Vietnam War Patch US Navy RIVER PATROL GROUP 55 PBR

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Vintage original Vietnam war machine-embroidered patch, size is 3.5" by 3". Due to global pandemic, USPS delivery may be temporarily delayed.
To combat the Viet Cong guerillas disrupting communications and supplies in the Mekong Delta during the
Vietnam War
, the U.S. Navy utilized small fiberglass hull boats designated
Patrol Boat, Riverine (PBR)
. The boats had an enlisted crew of four and began operations in March 1966 with Operation Game Warden. Serving with The River Patrol, Task Force 116, and the Mobile Riverine Force, Task Force 117, the boats were used for stop and search inspections for junks and sampans in the river traffic and to assist the U.S. Army's 9th Infantry Division to search out and destroy large formations of Viet Cong operations.
These Brown Water Navy boats were also used in the Rung Sat Special Zone and the Saigon River.   The craft, armed with armament such as .50 caliber machine guns, were also assigned to Task Force Clearwater in early 1967 to disrupt weapons shipments.  U.S. Navy SEAL teams were transported using the boats and were used during the
Tet Offensive
in 1968. In both instances, the boats frequently were met with hostile fire from enemy soldiers. During Vietnamization, the boats were turned over to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in December 1970.
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