Flames of War: US Special Forces Patrol

To their opponents, the elite Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, and Land) were known as the “Men with Green Faces," owing to their camouflage face paint. They come silently at night to steal away political leaders, collect intel, destroy supplies, and then disappear.

SEALs usually patrolled on their own, but they did sometimes work with larger forces for major operations. Typical patrols were seven men and a South Vietnamese interpreter, but the full platoon could be deployed if a big mission came up.

Navy SEALs had a great deal of leeway with their uniforms so that they could better accomplish their mission. Many wore the Tigerstripe camouflage uniform typical of special forces in Vietnam.

Many SEALs wore denim jeans due to their hard wearing in the damp battlefields of the Mekong.

Head gear was always soft (never helmets) and varied greatly, such as bandanas, berets, or boonie hats.

This package contains 6 Two-Man Special Forces Teams and 6 Two-Hole Small Bases.