The Don Englebreston Collection
Man in Black Squadron Party Suit with SOG-Style Skull Patch, Seated at Home, circa 1970
A veteran relaxes at home wearing his personalized squadron jacket, bearing an unofficial skull-and-starburst patch associated with MACV-SOG (Studies and Observations Group) alongside a second squadron insignia. Such patches, worn informally and often unofficially, reflected the close-knit identity and dark humor of the small, highly specialized units operating in Southeast Asia. Project: 219603