mmerc20 Posted September 1, 2014 Share #1 Posted September 1, 2014 I just picked up this riker of Vietnam era beercan DUIs. There are some VN units included and the Specialist-5 pair are pretty unique. I have never seen any like that before. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Patrol Posted September 1, 2014 Share #2 Posted September 1, 2014 Good stuff....I see a nice Radio Research beercan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted September 1, 2014 Share #3 Posted September 1, 2014 Nice pick up! I like your MDCAT pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted September 1, 2014 Share #4 Posted September 1, 2014 Nice collection.The 1st one looks like a PSYOP unit.The one with Sylvester the cat is possibly an AF unit? Is the one next to the 5th DIV for a golf tournament? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
439th Signal Battalion Posted September 1, 2014 Share #5 Posted September 1, 2014 Great collection; I really like the SP5 insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted September 1, 2014 Share #6 Posted September 1, 2014 One reason that you rarely see the Vietnamese made rank pins is they were fragile and the pins broke off the thin metal frames constantly. I get the impression most troops just went with sewn on versions. That chevron in the upper right looks to be a rank for the Vietnamese Air Force. I think this may have been worn as an equivalent rank badge by US personnel training the Vietnamese, because the Vietnamese typically wore cloth rank chevrons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAZGY Posted September 1, 2014 Share #7 Posted September 1, 2014 wow, nice collection. i see my colors of the 1st ID - 1st ID Hq, 4th cavalry, 4th medical, 16th infantry, 1st engineer, 2nd infantry regiments and battalions. great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 1, 2014 Share #8 Posted September 1, 2014 Very nice pick up, Here are a few RVN made chevrons from my personal collection for comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvmhm Posted September 2, 2014 Share #9 Posted September 2, 2014 Is there an easy way to tell if they're RVN-made?? Obviously the two "square" ones stick out, but the others look...."normal". Mark sends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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