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US Army 7th Cavalry Patch - Vietnam War -
The 7th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry regiment, whose lineage traces back to the mid-19th century. Its official nickname is "Garryowen", in honor of the Irish drinking song Garryowen that was adopted
as its march tune.
The regiment was constituted on July 28, 1866 in the regular army as the 7th Cavalry. It was organized on
September 21, 1866 at Fort Riley, Kansas as part of an expansion of the regular army following the
demobilization of the wartime volunteer and draft forces.
Three battalions, the 1st, 2nd and 5th served during the Vietnam War as the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Cavalry
Division. 3rd Brigade often self-referred itself as the "Garryowen Brigade". These troopers were armed with
the new M16 rifle, the M203 grenade launcher replacing the M79 grenade launcher. Claymore mines, and Bell UH-1B helicopters were also used extensively.
This is a 7th Cavalry patch. As employed by the US Army during the Vietnam war. Theater made construction.
The word "Cavalry" is written along the diagonal black stripe. The number 7 has been embroidered towards
the bottom of the patch.
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This US Vietnam War patch is currently being
reproduced.
It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because
the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with
the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this headgear.
Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of
the collectible.
If you have an interest is seeing other Vietnam War patches, you can do so by
going to our Vietnam War Military Patches
identification guide. Where we cover Army, Navy, Army Air Force and other organizations.
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