Siamundo Posted April 21, 2019 Share #1 Posted April 21, 2019 I was pleased to pick this up over the weekend at the Nashville TMCA show having never run across a Mekong Delta Yacht Club patch before. The USS Harnett County, LST-821, was part of Operation Game Warden and was quite busy in Vietnam. From her Wikipedia entry, "Recommissioned on 20 August 1966 at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, Harnett County saw extensive service during the Vietnam War, operating as part of Operation Game Warden, a brown-water navy effort to keep the rivers free of Viet Cong infiltration. Four landing ship tanks were recommissioned to support river patrol operations with the intent of keeping three ships on-station at any one time supporting a River Division of 10 Patrol Boat River (PBR), a Detachment of two UH-1B helicopter gunships and a SEAL Platoon. The ship not on-station was undergoing ship repairs in the Western Pacific. USS Harnett County reported on-station to CTF 116 on 12 January 1967 and operated as a Patrol Craft Tender (AGP) for the next 43 months on the rivers of the Mekong Delta.[3]" The smaller size of the patch makes me think it could have possibly been for beret wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted April 21, 2019 Share #2 Posted April 21, 2019 that is neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamundo Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted April 22, 2019 Thank you! I thought it was neat as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted April 22, 2019 Share #4 Posted April 22, 2019 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now