Vietnam War US RECONDO Qualification 101st AIRBORNE Division Patch

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Vintage original Vietnam war in-country machine-embroidered patch, size is 3" by 2.4" by 3". Due to global pandemic, USPS delivery may be temporarily delayed.
In 1958, the Commanding General of the
101st Airborne Division
Major General William Westmoreland noticed a failing of proficiency and initiative in squad, fire team and patrol leaders during an exercise code named WHITE CLOUD. General Westmoreland was a veteran of the Normandy invasion and realized the importance of small unit leaders and individuals who had been separated from their parent units to take action against superior enemy forces. The General decided that his Division needed relevant training to rectify their deficiencies before their deployment...General Westmoreland became commander of the American forces in the Vietnam War in 1964. He ordered his pet project, the creation of a MACV Recondo school in 1966 to replace Project LEAPING LENA, later Project DELTA. It consisted of Ranger-trained 5th Special Forces Group instructors who trained American soldiers and Marines as well as members of other Allied forces in Reconnaissance and Patrolling techniques. The course required a high level of physical fitness and concluded with an actual combat patrol prior to completion of the course to demonstrate the students' knowledge and capabilities.
The 20 day course had a failure rate of one third. It was disbanded once General Westmoreland was replaced by General Creighton Abrams in 1970, who favored a more conventional approach to the war. The course graduated over 3,000 American and 333 Allied troops.
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