Vintage - Patch - DARLAC PROVINCE RECON - ARVN - Phoenix Program PRU - Vietnam War - Militaria

Teeth of the Tiger - US led, Provincial Recon Units

Phoenix Assassination Program - South Vietnam

Patch - Darlac Province - Provincial Recon Unit

Bảo Vệ Quyền Tự Chủ - Protecting Automony

Measures - 3.2 x 2.8 inches (8 x 7 cms)

US Assassination Program - Vietnam - Operation Phoenix Patch

CIA - PRU and US Special Forces

Operation Phoenix - ( The Phoenix Program )

Operation Phoenix became official in 1968 however existed for years before that - Operation Phoenix was instigated by the CIA with an aim to, ' destabalize, neutralize, capture and kill ' members of an organisation the CIA called the VCI (Viet Cong Infrastructure ) - The program was designed to disrupt any civilian activity that supported the VC south of the DMZ - this include people that supplied guides, foods, storage dumps, people who helped with conscription to the VC.

The Central Intelligence Agency turned the Operation over to the US Amry and the ARVN in 1968 and continued to operate until 1972.