Vintage original Vietnam war in-country machine-embroidered patch, size is 4.2" by 2.8". A great find for any military collectible enthusiast.

The 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) sailed from Charleston, South Carolina to Qui Nhơn, Republic of Vietnam on 17 September 1965. The first major action undertaken by the brigade began on 10 October 1965, and was followed by participation in the Battle of Ia Drang (14 November, 1965) officially known as the Pleiku Campaign. The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) received the Presidential Unit Citation for the period 23 October to 26 November 1965.

The 3rd Brigade was formed into a separate unit and assumed operational control of the old 1st Cavalry Division area of operations in South Vietnam until 1972.

On 20 June 1972 in a ceremony attended by COMUSMACV General Creighton Abrams the brigade stood down and left South Vietnam for Fort Hood, Texas, to rejoin the 1st Cavalry Division.^[2] When its colors arrived at Fort Hood on 29 June 1972, the unit officially became the "Greywolf" Brigade, named after General George Crook, considered the U.S. Army's greatest Indian fighter. The brigade underwent a change from an airmobile configuration to an infantry brigade (heavy or mechanized infantry). The "Greywolf" Brigade remained with the division until its inactivation in 1980.

The 3rd Brigade was composed of the following elements:

• HHC, 3d Brigade
• 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry
• 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry
• 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry (added while the unit was in South Vietnam)
• F Troop, 9th Cavalry

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