OH-58 Kiowa Vietnam Era Scout Patch Backing:With Hook and Loop White Lightnings

White Lightnings

• **Application:** Shadow boxes

This patch commemorates the sunset of the CH-46 in the Cherry Point SAR mission — the end of an era for the Phrog in one of its most important roles

158th Aviation Battalion was activated on 25 July 1968 at Fort Carson

• **Detail:** Officially licensed Provost Marshal badge design

OH-58 Kiowa Vietnam Era Scout Patch Backing:With Hook and Loop White LightningsOH 58 Kiowa Vietnam Era Scout Patch Unarmed and unafraid recon by sacrifice. This classic Vietnam era scout patch captures the spirit of the OH 58 Kiowa's earliest and most dangerous days. When the Kiowa first entered service in Vietnam, it flew as a light observation helicopter often unarmed, always low, and perpetually in harm's way. Scout pilots flew ahead of the main formation, skimming treetops and rice paddies to locate enemy positions, draw