Very Rare Badge - Bao Ve - Rare Original - Viet Cong Badge - Post Vietnam War
Bao Ve - PAVN Military Police - Political Directorate - Protection Service
1976 - 1980 Piece
This piece dates 1976 - 1980. Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City (TP Ho Chi Minh) in 1976. The Bao Ve were disbanded in 1980.
This badge reads, The Women of the Protection Service (Bao Ve) of the Socialist Fatherland of Vietnam. Below it reads, Ho Chi Minh City.
Very Rare Piece.
BAO VE:
Formed 1960, charged with the Security of Vietnamese Military Units and Military Prisons. Served under the PAVN's Political Directorate (Tong Cuc Chinh Tri). Monitored compliance with the laws of the Country and Military. Their activities extended to Civilians.
They were disbanded in 1980 and absorbed into the Cong An Units.
