Terms used in the Patch Pages
AHC = Assault Helicopter Company
AHC = Armed Helicopter Company
AM = Airmobile
AMBL = Airmobile
AML = Airmobile Light
ARA = Aerial Rocket Artillery
Arc = (see Tab)
ASH = Assault Support Helicopter
AWC = Aerial Weapons Company
CE = Cut-Edge (No embroidered Border)
Cheesecloth = Gauze
FE = Fully Embroidered by machine
FW = Fixed Wing
HE = Hand Embroidered
ME = Machine Embroidery (by Computer or done "freehand" by the "little-old-man")
ME = also will mean Merrowed-Edge (you should be able to discern which "ME" applies)
PI Made = item was made in the Philippine Islands
Pocket Patch = usually worn on the front of a shirt/jacket, many Aviation/Regimental patches are of this type
Residue = from glue/paper/blanket/etc. that was used to display a patch (I will forget to state this on some patches!)
RFU = Removed From Uniform
Scroll = examples: WWII Ranger, many USAF patches, Modern Rangers/LRRPs and others
SEA = Southeast Asia
SSI = Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Tab or Arc = "Airborne", "Thailand", "Guam", "Wolfhounds", "8th Army Band", or etc.
All Patch measurements are approximate!