Reverse imaging came up empty. Weird that it has “1st” on it but I immediately thought of a rod and gun club. 

Consider putting a 1-2 inch matt around it if it doesn’t cover up the image. Then you might not have to take it apart. 

Nice "WAR" piece. I have two "Peace" one that look similar to yours. 

Got this patch in a mixed lot along with a handful of US Navy USS Nimitz and Point Mugu patches.  Any ideas? Fire? Fire Control? Is it even Navy?   

Hard to say if contract is NXSX 99###   From Dustin's old list, it would be around:   98850 apr. 1945 5sx1974 may 1945   Here is a similar pair with NXSX visible contacts     

I think the contract number is NSX 99173 / International Shoe. I can almost get there in the WSC listings, but not quite.

Nice, well worn USN aviation buckle   It's a poorly drawn Snoopy HC-3 Packrats Vietnam 1970       Regarding HC-3 and the other HC squadrons in the Pacific Fleet   Helicopter Support for SEAL Teams/River Patrol Boats Operating in the Mekong Delta VN Mid-1966. – In response to the need for helicopter support for SEAL teams and River Patrol Boats operating in the Mekong Delta, HC-1 began to deploy small, two-helo detachments to four separate locations in the Delta region. The Army lent the Navy a number of UH-1B helicopter gunships and provided maintenance support for them.   Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three (HAL-3) Was Established April 1, 1967. – Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three (HAL-3) was established at Vung Tau, CDR Robert W. Spencer commanding. A spin off HC-1, the Seawolfs took over the four HC-1 detachments. First three, and later two more detachments were added, for a total of nine. By the time the squadron was disestablished on 26 January 1972, its officers and men had been awarded 17,339 decorations and medals, making it the most decorated squadron in U.S. Navy history.   HC-1 Splits into Four Different Squadrons (note:  odd numbered squadrons and commands are assigned to the Pacific Fleet) September 1, 1967. – HC-1 was split into four different squadrons: HC-1, HC-3, HC-5, and HC-7. HC-1 retained the plane guard mission. HC-3 assumed the vertical replenishment mission. HC-5 became the Fleet Replacement Aircrew Training squadron. HC-7 took on the CSAR and minesweeping missions. In fulfilling the CSAR mission off the coast of North Vietnam, Navy helicopter crews wrote many pages of heroic history. The story of a rescue by HC-7 Detachment 104 in a dark summer night in 1968 is a stellar example.  LTJG Clyde E. Lassen Was Awarded the Medal of Honor

I couldn't resist this one.  I turned 18 the year they stopped the draft - and had a pretty low draft number.     From Wikipedia:  The "Packrats" were originally established as HC-3 on 1 September 1967. They were the Navy's sole vertical replenishment (VERTREP) squadron and operated the CH-46 Sea Knight from supply vessels operated by the Combat Logistics Force (CLF) to carry across supplies from the deck of the supply ship to fleet ships being re-supplied.   From the Gia Vuc website:   Det 103, also known as A-103, was a unit involved in the Vietnam War, specifically at Gia Vuc. It was part of the U.S. Special Forces and operated in the region from 1965 to 1966.    From the seller:  The text in the bottom center reads "TURKEY HOLES" and refers to the Cu Chi tunnel system used by the Viet Cong.   The flying dog is probably meant to be a CH-46 Sea Knight (not a flying rat?)    

Thank you, I've been reading up more on SATC vs ROTC. I guess the former former was for enlisted for training and not degree oriented? Interesting times! And thanks for the pointer on the collar disk!

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