Vietnam War Period

ARTIFACT: 1950's North Vietnamese Army (NVA) "Spring 1954" Commemorative Dien Bien Phu pin. The pin shows a soldier taking aim with a Vietnamese flag above in red and yellow painted detail and it reads: "OUYET CHIEN OUYET THANG". Along the top of the pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1966 softcover copy of the pocket-sized "Vietnamese Phrase Book". The cover has a lovely color illustration and there are black and white illustrations inside accompanying the informational phrases and words. The book was published by...

ARTIFACT: This is a locally-made 1950s badge for the French Staff of the Air Indochina. The badge is a Shiva-like figure with wings perched upon an anchor that reads AIR EO. Ceci est un badge 1950 circa de fabrication locale pour l'Etat-Major de l'Air en...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s pin for the French AIR Military Preparation at the Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base. Ceci c'est un insigne pour Preparation Militaire AIR a la Base Aérienne Brétigny-sur-Orge circa fin des années 1950. VINTAGE: Circa late...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnamese-made United States Air Force 56th commando wing flash. The flash is arc-shaped and reads 56TH COMMANDO WG. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: 2-1/4" height and 5-1/4" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Canvas patch embroidered...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnamese-made United States Air Force 19th special operations squadron flash. The flash is arc-shaped and reads 19TH SPOPS SQ. Special Operations Squadrons were previously know as Air Commando Squadrons. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnamese-made United States Air Force 14th air commando squadron flash. The flash is arc-shaped and reads 14 TH AIR COMDO SQ. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: 2-1/2" height and 5-1/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Canvas patch...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnamese-made United States 12th Air Force air commando squadron flash. The flash is arc-shaped and reads 12TH AIR COMDO SQ. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: 2-1/2" height and 5-1/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Canvas patch...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnamese-made United States Air Force air commando flash for the Hobos. The flash is arc-shaped and reads HOBO'S. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: 1-3/4" height and 3-3/4" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Canvas patch embroidered...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnamese-made United States Air Force air commando paramedic flash. The flash is arc-shaped and reads PARA MEDIC. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: 2" height and 4" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Canvas patch embroidered in black...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnamese-made United States Air Force 5th air commando squadron (3rd detachment) flash. The flash is arc-shaped and reads DET 3 5TH AC SQ. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: 2-1/4" height and 5" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnamese-made United States Air Force 5th air commando squadron flash. The flash is arc-shaped and reads 5 TH AIR COMD SQ. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: 2-1/2" height and 5-1/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Canvas patch...