Det 2, 601st P H O T O
We had unauthorized patches made. This is one of only two that I know of that has survived the years.
It was crude and made on a local shop in the village of Takhli, Thailand in 1969.
We thought it was a hoot to have a completely unique patch. We were the only Photo Detachment authorized to wear the "Go To Hell " (Aussie style) hats with the right side brim folded up tight against the hat itself.
The patch was an extension of that individualism we earned by the work we did.
It was harmless but technically illegal. I was 19; I couldn't even vote but I could go to the beer garden and get s--t faced after flying. It made sense to me...
8 responses
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Christopher Boles said (17 Oct 2008):
HAHAHA! Little did we know what history we had in the making. I only saw one 600th Photo Sqdn logo and I managed to get a photograph of it. This is a great photograph.
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Mayette Ignacio gave props (18 Oct 2008):
No way you would have done those things.... but woohoo!!! way cool!!
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Litz Go gave props (18 Oct 2008):
awesome patch and narration, Steve.
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Caleb Wise said (19 Oct 2008):
WONDERFUL! great story behind the patch!
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Joe Schaf gave props (20 Oct 2008):
Great Shot and Story!
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Ian Beer gave props (17 Nov 2008):
This is so great! Love the backstory.
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C.S. Muncy said (5 Feb 2009):
That's fantastic...I'm a shooter with the 106th Rescue Wing (ANG,) and it's always a hoot seeing the old unit patch. The New ABU's don't even have room for the wing patches.
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abel gave props (7 Apr 2009):
Great image, and thank you for serving. Welcome home.
