3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment Recon Vietnam patch

The 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Iron Rakkasans, is a battalion of the US Army 187th Infantry Regiment.
In December 1967, the 3rd Battalion deployed to Vietnam, alongside 1st and 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment. Over the next four years the Rakkasans fought in twelve major campaigns, conducting numerous air assaults and search and destroy missions.
The Rakkasans emerged from the Vietnam War as the country’s most highly decorated airborne battalion.