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Vietnam War Patch US 5th Special Forces Group MIKE FORCE Airborne DAK PEK Camp
Vietnam War Patch US 5th Special Forces Group MIKE FORCE Airborne DAK PEK Camp

Vietnam War Patch US 5th Special Forces Group MIKE FORCE Airborne DAK PEK Camp

$ 5.49

Availability: 78 in stock
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  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Vietnam
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Condition: Used
  • Restocking Fee: 20%

    Description

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    Vintage original Vietnam war in-country machine embroidered patch, size is 2" by 3.5". Due to global pandemic, USPS delivery may be temporarily delayed.
    Dak Pek Camp
    (also known as
    Dak Pek Special Forces Camp
    ) is a former U.S. Army and
    Army of the Republic of Vietnam
    (ARVN) base northwest of
    Kontum
    in the
    Central Highlands
    of
    Vietnam
    .
    The
    5th Special Forces Group
    first established a base at here in December 1962 to monitor communist infiltration along the
    Ho Chi Minh Trail
    . The base was located 14 km from the Laos border, 40 km south of
    Khâm Đức
    and approximately 85 km northwest of Kon Tum. The
    5th Special Forces Detachment A-749 was based here in October 1963,
    Detachment A-5 was based here in December 1964,
    Detachment A-211 was based here in 1965 and Detachment A-242 from October 1966. The base was also used as a launch site for
    MACV-SOG
    operations into Laos.
    On 29 May 1968 a
    C-7 Caribou
    #62-4189 was hit by mortar fire as it landed at Dak Pek causing the right wing to separate. there were no casualties.
    On 12 April 1970 a
    People's Army of Vietnam
    (PAVN) force estimated at two battalions attacked the camp. Sappers attacked many of the bunkers and the defenders were forced back to a small fighting position before air support forced the PAVN back. The siege of Dak Pek last until early May when the PAVN withdrew. Total losses were 34 CIDG and 420 PAVN killed. The PAVN simultaneously attacked the nearby
    Dak Seang Camp
    .
    Other units based at Dak Pek included:
    6th Battalion, 29th Artillery
    57th Assault Helicopter Company
    1st Battalion, 92nd Artillery
    The base was transferred to
    88th Border Rangers
    on 30 November 1970.
    In April 1972
    AC-119K
    gunships killed 98 PAVN around Dak Pek.
    For any unsatisfactory reason, item can be returned within 30 days for full refund of purchase price (less S&H fee).
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