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US Army Pathfinders Patch - Vietnam War -
During World War II, the pathfinders were a group of volunteers selected within the Airborne units who were
specially trained to operate navigation aids to guide the main airborne body to the drop zones. The pathfinder
teams (sticks) were made up of a group of eight to twelve pathfinders and a group of six bodyguards whose job
was to defend the pathfinders while they set up their equipment. The pathfinder teams dropped approximately
thirty minutes before the main body in order to locate designated drop zones and provide radio and visual guides
for the main force in order to improve the accuracy of the jump. Once the main body jumped, the pathfinders then
joined their original units and fought as standard airborne infantry.
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