Category Archives: Armed Conflicts Worldwide

C-Ration From Vietnam

I have a few MCI (” C-rations”) from Vietnam war era and decided to crack open one to see how it held up. Turns out it was completely edible still. The crackers and the chocolate and rice cookies. As you can see, the crackers still look as good as the day they canned them. PrettyContinue reading “C-Ration From Vietnam”

The Tropical Rucksack

I stole below from Vietnamgear.com so if you want to see a little more go check them out. Development of the Tropical Rucksack (a.k.a. Jungle Rucksack) began in 1965 when MACV requested a nylon version of the ARVN pack from Natick Labs for evaluation purposes. However, after initial testing the rucksack had to be significantly redesigned in order toContinue reading “The Tropical Rucksack”

The Korean War

Remember a few years ago when a youtube channel hoted and narrated by Indy Neidell did a real time break down of WW1 day by day? Well, now he is doing one for the Korean war. This time weekly. Full of an impressive amount of detail and info. If you liked that WW1 series youContinue reading “The Korean War”

US Army Snipers, Vietnam

A very cool color picture of US Army Snipers. You can see the use of the XM21 with Starlight and with ART 3x-9x optic

Killing Rats in SOG

My friend and SOG vet, Ken Bird, told me a great story last night about taking apart the claymore mine and using it to kill rats. I was bored one day and took a claymore apart and counted the steel balls in bedded in plastic. I cannot remember exact count something close to 900 orContinue reading “Killing Rats in SOG”

Battlefield Recovered 1911

1911A1 hit by shrapnel during the battle of the bulge 1944. The soldier wearing it didn’t make it. , “Colt pistol picked up after battle at Bastonge Dec. 1944,” is battered with shrapnel wounds across the top of the slide, muzzle and grip including several that penetrated deep into the steel. In places, bits ofContinue reading “Battlefield Recovered 1911”