Officially Licensed USMC 3rd Bn 2nd Marines Betio Bastards Patch Backing:With hook & loop Marine helicopters provided assault transport

Marine helicopters provided assault transport

Through the 1970s and 1980s

Trained in the cold

and ability to deliver ordnance accurately made it a favorite among Marine attack pilots

and homeland security requirements

Officially Licensed USMC 3rd Bn 2nd Marines Betio Bastards Patch Backing:With hook & loop Marine helicopters provided assault transportUSMC 3rd Bn 2nd Marines Betio Bastards Patch Embroidered Patch The Betio Bastards Tarawa's Toughest 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines earned their unofficial nickname the hard way on the blood soaked coral of Betio Island at Tarawa, where the battalion fought one of the most brutal beach assaults in Marine Corps history. This patch represents the Marines who stormed Tarawa and every generation of 3 2 Marines who have lived up to that ferocious legacy since.