Recon Team Cobra Pocket Patch,
1st Generation

In mid-1969, Michael Riel designed the first generation Recon Team Cobra pocket patch. The Okinawan machine embroidered insignia has a yellow base with three red stripes that represented the South Vietnamese Flag, in the center is a profile of cobra snake that is poised to strike and across the base reads: COBRA. I am currently in the process of documenting the history of Recon Team Cobra for a future publication.

 

Item # APCI-1982

Name: RT Cobra Pocket Patch

Country of Manufacture: Okinawa

Type of Manufacture: Machine Embroidered

Veteran Attributed: Non-Attributed