't tell VN gear from modern stuff.

 

[shedonwanna]

This photo comes from the site VHPAMuseum.org. Lots of art and hand made patches from that era. Wait while your patch is made.

 

[a2jacketpatches]

Very cool, looks like the series 66 singers I use, same thing I'll bet.

I was told on another forum that the USAF didn't use subdued patches in VN. The Red Horse Squadron was very active there but also spent a short time in Thailand and then an extended stay in Korea. Off the bat I just assumed these were VN made, but now I'll be sure to research a units post VN activity before making a call like this. Hand guided embroidery was done all over Asia.