Armed Conflicts Worldwide – Page 23

Advisor Vibin’

The spread is inspired by the below photo.In the early days of Vietnam the US sent Special Forces/Green Berets to train locals. They often wore commercial purchased or locally made camouflage uniforms. The earliest advisors look to have used private purchased commercial pieces while later ones look to use the locally made ones. The mainContinue reading “Advisor Vibin’”

Vietnam Ranger/LRRP Team Loadout

A collector on the VIntage Productions page shared his spread of everything carried by a later war LRRP team( later re flaggeded as Rangers) carried on missions.

3rd Pattern Jungle Fatigues

Today is a never issued set of the 3rd pattern jungle fatigues used during the war. At this point the exposed buttons were gone along with the gasflaps and epaulets Pants didn’t have glasflap on crotch and the mid leg ties in the cargo pockets were gone. You can also see an original pair ofContinue reading “3rd Pattern Jungle Fatigues”

MACVSOG (CCN) Vet -Dick Thompson RETURNS to talk about his BOOK & CCN Operations

In his continuing series of SOG interviews, Bud Gibson has one-zero Dick Thompson on to talk about his time running SOG missions. Mr. Thompson( no relation) is always one of the best interviews with his memory and details.

Vietnam Era OG107 Uniform

In the early days of the Vietnam war, the standard issue field uniform was the OG-107 uniform. A medium heavy all cotton simple uniform like most issued before it. It is the longest serving uniform the Army had. The pants are four pockets and the shirt has two breast pockets. Boots where the standard blackContinue reading “Vietnam Era OG107 Uniform”

Today in History: The Battle of Chosin Reservoir

Beginning on the 27th of November 1950 and lasting seventeen days it would become one of the most famous battles of the 20th century and a key point in Marine Corps lore. On the night of 27 November, the PVA 20th and 27th Corps of the 9th Army launched multiple attacks and ambushes along theContinue reading “Today in History: The Battle of Chosin Reservoir”

The Wilderness 1864

The horrific fighting of the wilderness in the US civil war

HIroo Onoda

Discussion about Hiroo Onoda came up the other day on BARFCOM or Facebook, I forget which. Some one mentioned his rifle and what it must have looked like after all that time int he jungle. In case you didn’t know about this man’s story, he was a Japanese soldier that escaped into the jungle ofContinue reading “HIroo Onoda”

WWII “Mae West” Life Preserver

An iconic, although often over looked, piece of WWII equipment is the B3/B4 Life Preserver. Better known as the “Mae West.” Externally the B3 and B4 look almost identical but the main difference is the earlier one was a nylon exterior over a rubber bladder while the later was just solid rubber. Really more ofContinue reading “WWII “Mae West” Life Preserver”

SEAL Sniper With M40

This is a pretty interesting picture from the Vietnam war. It’s one you don’t see very often. There are a few things that make it interesting to me. First, it is reported to be a SEAL. I have no interest about SEALS and their very tiny impact on the war but it is interesting toContinue reading “SEAL Sniper With M40”