Texas Tech University

173rd Airborne Brigade 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin

Museum Object Item Number: 3196museum5426
Media Type
Museum Object
Physical Location
Stacks D202.5
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: ca. 2015
General Note
The creation of the "First In Last Out" commemorates the deployment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Separate to Vietnam on May 2, 1965. The relief artwork captures the essence of the Brigade by depicting the four battalions of the 503rd Infantry Regiment: the 319th Airborne Artillery, Company D 16th Armor, Troop E 17th Cavalry, and the 335th Aviation Company. "First In Last Out" is a beautiful reminder of the six years Sky Soldiers spent on the battlefield from Ben Hoa through Dak To to Bong Son. The First Army Combat unit to enter Vietnam and the Last Out.

Coin 67 of 1000 issued by the 173rd Airborne Brigade Association

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3196museum5426

Citation
173rd Airborne Brigade 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin, 3196museum5426. ca. 2015, Wambi Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3196museum5426, Accessed 20 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
3196museum5426, Wambi Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 05 Jul 2021 [Updated: 20 Oct 2022]