MEKONG MEDICS - Retro Patch - SPANISH ARMY MEDICS - ESPANA, SPAIN - Vietnam War Era

Espana - Spain - Spanish Medics

Army of Spain - 1967 - 1968

Go Cong - Mekong Delta - Vietnam War Patch

Measures - 3.2 x 3.2 inches (8 x 8 cms)

Spain - Spanish Medic - Go Cong - Mekong Delta

Kept secret from the Spanish Population at the time and mostly unmentioned in Spanish historical records is the participation of some 40 to 50 Spanish Medics operating with the Allies during 1967 and 1968.

The Medics were to arrive in Vietnam in June of 1967 and to depart in March of 1968 at the end of the major Tet Offensive. Although mobile they were originally based at Go Cong in the Mekong Delta.

The Medic's, on departure were not replaced by further Spanish Military and thus ended Spain's short participation in the Vietnam War.

As non-combatants their involvement remains just a small piece of Vietnam War history.

Spain's involvement in the Vietnam War, albeit short was a stand against the Communist threat very prevalent in Europe at the time.