AOP - Vietnam - 57th Medical Detachment with Army Aviator Wings with Vietnam Service Ribbons : 100% Polyester .: Light fabric (6.0 oz/yd² (170 g/m²)) .: Regular fit .: Runs true to size

57TH MEDICAL DETACHMENT (HELICOPTER AMBULANCE)

The 57th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) was a US Army unit located at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, which provided aeromedical evacuation support to the Fort Liberty community, while training in its combat support mission. The first helicopter ambulance unit to be fielded the UH-1 Huey helicopter, it was also the first unit to deploy to Vietnam with the UH-1, and the first unit to fly them in combat, in 1962.