GREEN BERET EMBROIDERED

Wartime, U.S. issued green beret that has a 5th Special Forces Group (5th SFG (ABN)) flash applied to the face and a silk Vietnamese embroidered dragon liner that is attributed to Randy Messer.

In February 1967, Randy L. Messer served in Vietnam with 5^th Special Forces Group (ABN) originally assigned to A-103 before he transferred to the 5^th SFG (ABN), I Corp Mike Force. Randy was killed on February 15, 1968, in an automobile accident while on extension leave.