Recon Team Hawaii (CCC) Pocket Patch,
3rd Generation

In August 1970, John Plaster, Emmett Dover and John Justice designed the third generation RT Hawaii pocket patch that incorporated an amulet John had purchased while on R&R (Rest and Recuperation). The Taiwanese machine embroidered patch was designed as an oversized 3rdpattern 5th Special Forces Group (ABN) beret flash with a black base, white border, yellow and red strips running diagonally from the top left to the bottom right, in the center is the face the Hawaiian mythology God of War, Ku that has a crossed CAR-15 and AK-47 behind him.

Item # APCI-1589

Name: RT Hawaii (CCC) Pocket Patch, 3rd Generation

Country of Manufacture: Taiwan

Type of Manufacture: Machine Embroidered

Veteran Attributed: Regis Gmitter

Item # APCI-1656

Name: RT Hawaii (CCC) Pocket Patch, 3rd Generation

Country of Manufacture: Taiwan

Type of Manufacture: Machine Embroidered

Veteran Attributed: John Plaster