By Ken Bird I Remember one evening in Dec 68, personal on top of Marble Mountain overlooking CCN north side of the mountain was receiving fire and a Recon team was in support on the south side of the mountain. At that time I was assigned to security company. One of our duties was toContinue reading “60MM Mortar Accident”
Category Archives: Vietnam War
Reproduction Beogam/Leopard Camouflage
For history dorks like me getting a hold of appropriate (key word here) early Vietnam War spot camo has been a real headache. Often called Beogam or leopard camo there are a ton of varieties that existed. Mainly because it was sourced from all over at the time. I might have to do a postContinue reading “Reproduction Beogam/Leopard Camouflage”
Some of My Vietnam War Stuff
I saw a lot of guys on Instagram laying out some of their collection. Some impressive. Some not so much. I thought I would do a simple display of some of the major items of my collection. Things the average infantrymen in the US Army would have. All items actual war era. Even the SP-1Continue reading “Some of My Vietnam War Stuff”
A Dad Vietnam War Story
Dad told me a story several times over the years about a night in Vietnam. It was really stuck in his head since he was almost killed and was wounded during the same attack. Dad was in an artillery unit that would set up on hills with temporary fire bases. One night the base wasContinue reading “A Dad Vietnam War Story”
The M1 Garand in Vietnam
If you aren’t already poking your head in at WWII After WWII you are missing out. Here’s one particular article that seems a perfect fit for the readership. Make sure to give him a read as you can tell a lot of effort goes into his articles. Since starting wwiiafterwwii, numerous people have contacted meContinue reading “The M1 Garand in Vietnam”
AK Rifle And Its Many Variants In Vietnam
Shared from the excellent Modernforces website that covers the history of MACVSOG. Lnk at bottom of article. Brief History: The AK-47 is a gas piston-operated 7.62×39mm cartridge assault rifle developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. Work on the AK-47 began as early as 1945 in Russia and in the following year 1946, the AK-47 had reached prototype phase and wasContinue reading “AK Rifle And Its Many Variants In Vietnam”
SOG User Experience With The Gyrojet Pistol
During the war in Vietnam, SOG recon troops were sent a lot of unique and experimental weapons and gadgets to play around with and report back. One of those items is the famous Gyrojet pistol. You can see MOH Franklin D. Miller holding one tht belonged to MOH George Sisler after he was KIA. TheContinue reading “SOG User Experience With The Gyrojet Pistol”
It’s Up To You – Basic Combat Training (1967)
I ran across this video on a Youtube channel I recently discovered. Of course I had to watch this bit of Army propaganda about basic training the same year my Father went into the Army. I’m sure a few of them will have a lot of memories brought up from watching this one.
1965 1st CAVALRY DIVISION AIRMOBILE IN VIETNAM
This is a great little doc following a company of the 1st Cav during operations in Vietnam. Its not another telling of LZ Xray or anything you’ve seen 100s of times already.
Custom Tailored Tiger Blazer
The “party jacket” is something most Vietnam war collectors know about. You will see them made of Tiger stripe, ERDL poncho liners and all manner of camo from the war. The coolest is my opinion are always the ones made from Tiger stripe and are cut to me Tuxedo jackets or blazers. This fellow wasContinue reading “Custom Tailored Tiger Blazer”
Scattered Shots 