1st Field Force Vietnam

Worn from:
4 October 1966 - 30 April 1971.

The crusader's sword (the "Sword of Freedom")
was suggested by the shoulder-sleeve insignia
previously authorized for the United States
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam and the
United States Army, Vietnam. The colors red,
white, and blue are the national colors of the
United States, and the colors yellow and red are
those of Vietnam. The colors blue, red, and yellow
are also those of the three major combat arms:
Infantry, artillery, and armor. I Field Force, Vietnam
with headquarters at Bien Hoa and Long Binh became the
largest army combat command in Vietnam. Major United
States forces under I Field Force, Vietnam control
included the Capital Military Assistance Command,
Vietnam; First Cavalry Division; First Infantry Division;
Ninth Infantry Division; Twenty-fifth Infantry Divisions;
173rd Airborne Brigade; 196th Infantry Brigade; 199th
Infantry Brigade; and the Eleventh Armored Cavalry Regiment