Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted November 20, 2017 Share #1 Posted November 20, 2017 I've noticed these helmet markings in use by the 3rd BDE 25th Infantry division in Vietnam during Operation Baker, mostly in this video: Not quite sure what they are but I think they are unit markings. 2 different ones seen, one an ace of spades with a "C" and one a cactus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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iron bender Posted November 20, 2017 Share #6 Posted November 20, 2017 Lots of NVA rucks on GI's or Marines, WW2 helmets with sewn on chinstraps, and love the pink flashlight at the end... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 20, 2017 Share #7 Posted November 20, 2017 At the time of Operation Baker the 3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division was operating separately from it's parent in the Central Highlands in the II Corps, the rest of the division was in III Corps. The Infantry units of the 3rd Bde were the 1st Battalion 14th Infantry, the 1st and 3rd Battalions 35th Infantry, while the one with the Cactus will definitely be for one of the battalions of the 35th Infantry, their long standing nickname being the Cacti, the symbol on their unit crest, the other, the spade one must then be for the 1st Battalion 14th Infantry, though this unit has a traditional Chinese dragon symbol, and is nicknamed the Golden Dragons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted November 20, 2017 Lots of NVA rucks on GI's or Marines, WW2 helmets with sewn on chinstraps, and love the pink flashlight at the end... Weirdly that's the 3rd pink flashlight I've seen in pics of vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted November 20, 2017 At the time of Operation Baker the 3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division was operating separately from it's parent in the Central Highlands in the II Corps, the rest of the division was in III Corps. The Infantry units of the 3rd Bde were the 1st Battalion 14th Infantry, the 1st and 3rd Battalions 35th Infantry, while the one with the Cactus will definitely be for one of the battalions of the 35th Infantry, their long standing nickname being the Cacti, the symbol on their unit crest, the other, the spade one must then be for the 1st Battalion 14th Infantry, though this unit has a traditional Chinese dragon symbol, and is nicknamed the Golden Dragons. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 20, 2017 Share #10 Posted November 20, 2017 Thank you! Whoops, read 2nd Battalion 35th Infantry, a typo there with the 3rd Battalion 35th Infantry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted December 11, 2017 The "C" and the Ace of Spades is probably C/2/35 3rd Brigade, the "C" for Charlie Company and the ace of spades because C/2/35 are the guys who started the Ace of Spades death card deal. Good read on the death cards: http://www.psywarrior.com/DeathCardsAce.html The video in the original post shows them putting death cards on dead VC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted January 18, 2018 Cropped from photos due to forum size limit, I'll post resized full pictures later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share #15 Posted January 19, 2018 Weirdly that's the 3rd pink flashlight I've seen in pics of vietnam. Found a 4th and the reason why they are pink, to make them easily identifiable as non sparking so they will not cause explosions. Why grunts can be seen carrying them is still beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted January 19, 2018 C, 2/35th, 1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share #18 Posted January 19, 2018 C, 2/35th, 1967 This one shows both a cacti and a C in a spade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share #19 Posted January 19, 2018 B HHC 1/35th 1967-68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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