I was doing genealogy for a friend and I'm looking for a unit that served in Vietnam in the Army. The patch on his arm is a green arrow pointing up inside a black teardrop patch, and a black sword pointing up in side the arrow, last name was Elkins, i know that isn't much but if someone can tell me the unit associated with that patch i can go from there i think. all my friend has is a old picture and a fuzzy memory..
Thanks for the link.. thats what it looks like alright, i was wondering though the colors on the patch are different, were they made differently for the battlefield and for dress uniforms?
' Welcome. I just noticed that link shows the subdued (black and green) for the first field force but not the second field force. II FF patch for field uniform is Black and green and similiar. I wore the IIFV patch and there were only two patches.......Colors and subdued, same design. http://remembervietnam.homestead.com/2fieldforce.html
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Originally posted by hooveman67: Thanks for the link.. thats what it looks like alright, i was wondering though the colors on the patch are different, were they made differently for the battlefield and for dress uniforms?
The shape of the shield and the unsheathed crusader's sword (the "Sword of Freedom") were suggested by the shoulder sleeve insignia previously authorized for the United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, and the United States Army, Vietnam. The stylized blue arrow and sword are used to represent the purpose and military might of the II Field Force pressing against, sweeping back, and breaking through enemy forces symbolized by the red areas. The dividing of the red and yellow areas of the shield into two parts allude to the numerical designation of the II Field Force, the colors red and yellow also being those of Vietnam. The colors red, white and blue are the national colors of the United States and further allude to the three major combat arms: Infantry, Artillery and Armor."]/quote
