Photo's found by accident while searching on line.

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While searching for Navy black shoes and boots this blast from the past appeared

 

 

Which then led me to this gem

 

 

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A Historical Find.

 

A Graphic of what would become Manhattan NY NY when Hendrick Hudson's Halve Maen drops anchor, though the graphic of his ship is way off scale, should be way smaller.

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A Coke and A Smile

 

An Americal Division GI 1970

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Came across this photo by accident, was struck by what appears to be a somewhat formal looking portrait where this officer wears his overcoat, there is a name along with it Carmen De Cubellis, Jr, redirects see's that he made the supreme sacrifice in Vietnam as a Platoon Leader in the 4th Infantry Division in 1969.

 

https://www.virtualwall.org/dd/DecubellisCx01a.htm

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EIGHT MILES HIGH AND WHEN YOU TOUCH DOWN

YOU'LL FIND THAT IT'S STRANGER THAN KNOWN

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Here's one for you 

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Finally found this Iconic Photo of that SHOT UP sign on the Cambodian Border with the Tank speeding by in June 1970, the 11th ACR returning to Vietnam from action in Cambodia. The 588th Engineer Battalion was a 20th Engineer Brigade unit, I believe the 588th Eng Bn built this particular road shortly after the Invasion of Cambodia..

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Found two 1965 photos of Marines tonight.

 

One back in the states, Marine Reservists, 18th Infantry Battalion, training at Fort McCoy Wisconsin.

And Over There in South Vietnam, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division.

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This from the Reactivation of the 94th Division Fort Custer Michigan September 1942, the Flags, Colors and Guidons being presented, the division's new 94 patch is not available yet evidently, the old Pilgrim one, that one probably wasn't worn at all by these first assignees to the division. 

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WOW WEE What a Hair Doo  

 

A 1960s WAC.

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Some 6th Corps GIs with a Army Nurse strike a regal pose in the throne room in a old Neapolitan, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies palace in Naples, November 1943. It's possible they are all in the same unit, a VI Corps Hospital unit stationed in Naples.

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Hal Moore's Wedding. Fort Bragg  November 22, 1949.

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A 5th Battalion, 2d Artillery Duster inside the Pho Tho Race Track Saigon Tet, they were in support of those elmts of the 199th Infantry Brigade (Sep) that attacked the place.

[Bluehawk]

A B-29 and B-36 parked at Carswell AFB, 1948

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A Water Tower with unit name on it, 1962,  Tampa, the HQ of the old 51st Infantry Division Florida and South Carolina National Guard

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Unknown GI in the mid 1950s like 1955-56.

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Here's one from research today... outstanding symmetry.

 

USAF 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Det 1, Ladd AFB, Alaska 1958-61

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A Harried Boot Paris Island November 1970.

 

 

[Brig]

On 7/1/2021 at 8:27 PM, patches said:

Found this one of a Red Cross Gal somewhere in the ETO decked out with an array of insignia.

Interesting that she has a Polish eagle cap badge behind her lapel

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A interesting one LOL, a Coast Guard Officer, a Captain as we catch a glimpse of his Eagles, he's aboard a Graffiti cover Subway Car in New York New York, the little boy may be his kid, probably is. Date anywhere from the late 70s to the early 80s would be my guess.

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Marlene Dietrich some time in 1945 wearing Jump Wings on a unidentifiable oval with multiple Star Devices two Ribbons, the American Campaign and the ETO one with star devices, and a Soviet award. Soviet guards badge.

[USMCR79]

9 hours ago, patches said:

Marlene Dietrich some time in 1945 wearing Jump Wings on an unidentifiable oval with multiple Star Devices two Ribbons, the American Campaign and the ETO one with star devices, and a Soviet award. Soviet guards badge.

Wonder what she had to do to earn those “wings”!!

[manayunkman]

She had 4 combat jumps too.

 

Many years ago I found a scrap book that a young 18 year old woman kept who was a pen pal with General Patton and would send him care packages.

 

There were 28 letters from Patton most were short and typed but at the end of one letter Patton jotted a note in which he said “Marlene Dietrich loved your chocolates”.

 

The scrap book contained one of the last letters Patton ever wrote and was post dated the day of his accident.

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53 minutes ago, USMCR79 said:

Wonder what she had to do to earn those “wings”!!

 

Probably a result of being decent person to a division's worth of guys.

 

To this day, Marlene Dietrich loves every member of the 82nd Airborne Division.

82nd Airborne Division During WW II - Memories (ww2-airborne.us)

https://www.ww2-airborne.us/division/82_memories.html

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A photo I found of Queen Elisabeth at Jamestown Virginia during the 400 Anniversary of the settlement from Old England. The ocean going replicas of The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery.