Sorry About That Patch VMM-163 Ridge Runners The 9th Marine Regiment holds

The 9th Marine Regiment holds a distinction that placed it at the very beginning of America's longest 20th-century war

Vietnam-era unit nicknames like this were organic — born on the flightline

Their professionalism under fire established the standard for Marine aviation maintenance in austere expeditionary environments

The body might be slower

Sorry About That Patch VMM-163 Ridge Runners The 9th Marine Regiment holdsSorry About That Patch Embroidered Patch The Military's Universal Apology "Sorry about that" is the phrase that follows every military mishap, misunderstanding, and misadventure from accidentally calling a general by the wrong name to blowing up the wrong building. This patch captures the casual, unapologetic apology that has been the default response to military chaos since the beginning of organized armed forces. In military culture, "sorry about