A rare Vietnam War ARVN Provincial Reconnaissance Unit Beret Badge

White metal with clutch grip reverse. S.E.A made. The Provincial Reconnaissance Units (PRUs) were South Vietnamese special paramilitary units, led by US military and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) personnel. The PRU was the tasked with finding and neutralizing the Viet Cong (VC) cadre and their political leadership of under the Phoenix Program during the Vietnam War. The PRU's preferred method was to capture and interrogate Viet Cong insurgents.