US Army 159th Dust Off Patch

US Army 159th Dust Off Patch

Cu Chi, 1967 — the 159th Medical Detachment arrived and started pulling the wounded out of the tunnels' backyard.

The 159th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) arrived in Cu Chi in October 1967, twenty kilometers northwest of Saigon, and began conducting Dust Off medevac operations in one of the most heavily tunneled and contested areas in Vietnam. The 159th's crews flew UH-1 Hueys into hot LZs across the Cu Chi district, evacuating casualties from the 25th Infantry Division's area of operations.

Perfect For:
159th Medical Detachment veterans, Cu Chi-based Vietnam veterans, Army Dust Off crews, and military medical patch collectors.

159th. Cu Chi. Dust Off.