AnDuc49 Posted March 14, 2019 Share #1 Posted March 14, 2019 Hello all, When I saw this for sale, I couldn’t resist purchasing it. This is an original shrapnel damaged and I dare say blood-stained NVA canteen and map case brought back by then Captain Marcel “Big Mac” J. Dube during his tenure as Senior Battalion Advisor to the 3rd Vietnamese Marine “Sea Wolves” Batt. from 66 - 67. According to the seller (a close friend of Dube), he removed these items from a dead NVA commander after the 3rd Batt. had been in heavy contact with a NVA unit and he had run several artillery fire missions over them. The canteen shows the most damage out of either pieces. The cover is heavily ripped and nearly torn in half by shrapnel. The lower half is caved in and from what I was told, is a result of concussion damage. The map case is a rubberized canvas type. It’s heavily stained from what looks like blood on both sides. On the strap, the name “Thuong” is written. I’m really happy to be able to own this set and the vet provenance is just a cherry on top of it all. I hope you all like it as much as I do. Attached are some photos of Capt. Dube including one of him on the operation in which he captured the items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AnDuc49 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted March 14, 2019 Then Capt. Dube during an operation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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manayunkman Posted March 14, 2019 Share #14 Posted March 14, 2019 Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted March 14, 2019 Share #15 Posted March 14, 2019 Yeah thats dang cool....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted March 14, 2019 Share #16 Posted March 14, 2019 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant U. Posted March 14, 2019 Share #17 Posted March 14, 2019 Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWIIBuff1945 Posted March 14, 2019 Share #18 Posted March 14, 2019 Very cool congrats on adding this fine grouping to your collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy vs Spy Posted March 14, 2019 Share #19 Posted March 14, 2019 I’m out of words. Definitely one of the best NVA groups I’we seen in a long time. Congrats bud. I hava a captured NVA canteen, that’s suffered heavy concussion damage. About the only NVA stuff I got left. Thanks for sharing you little bad a** group with us. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thengr Posted March 14, 2019 Share #20 Posted March 14, 2019 Nice examples of Viet worn cammo, also. ++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAHOOMAN Posted March 14, 2019 Share #21 Posted March 14, 2019 NIce NVA bringback. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted March 14, 2019 Share #22 Posted March 14, 2019 Holy smokes that is nice. Congrats, and thanks for sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted March 15, 2019 Share #23 Posted March 15, 2019 If those artifacts could talk, I'm sure they would have a story to tell! Thanks for sharing the images and story! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitz67 Posted March 15, 2019 Share #24 Posted March 15, 2019 I like the photos of the captain better than the canteen, very nice stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Lerenfort Posted March 15, 2019 Share #25 Posted March 15, 2019 The damage to the canteen is consistent with the fragments scattered by a cluster bomb rather than shrapnel from artillery or grenade. Items that tell a grim story to be sure, but good you can get hold of them and keep the history alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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