Vietnam Flight Helmet Bag w/ Theater Made Tabs

[Azeeze312]

Hey all I picked this 1969 dated Flight Helmet Bag from a local dealer, I am very new to Vietnam theater made patches, so this was a first for me to see them sewn on a Flight Helmet bag, and after doing some research I had a tough time finding out any info on the patches themselves, browsed the forums, ebay, other sale sites for the same tabs, and could not find any, so with the help of one of the forum admins (GWB123) we found some info. So I figured I'd share the recent finds and background info.

Also if anyone has any info, feel free to add!!

 

http://www.qmmuseum..../MA-Vietnam.htm

In early 1973, increased Communist activity (Viet Cong) in the Saigon area created a similar situation for the Tan Son Nhut mortuary. This activity, coupled with the withdrawal of US forces from Vietnam, necessitated the inactivation of the Tan Son Nhut mortuary. The action took place in March of 1973. Remains on hand at the time, assigned military personnel, civilian embalmers and ID specialists, were transferred to the newly established Central Identification Laboratory, Thailand, located at Camp Samae San in that country. The new facility was designated CIL-THAI. Authorities at CIL-THAI worked with South Vietnamese government officials until that government fell in 1975. Their efforts were directed towards the search for, recovery and identification of remains of U.S. service members killed in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. The CIL-THAI relocated to Hawaii in May 1976 where it continues to operate.

http://us-seasia.tri...sarmy2/id3.html - Info on Samae San

Looks like it may have been a US R and R center during the Vietnam War.

 

 

 

(PS: I did not pull the patch up, it was already loose when purchased, so I took a picture of what I could to help with IDing these)

 

(Again, Thank You Gil for all the help!)

 

-Nick