Vanguard Industries West proudly serves the United States Armed Forces. The company is a large supplier of military insignia. Vanguard s product line covers more than 40,000 items, including nametags, flags, coins, teddy bears, t-shirts, ribbons, patches and other custom items. It offers catalogs for each branch of the Armed Forces and maintains an online catalog via the Vanguard Web sites. Founded in 1918, Vanguard Industries West maintains headquarters in Carlsbad, Calif., with distribution centers in San Diego and Hawaii.