Armed Conflicts Worldwide – Page 27

Brady’s Boonie Hat & Tiger Stripes

One of things Brady showed me the other day is the boonie hat he wore in Vietnam. Brady went to Vietnam as a member of 5th Special Forces but the last 6 months of his 18 months in the warm was transferred to the 199th Infantry Brigade where he was on a recon/hunter killer team.Continue reading “Brady’s Boonie Hat & Tiger Stripes”

Brady’s Issued Jungle Boots From Vietnam

Last week I was at Brady’s and he sent these home with me. There are the jungle boots he was issued in 1969 and wore the rest of his 18 months in Vietnam. He had them in his shop every since I have known him. I would see them every time and wonder why heContinue reading “Brady’s Issued Jungle Boots From Vietnam”

The Assault on Vicksburg Part 1

Vicksburg had a population of 5,000. It set on a 200 foot bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi river below , the river jagged into a steep hairpin curve. Between there and Memphis, TN the bluffs ran far inland and the land around the rive, if it could be called land, was swampyContinue reading “The Assault on Vicksburg Part 1”

The 82nd Airborne in Operation Husky

Just after midnight 79 years ago on July 10th 1943 the 505th PRCT, which included the 3rd Battalion of the 504th, the 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, Company ‘B’ of the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion and other supporting units, would drop on to Sicily in the opening stages of Operation Husky. The remainder of theContinue reading “The 82nd Airborne in Operation Husky”

Some MACVSOG History

Here is a pretty neat bit of US Special Forces history. One of my friend’s on FB that is a MACVSOG vet shared this the other day. It is an encryption pad for use over the radio while on missions. From what I understand, 3 letter combinations were substituted for words or phrases commonly usedContinue reading “Some MACVSOG History”

WW2 Japanese Canteen With Trench Art and Campaign Markings By US Marine

This is a very interesting bit of history I thought would be worth sharing. It is a canteen taken from a fallen Japanese soldier during WW2. My friend’s father in law was a Marine during the war in the 1st Division I believe it was. At any rate. He kept it from the soldier heContinue reading “WW2 Japanese Canteen With Trench Art and Campaign Markings By US Marine”

The Return Of Industrial Warfare

Authored by Alex Vershinin via the Royal United Services Institute, Can the West still provide the arsenal of democracy? The war in Ukraine has proven that the age of industrial warfare is still here. The massive consumption of equipment, vehicles and ammunition requires a large-scale industrial base for resupply – quantity still has a qualityContinue reading “The Return Of Industrial Warfare”

27th ID on Saipan Equipment and Recreation

In this article we will take a close look at what the soldiers of the 27th Infantry Division were using on Saipan. I had a companion one on the Marines but it will have to be recreated as it was lost with the old site. This is pretty esoteric for most so turn back nowContinue reading “27th ID on Saipan Equipment and Recreation”

Today in History: The 27th Infantry Division on Saipan

78 years ago today, June 15th 1944, the battle for Saipan began. The main part of Operation Forager, it is often thought of as a Marine Corps battle but like virtually every Marine battle there were soldiers involved as well. In the case of Saipan it was the 27th Infantry Division who fought alongside theContinue reading “Today in History: The 27th Infantry Division on Saipan”

MACV-SOG Seiko Watch

The Vietnam-era MACV-SOG Seiko is the OG “Raider Rolex”: this is a vintage Seiko Automatic Watch 6619-8060 Vietnam SOG-MACV watch from approximately 1967. The following information was posted by a very interesting Instagram account called Watches of Espionage (@watchesofespionage). It’s a Social Media Account That Doesn’t Suck©®TM and thus is part of the FYSA files (specifically one dealingContinue reading “MACV-SOG Seiko Watch”