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DOGS of WAR - Rare Patch - 5th COMMANDO MERCENARY ADVISOR - Vietnam War Era
Original Vietnam War Era Patch - Mercenary - Mercenaries - MERCS
Mercenaries, previously Congo, employed by South Vietnamese Government.
Measures - 3.4 x 3.2 inches (8.5 x 8 cms)
Mad Mike Hoare – 6 Commando –Mercenary
Thomas MichaelHoare (17 March 1919 – 2 February 2020), known as Mad Mike Hoare, was a Britishmercenary soldier who claimed to have killed between 5,000 and 10,000 peopleduring the Simba rebellion, and attempted to conduct a coup d'état in theSeychelles.
Hoare led twoseparate mercenary groups during the Congo Crisis.
A number ofoperatives that previously fought with Hoare later came under the employ of theSouth Vietnam Government in their fight against the Viet Cong.
Hoare atvarying times operated with the 4, 5 and 6 Commando Groups in Africa.
Cheesecloth backed Vietnam War patch - Filler - made for collecting, swapping, made during conflict and through to mid-late 1980's in Vietnam- Pieces were made in Vietnam.
More recent, similar pieces are felt backed (I do not sell felt back) - if you have any questions about anagrams used, translations, unit location etc please ask – I am always happy to answer.
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