patches Posted April 25, 2019 Share #51 Posted April 25, 2019 The guy in the deep sea diving gear and wet suit must have been hotter then hell.jeez Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk They don't call them Hard Corps for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted June 23, 2019 Share #52 Posted June 23, 2019 Here are some more recruiting brochures: Another one with 32 pages. Here are the first 8 ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 13, 2019 Share #53 Posted August 13, 2019 Lets add some more tonight, all 1970s. And this final one will be from around 1981-82 as he's wearing the new BDUs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 12, 2019 Share #54 Posted November 12, 2019 A Photo from a 1985 Army Recruiting Pamphlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Jock Posted June 10, 2020 Share #55 Posted June 10, 2020 On 10/22/2013 at 9:08 PM, patches said: Great group of photos 338, we see the unit sign C Company Airborne Ranger 1BN 29th Infantry, yet we see the guidon is C 75. Can you clarify, what was it's official title Co C 1st Battalion 29th Infantry or Co C 75th Infantry (Rangers)? Also we then take it that the C Co Rangers was the C Company of the 1/29 Inf rather than C Battery 83rd FA, would this be correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted June 11, 2020 Share #56 Posted June 11, 2020 Does anyone recall this poster? I used to have it on my bedroom wall when I was a youngin. I hocked it from my Big Sister. Its the band Chicago. It came in a record album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 11, 2020 Share #57 Posted June 11, 2020 3 hours ago, rooster77 said: Does anyone recall this poster? I used to have it on my bedroom wall when I was a youngin. I hocked it from my Big Sister. Its the band Chicago. It came in a record album. Wow, cool, never seen that, is there a back story on this? Woundln't think it was a Recruiting poster, more like a Memorial Day photo, honoring the war dead of the City of Chicago perhaps??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted June 11, 2020 Share #58 Posted June 11, 2020 Its actually of all things an anti vietnam war poster. I dont think it worked though as it was intended..... as I had it on my wall because of the cool uniforms and weapons and the crosses. I looked at it like a representation of the USA's fighting history. I thought it was cool looking. And I grew up and joined up so it didnt work as intended on me. I just thought it looked cool. In the bottom left corner it lists the wars up to Korea and number of dead. And my step dad had an m1 carbine just like the one the guy in front is holding. He had it in a gun case in the den. So for me this picture, instead of being anti Vietnam war.... was just a cool image of history to me. It came in a record album. To my young self, it was a form of recruiting poster. lol I wasnt worried about croaking..... lol lol.... like most youngins. I wonder too how many of those that joined, were in the scouts as a kid ? Junior Army training... lol They didnt really need to recruit me. I sucked it all up as a kid and it was a given. I figure thats how most of us past the age of the last draft joined up. We all wanted to. It was put there when we were kids. All the vets that were around. Even from ww1 and the war in vietnam going on. All the movies parades scouting.. Heck they didnt have to recruit a lot of us im figuring. A lot of our dads were ww2 vets. Our uncles etc.. My Grandfather who I knew WW1. etc etc etc It was a given Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted June 11, 2020 Share #59 Posted June 11, 2020 Think about it. War films.. Toy guns and army helmets for presents. Playing War in the neihborhood with the other kids. No recruiting need for many of us. lol lol lol/ Thats why organized sports are so important in this country. It teaches people to work in teams to work together. To think to improvise. To learn how to win and sometimes to learn how to loose. Good prep for War. Cheers! And God Bless America ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 11, 2020 Share #60 Posted June 11, 2020 Found it Roster, it was a photo insert from Chicago III. a 1971 album. Artwork, packaging The album cover design is titled "Tattered Flag" on the band's web site. Included with the album was a poster of the band dressed in the uniforms of America's wars, standing in front of a field of crosses, representing those who had died in the still ongoing Vietnam War. It also gave the number of casualties from each war up until the time of the album's release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhscott Posted June 19, 2020 Share #61 Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/23/2019 at 3:50 PM, Proud Kraut said: BAM starter school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 12, 2020 Share #62 Posted October 12, 2020 1968 WACs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 4, 2021 Share #63 Posted August 4, 2021 A March 1977 Ad, a 4th Inf Div RATELO at Ft Carson, photo would then be taken in the summer of 1976 as he's got the sleeve rolled up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 27, 2021 Share #64 Posted September 27, 2021 A 80s Poster, exact year unknown, probably before 1986 as this guy is a Cobra Crewman, the new Apache was apparently not in front line service yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted September 28, 2021 Share #65 Posted September 28, 2021 A fine example of what no actual GI would ever say. This is what happens when you put your recruiting in the hands of advertising firms that should be selling Jello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 22, 2021 Share #66 Posted October 22, 2021 These are from the late Vietnam War period. September 1968 November 1969 January 1970 And this one, probably early 60s, as this Sergeant seems to be wearing his Service Cap with a Mexican Bow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 22, 2021 Share #67 Posted October 22, 2021 3 hours ago, patches said: And this one, probably early 60s, as this Sergeant seems to be wearing his Service Cap with a Mexican Bow. Mexican Bow, The Stiffener being bent in a manner where the front is raised and the sides dip, I guess called that because of it's resemblance to Mexican Army and or other Latin American Army caps of this type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 3, 2021 Share #68 Posted November 3, 2021 1969 I think. Nurse of the 44th Med Bde in the RVN is showcased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted November 3, 2021 Share #69 Posted November 3, 2021 12 hours ago, patches said: 1969 I think. Nurse of the 44th Med Bde in the RVN is showcased. Interestingly, they covered up her name tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 4, 2021 Share #70 Posted November 4, 2021 2 hours ago, gwb123 said: Interestingly, they covered up her name tape. Yes it seems so, didn't notice that, I just assumed it is one of those faded out Stamped on Web Name Tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 13, 2022 Share #71 Posted June 13, 2022 From 1982, TV Commercial, no doubt shot in like the summer of 1981. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 7, 2022 Share #72 Posted July 7, 2022 From 1974, a USAEUR themed photo of the West German based 15th MP Bde, look like Support people from the brigade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thengr Posted July 7, 2022 Share #73 Posted July 7, 2022 Just love the shiny mutt! Nice example of the pickle suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 8, 2022 Share #74 Posted July 8, 2022 9 hours ago, 12thengr said: Just love the shiny mutt! Nice example of the pickle suit. Yes and notice the Subdued Star that start to be used at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otter42 Posted July 8, 2022 Share #75 Posted July 8, 2022 Large 29 3/4 by 39 1/2 double sided metal sign.1972 dated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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