pocket patch

Keyhole-shaped embroidered unit cloth patch for the US Army 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team – « Battling Buzzards »). Features a blue background surrounded by a white and blue border. The central design depicts a white parachute canopy flanked by large red numbers « 517 » behind a swooping eagle/buzzard with yellow beak and talons. A red scroll at the bottom features white embroidered lettering reading « ATTACK ».