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[Nkomo]

1st Armored Division DCU with Basic Parachutist badge and Air Assault badge.

[luft]

Thierry,

Thanks for the compliment. It is one of my favorites.

Yeah, sure, I understand that!

I adore too DCU jackets like this one, who was worn on field and who still smelt warm sand.

Thierry

[robnz]

Really nice DCU's Arch! :thumbsup: I love those Armoured / Cavalry ones.

One day I hope I find a nice 'Thunder Run' Armoured DCU.

 

RobNZ

[Nkomo]

Really nice DCU's Arch! :thumbsup: I love those Armoured / Cavalry ones.

One day I hope I find a nice 'Thunder Run' Armoured DCU.

 

RobNZ

Rob,

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I worked at a bookstore and there was a book about the 3rd ID's run to Baghdad and I meant to buy a copy several years ago. I never got around to it and forgot the title. Now that you jogged my memory, I remembered the title (Thunder Run) and just ordered a copy off of Ebay. :thumbsup:

 

A guy I went to high school with joined the Army a little after he graduated. I lost contact with him after school and hadn't heard from him for years. One day he comes into the book store and we start talking about our lives. Come to find out, he was with the 3rd ID during the initial invasion of Iraq. He saw a copy of "Thunder Run" and tells me his unit (maybe even his name) was mentioned in the book.

[luft]

Rob,

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I worked at a bookstore and there was a book about the 3rd ID's run to Baghdad and I meant to buy a copy several years ago. I never got around to it and forgot the title. Now that you jogged my memory, I remembered the title (Thunder Run) and just ordered a copy off of Ebay. :thumbsup:

 

A guy I went to high school with joined the Army a little after he graduated. I lost contact with him after school and hadn't heard from him for years. One day he comes into the book store and we start talking about our lives. Come to find out, he was with the 3rd ID during the initial invasion of Iraq. He saw a copy of "Thunder Run" and tells me his unit (maybe even his name) was mentioned in the book.

 

Wow!

That's great! :w00t: Life are full of surprises some days :thumbsup:

 

Thierry

[Mercenary25]

Oh my god robnz.... Arch was right, I would have a heart attack when I saw all of your 173rd and SF DCUs..... I've been looking for them for age and only got luck with one modified DCU. For those beautiful DCUs, I would pay fortune. :thumbsup:

[robnz]

Glad to help Arch, and thanks for the kind words Merc!

 

Here is a DCU which arrived the other day. This one belonged to

Staff Sergeant Dan Metzdorf of the 82nd Ariborne who was injured in a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2004. Three others were killed in the same blast.

Here are some video interviews with the owner

 

 

 

[Mercenary25]

Very nice. Did you get this DCU from him or you bought it then found his name on youtube?

[robnz]

I spotted it among a lot of surplus DCU's being sold for very little, for less than what the parts would cost,

I did a little research and discovered the owner. I believe this one dates to his prior tour of Afghanistan.

It also has a little square of reflective material sewn on beneath the SSI. There are a lot of articles about him on the net,

I was searching for more information and videos and found the two youtube clips, which were neat to find :w00t:

 

Rob

[panzerwerk]

Modified DCU set from the same Naval Intel gent I posted earlier in the thread (post #450) , this one has an extra velcro swatch for his Expeditionary Warfare Specialist badge.

 

[Nkomo]

1st Armored Division DCU used during the inital invasion of Iraq.

[everforward]

Just picked this up today....civilian DoD contractor MPRI. I think the tapes are theatre-made.......

 

[luft]

Just picked this up today....civilian DoD contractor MPRI. I think the tapes are theatre-made.......

 

Very nice! :thumbsup:

A close up view can help to identified tapes

 

Thierry

[everforward]

Very nice! :thumbsup:

A close up view can help to identified tapes

 

Thierry

 

Here you go....

 

[Philip]

What does MPRI mean?

thanks

[Mercenary25]

USMC grouping to one person. Too bad my buddy who sold them to me, parted then kept all his equipment because he's a tactical gear whore. The boots have dog tag, how cool is it.

 

[Nkomo]

MPRI is a training, simulation and government services company of highly skilled and experienced military, law enforcement, diplomatic and private sector leaders with uncompromising professionalism who apply integrity, innovative ideas and integrated solutions to defense and national security challenges.

 

MPRI pioneers new ways to serve our customers with products and services that support national security and organizational competence in the US and overseas in training, and education, homeland security, law enforcement, democracy transition, driver simulations, laser marksmanship, emergency management, leader development, organizational design and more. Our employees are strategists, planners, trainers, educators, logisticians, foreign area specialist, highly skilled and experienced Foreign Service officers. As a team, they are skilled at creating comprehensive programs to meet specific customer needs.

 

With more than 3,000 employees worldwide, MPRI serves the national security needs of the US government, selected foreign governments, international organizations and the private sector with programs of the highest standards and methodologies of proven effectiveness.

 

 

 

Another link: http://www.mpri.com/esite/

 

I will say, I love these really weird DCU's that come from these obscure companies.....MPRI, EITC, etc. :thumbsup:

[Nkomo]

More info:

 

MPRI International provides a broad range of comprehensive services to U.S. forces and foreign government customers on behalf of the U.S. government, or directly to other governments and international agency customers under license by the U.S. Department of State. The international Group provides expertise in training and support, post conflict stabilization and reconstruction training and training management, education, leader and organization development, personnel and staff augmentation, institutional capacity building and support, peacekeeping and peace support operations training, national security and organizational management, organizational and doctrine design and development, emergency management systems design and implementation, new equipment training, analytical and technical support, modeling and exercise support, operational intelligence analysis, simulators, and simulations.

 

MPRI International operates in more than 40 countries. Some current major programs include:

 

Afghanistan National Security Sector Development, Fielding, and Reform Program

Afghan National Army Up-Armored HMMWV New Equipment Training Program

Law Enforcement Personnel Support to Battalion/Brigade/Regiment and Division – Afghanistan, Iraq, and CONUS

Iraqi Strategic and Institutional Facilitators and M4/M16/M1/Mortar Tactical Trainers

Kuwait National Guard Comprehensive Development Program

Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance Program

Bosnia State-level Defense Institutions Assistance Program

National Security Enhancement Plan for Equatorial Guinea

U.S. Army Europe Battle Simulations Program

U.S. Air Force Europe Assistance and Advisory Services

U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command Communication Training Centers

U.S. Forces Korea Transformation Training, Exercise, Education, and Certification Program

 

Source: http://www.mpri.com/esite/index.php/conten...national_group/

[everforward]

MPRI International operates in more than 40 countries.......

 

Thanks for posting all of that, they are a pretty 'involved' organization to say the least.

 

The guy I got it from said that they are "..kind of like a Kellogg/Brown/Root, but different....."

[Nkomo]

Thanks for posting all of that, they are a pretty 'involved' organization to say the least.

 

The guy I got it from said that they are "..kind of like a Kellogg/Brown/Root, but different....."

[Mercenary25]

Quartermaster DCU with Rigger badge. I'll need a help with IDing this division. Thanks!

 

[HoovieDude]

Thanks for posting all of that, they are a pretty 'involved' organization to say the least.

 

The guy I got it from said that they are "..kind of like a Kellogg/Brown/Root, but different....."

 

 

Understatement of the decade. And MPRI isn't that obscure in certain circles.

 

And Im not so sure those are "theater made" tapes. Mine on all my DCU's aren't much different, and they were stateside made.

 

I see alot of "theater made" references, that I don't really agree with. I don't think many guys realize the abundance of tailor/laundry shops outside of just about every major installation. Usually owned and operated by Korean or Phillipino ladies. They are notorious for name tapes among other things. As well as various SSI, morale patches, etc, that look just like many of the ones made "in theater". Which most of the little shops in theater that I have seen, are staffed by the good Pinoy type folk. Unless there is some proof or positive provenance with them, I would be careful to call them theater made.

 

Not saying any of this in a negative manner, just an observation based of my experiences.

[Nkomo]

Understatement of the decade. And MPRI isn't that obscure in certain circles.

Sorry....I worded my statement poorly. What I meant was that us civilians don't hear about these companies and when we find a DCU with these odd name tapes, to us it seems obscure. To the military folks, you may see these guys on a daily basis. For us collectors, we rarely run across these neat DCU's. Hope that clears my statement up. :thumbsup:

[everforward]

Understatement of the decade. And MPRI isn't that obscure in certain circles.

 

And Im not so sure those are "theater made" tapes. Mine on all my DCU's aren't much different, and they were stateside made.

 

I agree, I am not sure either...They have a different look than some that I have seen made over here, but I'll leave it up to the consensus of the experts here.....

[atb]

Quartermaster DCU with Rigger badge. I'll need a help with IDing this division. Thanks!

 

It is not a "division." The shoulder sleeve insignia is for the 49th Quartermaster Group.