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Cap Camouflage Pattern I

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1/508th PIR 82nd Airborne. 40mm Shirt/Vest. I think the pockets are taken from 40mm bandoleers.

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Cap Camouflage Pattern I

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Looks like the man on the right is wearing a vest made from 5.56 bandoleers sewn together.

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Cap Camouflage Pattern I

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/138331-vietnam-custom-tailored-ammo-vest-usmc/

Another thread on Vietnam ammo vests with another photo. The ones in the link are more on the vest side of the spectrum, while the ones in this thread are more on the shirt side.

 

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below is not the photo I wanted, but I can't remove.

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Cap Camouflage Pattern I

The next ones are all 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, 1970

I had to resize them to get them to fit, so I'll put a full size crop of the vest aswell.

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Cap Camouflage Pattern I

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Recon Platoon, Echo Company, 3-7th Infantry, 199th LIB, near Can Giouc mid to late 1969

 

 

 

 

 

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Cap Camouflage Pattern I

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another taken by forum member noexpert, I can't believe I just found this thread today, he has some very great and powerful photos and sketches, go check it out: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/108817-found-collection-of-vn-combat-art-negatives-contact-sheets/

 

When looking at some of his photos you can see how these vests came to be, with troops wearing bandoleers around their waist, why not sew it to a shirt so you don't have to tie it on every day. Plus some really cool pictures of guys wearing Chinese SKS bandoleers and AK chest rigs.

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Cap Camouflage Pattern I

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25th Infantry division, 1966.

 

From this thread: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16371&hl=M79+Grenade+Vest

from the book "Tropic Lightning 25th Infantry Division, 1 Oct. 1941-1 October 1966 (The 25th's 25th in Combat)"

 

There are more photos in the book, if somebody who has the book could post the rest that would be great.

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