12-22-2006, 02:36 AM
US
Army 1969-1973
Medical
2/60, 9th Inf. Div. Republic of South Viet-Nam (RSVN), now defunct.
Basic issue jungle fatigues, or black market camo of any type you like. No resupply after late 1969 of basic field gear. Some unofficial unit patches. Mostly no one wore rank insignia. A lot of improvised, or captured gear of different types. Some photos, none scanned yet.
57th Dustoff (Medivac) again, RSVN
Flight suit, issued used, SPH-5 flight helmet, very used. Unofficial unit patch on pocket. Issued .38 cal S&W revolvers for some reason, and no holsters. You bought these in Can Tho. Flight units then sometimes still wore the color patches. My flight suit is still in my closet, and it almost still fits...
We did not look anything like the regulations said we had to...
Ralph Izard
Army 1969-1973
Medical
2/60, 9th Inf. Div. Republic of South Viet-Nam (RSVN), now defunct.
Basic issue jungle fatigues, or black market camo of any type you like. No resupply after late 1969 of basic field gear. Some unofficial unit patches. Mostly no one wore rank insignia. A lot of improvised, or captured gear of different types. Some photos, none scanned yet.
57th Dustoff (Medivac) again, RSVN
Flight suit, issued used, SPH-5 flight helmet, very used. Unofficial unit patch on pocket. Issued .38 cal S&W revolvers for some reason, and no holsters. You bought these in Can Tho. Flight units then sometimes still wore the color patches. My flight suit is still in my closet, and it almost still fits...
We did not look anything like the regulations said we had to...
Ralph Izard