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US Army 1st Cavalry Med-Evac - Vietnam War Patch -
Medical evacuation, often termed MEDEVAC or medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en
route care provided by medical personnel to the wounded being evacuated from the battlefield or
to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities
using medically equipped ground vehicles (ambulances) or aircraft (air ambulances).
In modern American military terminology, medevac is often differentiated from Casualty Evacuation
(casevac). In this context, medevac refers to the moving of a patient either from the point of
injury, or a casualty collection point, to a medical facility or between the different levels
of care with en route medical care whereas casevac has limited or no en route care and medical
equipment.
This is a 1st Cavalry patch. As used by the US Army during the Vietnam war. Several
versions of this patch were produced.
A black stripe crosses the patch in a diagonal direction. The word "Med Evac" is
embroidered above the horse head. A red cross is placed across the black stripe.
With a set of pilot's wings embroidered in white on the center of the cross.
The words "So that others may live" is embroidered along the bottom of the patch.
The UH-1 helicopters were an essential tool for evacuating the wounded from the
battle fields of Vietnam.
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This page is a recognition and identification guide for Vietnam War era patches. Multiple
detailed photos of a specific sample are provided. Descriptions point out clearly defined
points that should be noted.
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of cloth insignia in the collector's market is illustrated.
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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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