Patrick. Posted November 22, 2007 Share #1 Posted November 22, 2007 Hello all, as i travel along my Vietnam era collecting path, i try to remain focused on my main collecting interests. At times this can prove difficult.... Especially when uniform items such as this turn up. I am not by nature a Naval collector,but a combination of an unusual and seldom seen unit, and some superb Vietnamese made insignia all but compelled me to purchase this shirt. The shirt itself is a lightweight Poplin example, worn by George G Husted during his tour with the Armed Forces Combat Motion Picture Team (MOPIC) during his tour during 1967-68. The baseball cap is Navy marked, and the holster is standard US issue but has a locally made modification comprising the addition of two additional .45 magazine cells to the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick. Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share #2 Posted November 22, 2007 A profile where you can just see the "MOPIC" patch peeking out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick. Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted November 22, 2007 The colours are a little off due to digital photography, but here is the patch on the shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick. Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted November 22, 2007 A detail to show the workmanship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick. Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted November 22, 2007 Details of the name tape. I find locally made insignia fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick. Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted November 22, 2007 Navy tape to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick. Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share #7 Posted November 22, 2007 Here is a further example of why the locally made items attract me. With Vietnamese made insignias you can veer from the crude to the magnificent. I find the detailing to this superb. Note the detail to the feathers and the eye. Patrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hochiminhtrail Posted November 22, 2007 Share #8 Posted November 22, 2007 Hy patrick great shirt you have there, can you give some more infos on Mopic were there part of stars and Stripes or what was their duty in VN, i love navy stuff to especially PBR s. Cheers Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick. Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted November 23, 2007 Hi Alex, i am actually in the process of doing some research on the unit. I do know that this particular veteran was tasked with recording the building of the new modern infrastructure (schools,hospitals etc) the US was funding in Vietnam as part of a mobile "hearts and minds" campaign in the province he was stationed. These films and photographs were then shown in villages which had little contact with the world outside their own gates. All in an attempt to make the peasant class connect with a government in Saigon that at best was indifferent to them and at worst was quite callous in its treatment of them. Patrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hochiminhtrail Posted November 23, 2007 Share #10 Posted November 23, 2007 well sound more like psy ops then stars and stripes. i really love that shirt, with the unit patch, great find Patrick. Alex Hi Alex, i am actually in the process of doing some research on the unit. I do know that this particular veteran was tasked with recording the building of the new modern infrastructure (schools,hospitals etc) the US was funding in Vietnam as part of a mobile "hearts and minds" campaign in the province he was stationed. These films and photographs were then shown in villages which had little contact with the world outside their own gates. All in an attempt to make the peasant class connect with a government in Saigon that at best was indifferent to them and at worst was quite callous in its treatment of them. Patrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted February 8, 2010 Share #11 Posted February 8, 2010 Do you have any photos of the labels on this? It looks like this shirt I found with USMC marks: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...showtopic=67277 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick. Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share #12 Posted February 8, 2010 Hello, from memory i cannot recall any obvious labels....i will pull it from the collection later this week and post results. It is a very,very lightweight fabric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_bish Posted February 8, 2010 Share #13 Posted February 8, 2010 nice modded or locally made holster, would love one of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 8, 2010 Share #14 Posted February 8, 2010 2 different shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted February 8, 2010 Share #15 Posted February 8, 2010 Nice unusual piece of kit! Would you say the extra mag pouches on the shoulder rig are a field expedient? Any chance of some closer shots of it sometime? Sabrejet :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick. Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share #16 Posted February 9, 2010 Ian, i have the fortune of having two modified examples. The other is a single cell and a well made addition to the holster with good quality leather. This example has all the crude charm that locally sourced items can display at times. It is very much at the cheap end of the spectrum and 'expedient' is entirely the correct term! Should a window present itself i will attempt a photo or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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