Flags, Patches, & Crests
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The 18th Crest
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The
Vietnam Republic Flag.
Flown at Pleiku compound in Vietnam.
Featured at the 18th Artillery
reunions.
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In Memory
Patch
Killed in
action in Vietnam - still have missing about 1000 POW's that have never
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1St
Cavalry Patch
3-18th wore it from Oct 23, 65 to Nov 1. 1966.
The horse represents the first Calvary.
Its a big patch " you don't sew the patch to the jacket, you sew the
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Americal
Patch
It ran from Nov 1. 1966 to war ending in 1975
even though 3-18th wore both.
When the build up got there in October '66, General Westmorland
changed all artillery patches to Americal division patch.
The four stars stand for the artillery units.
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Missile
Battalion patch
Took effect Aug 25, 04 and still runs today.
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The 553 Aviation Patch
Designed by oldest living
member
Anthony Sluzenski |
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The 553 Artillery Patch
CHI DURA
VINCE
"HE WHO ENDURES CONQUERS" |
 The
Original 553 crest
CHI DURA
VINCE
"HE WHO ENDURES CONQUERS" |
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The
original issue Crest & Patch from Dec1982 - 1/18FA (Silver) Crest and
17FA BDE Patch
Submitted by
Mike Rogers:
"This is original issue Crest & Patch from Dec1982. 1/18FA (Silver)
Crest and 17FA BDE Patch. The patch was New at that time I think it was
USAEURA before that , also the BDU , Uniforms, were Brand New the Older
guys still wore Olive Drab like you guys. My field jackets were Olive
Drab ,I thought that was cool. They tried to give us experimental MREs
we rejected them , C-Rations were much tastier ! , Mike"
The patch is NATO of Reagan year `s.
*notice the lines are broken on 1/18 crest
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 Crest
of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry Regiment
Click here for more on the History of Garryowen
About the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment
The 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment Association |
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Avengers of Bataan Crest |
7th Army
About the 7th Army crests... |
"He who Endures Conquers" - crest to right is the 18th Crest, Next is
542 1/2 white, and 1/2 is red - 4th Infantry Division - Crest on left
almost out site is 1/30 Crest (part of the 23rd Artillery Group.)
All has served together since Civil War.
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Americal Division Crest and Patch
I wore the 6th Army patch in Ft. Lewis and we were attached to the 23 Artillery
Group.
The 23rd Artillery showed up in Vietnam last on Oct., 1966 and brought 11
Battalions with them. That's where Americal started
- November 1, 66 to 1975 end of war. November 1, 1966 everyone wore the Americal
Division Patch. Only the men from Oct 23, 65 to November 1, 66 can
wear the 1st Cavalry Patch.
Charles E. Martin
President & Historian
18th Artillery Assoc Gp.
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The 6th Army Patch was worn at Ft. Lewis while attached to 23rd Artillery Group.
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