Nuclear Bomb Patch, 1970's, What is it?

[rrobertscv]

I posted a topic about patches and pins a coworker brought me. He showed me this pacth, but said he was going to keep it, what is this patch?

[vintageproductions]

defense atomic support agency

[JerseyDevil117]

It's not rare by any means, you can usually pick them up for around 3 bucks.

[patches]

The Defense Nuclear Agency 1st Design, it was replaced by a differant shoulder patch in January 1970, the unit was still called the Defense Nuclear Agency after the new shoulder patch was adopted, but it under went a few redesignations over the years, it's now is called the Defense Atomic Support Agency. As Crytimes said, a common patch, here's a page of them on E-Bay, no idea when it first started to be worn this 1st design, but note this was also made in Flat Edges, so where looking at least back to the mid 1960s when it must of come out.

 

Take you pick

 

http://www.ebay.com/...Id=190512404902

[clintonics]

I recently aquired a tie tack. I thought I was buying the D.U.I., but this was a nice find.

 

[Jack's Son]

Tell him he had the patch upside down, and that it is a special unit that is studying the use of atomic waste as a growth aid.

 

 

[Teamski]

Tell him he had the patch upside down, and that it is a special unit that is studying the use of atomic waste as a growth aid.

 

 

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Actually, it looks pretty cool that way!

 

-Ski