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We specialize in veteran gear such as veteran hats, veteran shirts, and custom military gear like military dog tags, and much more. Today the problem of copies and fakes of these insignia has reached the point where the best advice that one can give to the novice collector is to avoid vietnamese made insignia altogether. World war ii brought the first widespread use of fixedwing aircraft for military medical. Theater made shoulder sleeve insignia second world war. Usaf patch 8 aps aerial port squadron mobility operations branch mob team delta playboys tan son nhut 1968 vietnam made emb on twill cut edge 71mm by 60mm two and three. The warlocks was an infamous biker group founded in philadelphia in 1967 which attracted a large number of. Vietnam war large identified army officer medals, insignia, and. A shoulder sleeve insignia often abbreviated ssi, is an embroidered patch worn on some uniforms of the united states army.
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