Vietnam USMC US Marine Corps Rifle Sharpshooter Large Badge Sterling Silver For Sale

Vietnam USMC US Marine Corps Rifle Sharpshooter Large Badge Sterling Silver
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Vietnam USMC US Marine Corps Rifle Sharpshooter Large Badge Sterling Silver:
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PLEASE SEE STORELOT MORE --COMBINE SHIPPINGSAVE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Marksmanship Badges[edit]U.S. Marine Corps marksmanship qualification badgesMain article:Marksmanship Badge (United States)

Marine Corpsmarksmanship qualification badgesare suspended beneath a bar reading the type of weapon and qualification received. The badge is also different in appearance, depending on which weapon qualification has been obtained. For a marksmanship qualification badge to be obtained, a service member must obtain a passing score and will receive a qualification level depending on the score obtained. Once a qualification has been obtained, and the marksmanship badge issued, the badge may be worn for the remainder of a military career, or until a different level of qualification (higher or lower) is achieved.


Vietnam War[edit]U.S. marines of "G" Company,2nd Battalion, 7th Marinesin action duringOperation Allen Brookin South Vietnam, 1968

The Marine Corps served in theVietnam War, taking part in such battles as theBattle of Hueand theBattle of Khe Sanhin 1968. Individuals from the USMC generally operated in the Northern I Corps Regions ofSouth Vietnam. While there, they were constantly engaged in a guerrilla war against theViet Cong, along with an intermittent conventional war against theNorth Vietnamese Army, this made the Marine Corps known throughout Vietnam and gained a frightening reputation from the Viet Cong. Portions of the Corps were responsible for the less-knownCombined Action Programthat implemented unconventional techniques for counterinsurgency and worked as military advisors to theRepublic of Vietnam Marine Corps. Marines were withdrawn in 1971 and returned briefly in 1975 to evacuateSaigonand attempt a rescue of the crew of theSSMayaguez.[76]Vietnam was the longest war up to that time for the Marines; by its end, 13,091 had been killed in action,[77][78]51,392 had been wounded, and 57 Medals of Honor had been awarded.[79][80]Because of policies concerning rotation, more marines were deployed for service during Vietnam than World War II.[81]

While recovering from Vietnam, the Corps hit a detrimental low point in its service history caused bycourts-martialand non-judicial punishments related partially to increasedunauthorized absences and desertionsduring the war. Overhaul of the Corps began in the late 1970s, discharging the most delinquent, and once the quality of new recruits improved, the Corps focused on reforming the non-commissioned officer Corps, a vital functioning part of its forces.[2

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