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Vietnam Brown Water Navy, WW1 Aviation
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Nice....Thanks NTS!...wasn't thinking Infantry.
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You're looking at your uniform wrong.....start on the inside....show pictures of the patches where they're attached on the inside of the uniform.
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First: it's from Peterson. While he has great things, he also made a living mocking uniforms up for any paying customer and for museums so that originals wouldn't need to be used. So, he has mastered the mock up. Second: Stitch lines.....look at them, study them, know the old from the modern Third: Thread colors....understand what was used and not used and its wear/weathering Fourth: Wear and weathering in general, the garment insignia is *mint yet the fabric is worn I have said this for years (even decades now), real wear in Vietnam can't be faked....mint uniforms e
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Well.....it takes time to determine these things from visual inspection. There is something to be said about experience. A curt answer is just that....others may respond differently or with more information, if they care to. The vast majority of times if you get a curt answer, it's most likely because there is something obvious that sets it off. If you look through the archives, you may find it as a repeated defect that you can learn to identify. Where did the jacket originate? Where did you buy it?
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JPRA Uniform Grouping - Joint Personnel Recovery Agency
River Patrol replied to BagmanL6's topic in CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORMS
Great Group!! Do you know if there is a link between JPRA and JPRC from the post-Vietnam era? -
Laura, Thank you for sharing this picture. We certainly look forward to any other photos you wish to share. As you can see, we are all intrigued by your grandfather's service and military history. From the stories re-told here, it seems like his men and colleagues thought the world of him, as I'm sure you did too. It's great to have a family's perspective of the way artifacts from the individuals are being handled. If there are any questions we can help you with, please feel free to post them here or send in private through the messenger system on your account. Kin
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River Patrol started following 3rd Marine Plaque
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Very nicely embroidered
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VN Patch River Div 55 ?
River Patrol replied to tony75's topic in NAVY, COAST GUARD AND OTHER SEA SERVICES PATCHES
Modern Repro patch....Originals are exceptionally hard to find. -
Modern patch copy of a French DI for an Infantry School.