129th Aviation Company pocket patch

[hawk3370]

I wore this pocket patch while serving as a Flight Leader with the 129th Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter) at Ft. Bragg in 1975. At that time the 129th was assigned to the 18th Airborne Corps. I had been told that this was a rather scarce patch in that it was the only US pocket patch that was authorized to incorporate the US Flag as its patch. This was approved to be worn when the 129th supported rescue operations in Pakistan after a monsoon nearly wiped out the country, a couple years prior to my arrival in the unit. To this date I have not been able to find another and this is the only one I kept from my stint with the 129th. If anyone knows where there are any more, I would be more than pleased to pick up a couple more to pass on to the kids when I move "west".

 

Terry