RARE VIETNAM 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat team \"BIEN HOA\" SOUVENIR JACKET For Sale

ITEM: RARE VTG 60\'S VIETNAM AIRBORNE BIENHOA VIETNAM 65-66 JACKET

CONDITION: IN GOOD PRE OWNED CONDITION, JACKET HAS NO TARES BROKEN ZIPPER , BUT ZIPPER PULL STILL ATTACHED VERY NICE EMBROIDERED WELL MADE 173RD AIRBORNE COMBAT BRIGADE SQUADRON THAT SERVED IN BIEN HOA IN 65-66 INSIGNIA EMBROIDERED ON BACK READS \"WORKERS BY DAY LOVERS BY NIGHT DRINKERS BY CHOICE ALWAYS READY TO FIGHT \" VERY NICE JACKET HARD TO FIND ANYTHING FROM THIS COMBAT GROUP VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE JACKET IS MISSING BUTTON ON EACH CUFF (NOTHING MAJOR) VERY DIFFERENT TIGEREMBROIDEREDFROM OTHER VIETNAM JACKETS I\'VE KNOWN OR OWNED BEFORE ..HERES A LITTLE SOMETHING I FOND IN WIKI ON THIS COMBAT GROUP...Activated in 1915, as the173rd Infantry Brigade, the unit saw service inWorld WarI, but is best known for its actions during theVietnam War. The brigade was the first major United States Army ground formation deployed inVietnam, serving there from 1965 to 1971 and losing almost 1,800 soldiers. Noted for its roles inOperation HumpandOperation Junction City, the 173rd is best known for theBattle of Dak To, where it suffered heavy casualties in close combat withNorth Vietnamese forces. Brigade members received over 7,700decorations, including more than 6,000Purple Hearts. The brigade returned to the United States in 1972, where the 1st and 2nd battalions of the 503rd Airborne Regiment were absorbed into the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division. The remaining units of the 173rd were deactivated.

Since its reactivation in 2000, the brigade served five tours in the Middle East in support of theWar on Terror. The 173rd participated in the initial invasion ofIraqduringOperation Iraqi Freedomin 2003, and had four tours inAfghanistanin support ofOperation Enduring Freedomin 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, and 2012–13. The brigade returned from its most recent deployment in eastern Afghanistan in early 2013.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team has received 21campaign streamersand several unit awards, including thePresidential Unit Citationfor its actions during theBattle of Dak Toduring the Vietnam War.

SIZE: TAG LESS, PLEASE REFER TO MEASUREMENTS FOR SIZE (APPROX. MEDIUM)

COLOR: BLACK

PLEASE REFER TO PICTURES FOR CONDITION, ITEM IS SELLING AS IS AND FOUND.

PIT TO PIT: 22\"
TOP TO BOTTOM: 24\"
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER: 18\"
SHOULDER TO CUFF: 21\"
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