BADGE - CHARLIE COMPANY, 1st / 1st TANK BN - USMC - Vietnam War Beercan - 0570

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I was fortunate to come across a small collection of Beercan pieces some years ago. They all show varying level's of use.
Please view. These are in-country, hand cut, hand made pieces.
Charlie Company - 1st Tank Battalion - 1st Marine Division
Fleet Marine Force - 1966 - 1970
US Marine Corps -
Measures - 2 x 1.8 inches (5 x 4.5 cms)
1
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Tank Battalion – 1
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Marine Division – Fleet Marine Force
The expansion of the American involvement in the war in Vietnam in early 1965 led to the relocation of the battalion from Camp Pendleton to the Far East.
The 1st Tank Battalion did not move directly to Southeast Asia but was first ordered to Okinawa. The majority of the battalion remained on the island bastion from September 1965 to the following March.
Late that month, most of its elements were deployed to the Republic of Vietnam.
In March 1966 most of 1st Tank's M48A3 Patton tanks were deployed to the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
All of the battalion's components were reunited in Vietnam by May of 1966.
Upon entry into the war-torn country, the battalion was ordered to support 1st Marine Division units operating in Military Region I (MR-I), also known as I Corps, in combat operations against the Viet Cong, and the North Vietnamese Army.
The 1st Tank Battalion remained an active combat force in Vietnam until March 1970. Beginning in the previous summer, the United States had initiated a program of withdrawing from Indo-China while de-escalating its war effort.
As part of this phased reduction in troop strength, the 1st Tank Battalion was redeployed to Camp Pendleton in early spring 1970. After its return to the United States, 1st Tank Battalion embarked upon a retaining program of maintaining its combat readiness so that it could effectively respond to any future emergency.
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Coan Control, North, South, Central, MACV, Special Forces, SOG, Special Op’s, Special Operations Group, 5
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Special Forces, Army Security Agency, Military Intelligence, Psy-Ops, US Army, De Oppresso Liber, Airborne, 1
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Special Forces, CIDG, Mike Force, Mobile Guerrilla Force, Mobile Strike Force
, Operations Detachment, Provincial Recon Unit, Recon Teams, RT
, USMC, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam War, WWII, WWI, French Indochine War, French Foreign Legion, Legion Etrange, Project Omega, Recondo School, Rapid Fire, Project Delta, Special Missions Advisory Force, Project Gamma, Project Sigma, Indigenous Troops, MACV-SOG, CCC, CCS, CCN, USARV, SMAG, TAG, Field Training Command, Recon Team Leader, US Navy, Air Force, AATTV, Long Tan, Nui Dat, AAFV, ATF, New Zealand V Force, Big Red One, 1
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Infantry Division, 1
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Cavalry Division, Tropic Lightning, 25
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Infantry Division, Subdued, Patch, Patches, Uniform, Helmet, Flash, Beret, Arc, Tab, 101
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Airborne Division, 82
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Airborne, 173
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Airborne, Combat, Militaria, Medal, Badge, Map, 199
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Infantry Brigade, Old Ironsides, 5
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Infantry Division, MAAG, USARPAC, XXIV Corps, 23
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Infantry Division, Americal, 38
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Infantry Division, Black Op’s, Clandestine, Non-Conventional Warfare, 11
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Infantry Brigade, 11
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Armored, 196
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, 1
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Aviation, 18
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Engineers, Medic, Medical, Viet Cong, VC, Viet Minh, Dien Bien Phu, Saigon, Tiger Force Rangers, Ranger, Logistical Command, Khe Sanh, POW, RVN, ARVN, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, NVA, Hanoi, Siagon, Phan Rang, LLDB, Bright Light, Free World Forces, Company, Platoon, Patrol, Long Range,