Officially Licensed USMC 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Missile Bn CH-53 • **Detail:** Dense stitching captures

• **Detail:** Dense stitching captures operation-specific insignia

They accompanied Marine patrols through poppy fields and compounds rigged with explosives

The Shufly Marines also suffered the earliest Marine helicopter casualties of the war

In the VMR era

and Pacific Marine aviation collectors

Officially Licensed USMC 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Missile Bn CH-53 • **Detail:** Dense stitching captures3rd Light Anti Aircraft Missile Battalion USMC Embroidered Patch West Coast Missile Defense The 3rd LAAM Battalion provided the ground based air defense that protected 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing assets and the I Marine Expeditionary Force from low altitude air attack. This officially licensed patch represents the Marines who defended the skies from the ground. The 3rd Light Anti Aircraft Missile Battalion provided low altitude surface to air missile