Army Jacket

Wow it sure has been a long time since I wore this stuff! What "stuff" am I talking about? My Army clothes that I have been hauling around for over 40 years! Most of the time it has spent inside a trunk that I got in the Amry while in Vietnam. I just sent the "girls" (Linnea and Laurel) a second box of clothes. They include a pair of "Jungle Boots". These boots are some of the original combat boots that the Army developed for the jungles of Vietnam. I kept them as my inspection boots. Those are the boots that stayed in my locker always ready to go on inspection! Inside the box was more fatigue shirts. They include both the regular standard issue shirt and the jungle fatigue shirt. The Army just began issuing these in Vietnam toward the end of 1966. They had been developed before but the delivery to the troops was very slow. By the time I left May of 1967 the jungle fatigues was standard issue. Some of the shirts had my insigna on them. One had my old company patch. This was a home design for the aviation company that I was in. This is a one of a kind patch given only to members of the 92nd Aviation Company. Lots of memories there...

Laurel called this morning and said that they had gotten the first box of clothes and was actually wearing one of the shirts to school today. She sounded very happy to get them! I offered her an Aviator's jacket that I also have. I have attached a picture of it. Neat little jacket but the knit collar has worn and needs to be replaced.

The picture was taken when I was going to college in Houghton michigan at Michigan Tech University. I managed to do some grouse hunting in between classes. Isn't that red hat neat? Check out the beard! Those must have been 34 x 34 jeans!!! I am just a little bigger then that now!!!!!!!!!