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US Army 7th Special Forces Patch - Vietnam War -
The 7th Special Forces Group was activated on 20 May, 1960. It was reorganized from the 77th Special Forces
Group, which was also stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 7th SFG also maintains one company in Puerto
Rico. Its purpose is to conduct guerrilla operations and train friendly governments' armed forces in Central
and South America. 7th Special Forces Group participated in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada in 1983, as well
as in Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989.
In 1961, 7th Group was assigned the mission of advising the South Vietnamese Army. 7th Group was also active
in Laos and Thailand. 7th Group was also the first unit in South Vietnam to have a member earn a Medal of Honor,
Captain Roger Donlon
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