101st AIRBORNE - SAIGON - Vietnam War - Rare Patch - SCREAMING EAGLES - 5470

Description

SAIGON - RVN - 101st Airborne Division - Screaming Eagles
Measures - 3.1 x 2.4 inches (7.7 x 6 cms)
United States Army Vietnam - USARV - Paratroopers
101
st
Airborne Division (Airmobile)
The Screaming Eagles
The first element of the 101
st
Airborne, the 1
st
Brigade arrived in Vietnam in July 1965.
They later arrived in Vietnam as a full Division, out of Fort Campbell under the command of Major General Olinto M. Barsanti on the 19
th
of November 1967.
The 101
st
Airborne Division was to remain in Vietnam until the 10
th
of March 1972.
Operating from Phan Rang and throughout CTZ III the 101
st
were to deploy to CTZ I and Quang Tri Province and Thua Thien Province during the Tet Offensive of 1968.
The 101
st
were heavily involved in the Battle of Hue / Battle of Hue Citadel.
By 1969 the US Military had decided that full scale Paratrooper assault were unlikely to be used in Vietnam and by July 1969 the 101
st
Airborne were fully Airmobile (Helicopter insertion).
This is an interesting period for the 101
st
Airborne – Not all operatives Airborne Qualified, only those that are airborne qualified are entitled to use the ‘Airborne’ tab above the Screaming Eagle.
Battles at Dak To, Phong Dien, a HQ at Hue / Phu bai, Operations Texas Star and the last major US Offensive of the war (inside Vietnam), Operation Jefferson Glenn (September 1970 – October 1971) were to follow.
The 101
st
Airborne were then involved in the US / ARVN Invasion of Laos in (December 1971 – January 1972) – Operation Lam Son 719.
The 101
st
Airborne served 1,573 days in Vietnam.
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