101 airborne combat patch
ALPHA ORIGINALS
2nd Brigade
Vietnam 1967 - 1968
In December 1967, the 2nd Brigade deployed to Vietnam. Over the next five years,
the Brigade participated in twelve campaigns.

The President of Vietnam personally decorated the colors of the Brigade three
times, twice with the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and once with the
Republic Vietnam Civic Action Honor Medal.

The Brigade returned to Fort Campbell in April, 1972.
A brief narrative describing the part the 2nd Brigade played in the 1968 TET offensive.
Poem written by unknown author.
Cross of Gallantry with Palm - Comments by General Cushman
Brigade Commander - Colonel John H. Cushman