April 5, 2024
Vietnam War Ethnic Cambodian Civilian Irregular Defense Group Insignia Patch
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You are bidding on what I believe is an original Vietnam War era ethnic Cambodian Civilian Irregular Defense Group (GIDG) insignia.I've read that the text at the top of the insignia translates to "Khmer National Number One Raiders" and that this patch is hand embroidered.I recently purchased a mounted and framed collection of insignias from a avid collector. He explained that this small collection were some of his "duplicates". He let me know how much he paid for the insignia and that most of his collecting was done in the early '90s.I have tried to provide detailed photos so that you can properly evaluate this insignia. This insignia has a good amount of dried glue and pieces of poster board on the back. It should be fairly easy to remove and I am going to do that tomorrow and then post photos of the result.I have no experience with this type of item, although I have been trying to educate myself through numerous notes and newsletters that I also purchased from the collector.After reading through the papers I acquired along with these patches I have learned that the collector I purchased this insignia from was- quite active in activities of the "Vietnam Insignia Collectors Newsletter" - member of "Project Delta" of the Special Forces, Vietnam - Insignia Study Group - personally corresponded and/or purchased patches from Bill Brooks,
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