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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by rickf » July 14th, 2011, 8:41 pm

Hell, This one wandered by post #3. That damn Seabee character!

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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by Francis Marion » July 15th, 2011, 3:02 am

Wandering is SOP in this industry. I fully understood that a minimum one hour conversation was part of the price of any parts I purchased from Jack Tomlin. Payment in full before I saw the part. At least we answer the question first here. :D
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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by toptiger » July 15th, 2011, 3:18 am

Wandering posts?
Hey I think this is what he was asking about- a period US Army uniform, circa 1969.
I have some more if that would help! LOL
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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by rickf » July 15th, 2011, 7:21 am

Look at that picture hard guys, that is one of very few of Top in uniform AND smiling at the same time. :lol: :lol: :lol:
OH, BTW, Your tie was crooked! :twisted:
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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by WC Matt » July 15th, 2011, 7:23 am

toptiger wrote:Wandering posts?
Hey I think this is what he was asking about- a period US Army uniform, circa 1969.I have some more if that would help! LOL
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'Think Bill was inquiring about uniforms worn from the mid 70s to about 1980. that's a neat photo just the same.
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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by toptiger » July 15th, 2011, 9:20 am

you think, Matt??
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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by toptiger » July 15th, 2011, 9:27 am

Rick, one reason I am smiling may be that I had just finished with my VN tour a few months before.
As you may be able to tell if you know your uniforms, I was a Major General's Aide de Camp. The photo was taken at the American Embassador's residence in Rio de Janerio, Brazil 1969/1970 which may be another reason I was smiling-
One other explanation is that I ended my 7 years in the Army down there and thus :D :D :D :D avoided a second and third tour flying gunships in VN.
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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by rickf » July 15th, 2011, 9:55 am

Horsecrap, He was smiling at the Brazilian women in the room. :lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted: Notice he was looking down.

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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by acudanut » July 15th, 2011, 10:18 am

Great picture Captain. I thought he was interested in Cammie's or "BDU'S" or "fatigues". Heck I don't know.

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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by Francis Marion » July 15th, 2011, 4:21 pm

rickf wrote:Horsecrap, He was smiling at the Brazilian women in the room. :lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted: Notice he was looking down.

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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by WC Matt » July 15th, 2011, 4:54 pm

Francis Marion wrote:
rickf wrote:Horsecrap, He was smiling at the Brazilian women in the room. :lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted: Notice he was looking down.

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But that's OK, he was married to them.
:shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by muttman63fun4w » August 3rd, 2011, 7:21 pm

raymond wrote:I always heard the military doesn't have any "perfectly good airplanes". Which brings me to the following observation: "You don't need a parachute to go skydiving, you only need a parachute to go skydiving twice".
Raymond, I like your animated figure and will need to find out how you put it on your posts.

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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by WC Matt » June 18th, 2012, 10:11 am

Was thinking about this, this morning and thought it might be a good thread to post on seeing how it was originally an inquiry about dessert uniforms from the 80s.

When the six color "chocolate chip" camo uniform was standard issue, I know they made boonie hats with wide brims to be worn with, but has anyone seen a real issue patrol cap in that pattern? I've seen plenty of commercial copies and plenty of the later three color dessert pattern but, I've never actually seen a real-deal six color dessert camo patrol cap. Or the USMC cover in choc chip for that matter.

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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by Francis Marion » June 19th, 2012, 2:27 pm

I've seen boonie caps and helmet covers but, since you mentioned it, I don't recall ever seeing any other head gear in the chocolate-chip pattern.

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Guess I spoke too soon. But, given the rank of the individuals in the photo, I think we can still say they were pretty rare.

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Re: Period uniform question

Unread post by toptiger » June 19th, 2012, 4:59 pm

aren't those guys Air Force?
the velcro, leather name tags and AF master pilot wings on the BG would seem to indicate it, no?
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Paper edition http://www.blurb.com/books/1646321
IOS ebook iBookstore: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id598605516
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Mustang Gunship Platoon Commander
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