Vietnam Veteran 101st Airborne Division and similar items

Vietnam Veteran 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION Epoxy Photo Belt Buckle - NEW! "Screaming Eagles" Source: Vietnam Order of Battle by Shelby Stanton, published by Galahad Books, 1987. In May 1967 the 1st Brigade operated as part of Task Force Oregon.[30] The rest of the 101st was deployed to Vietnam in November 1967 and the 1st Brigade rejoined its parent Division.[30] The 101st was deployed in the northern I Corps region operating against the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) infiltration routes through Laos and the A Shau Valley for most of the war. In almost seven years of combat in Vietnam, elements of the 101st participated in 15 campaigns. Notable among these were the Battle of Hamburger Hill in 1969 and Firebase Ripcord in 1970. The 101st Airborne were called the "Chicken Men" by the North Vietnamese because of their insignia. (The Vietnamese had never seen an eagle before.) Enemy commanders are said to have warned their men to avoid the Chicken Men at all costs because they were sure to lose any engagement with them.[31] Within the United States, the 101st, along with the 82nd Airborne Division, was sent in to quell the large and violent 1967 Detroit riot. This buckle is made in USA with durable epoxy finish on a brass/ox backing. Buckle is 2 1/2" X 4" and fits any 1 1/2" - 1 3/4" belt. Shipping - $2.99