Official HMM 364 Purple Foxes Iraq Patch Phuoc Vihn The Flying Armadillos — one

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Official HMM 364 Purple Foxes Iraq Patch Phuoc Vihn The Flying Armadillos — oneOfficial HMM 364 Purple Foxes Iraq Patch USMC Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Operation Iraqi Freedom Embroidered Patch The Purple Foxes in Iraq flying the Phrog in the sand. HMM 364 "Purple Foxes" deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, flying the CH 46E Sea Knight in combat operations across Iraq. Marine medium helicopter squadrons were in constant demand during OIF, providing troop lift, casualty evacuation, resupply, and command and