hbtcoveralls Posted October 19, 2013 Share #851 Posted October 19, 2013 Are these shots from filming of Fury?? Very cool indeed. Juan, I invited you to our next big thing in 2014. PM me if you've changed your mind! Nothing else on the planet like a 2nd Armored trip. also anyone else from the US interested, feel free to PM me and I'll set you up Tom Bowers US coordinator 2nd Armored in Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audacia cum prudentia Posted October 20, 2013 Share #852 Posted October 20, 2013 Juan, I invited you to our next big thing in 2014. PM me if you've changed your mind! Nothing else on the planet like a 2nd Armored trip. also anyone else from the US interested, feel free to PM me and I'll set you up Tom Bowers US coordinator 2nd Armored in Europe As Tom said, the invitation to attend next year's 2014/70th anniversary trip in the ETO is open to anyone who passes muster. Contact Tom if within the CONUS, and myself if outside the USA.. No re-enactment will ever be the same afterwards though, I warn you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audacia cum prudentia Posted October 20, 2013 Share #853 Posted October 20, 2013 As Tom said, the invitation to attend next year's 2014/70th anniversary trip in the ETO is open to anyone who passes muster. Contact Tom if within the CONUS, and myself if outside the USA.. No re-enactment will ever be the same afterwards though, I warn you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audacia cum prudentia Posted October 20, 2013 Share #854 Posted October 20, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giovanni R. Posted October 26, 2013 Share #855 Posted October 26, 2013 9th Infantry Division RTO, Vietnam war 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon-Paul Bingham Posted October 28, 2013 Share #856 Posted October 28, 2013 A different time a era... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
439th Signal Battalion Posted October 28, 2013 Share #857 Posted October 28, 2013 9th Infantry Division RTO, Vietnam war 1969. Nice impression, Old Reliable. Some RTO's would often carry the PRC-25/77 inside the lightweight rucksack (which was attached higher on the frame) to disguise the fact that they were carrying the radio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giovanni R. Posted October 30, 2013 Share #858 Posted October 30, 2013 Thanks so much! I've already hear that, indeed even putting equipment over the radio had the same purpose. We are working to make our impressions even better, stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capa Posted October 30, 2013 Share #859 Posted October 30, 2013 Nice impression, Old Reliable. Some RTO's would often carry the PRC-25/77 inside the lightweight rucksack (which was attached higher on the frame) to disguise the fact that they were carrying the radio! Some, but not all. There are plenty of period photos that show radios. Attaching gear to the outside is a natural-the ST-138 (for example) has plenty of straps. I think your impression looks great as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niner Alpha Posted October 30, 2013 Share #860 Posted October 30, 2013 Some, but not all. There are plenty of period photos that show radios. Attaching gear to the outside is a natural-the ST-138 (for example) has plenty of straps. Gear carried and how it was carried was not the same from one area of Vietnam to another. Guys in the 9th Division, Delta, operated in wet muddy conditions, went on lots of Eagle Flights, and returned to base camps fairly regularly. They did not carry near as much extra gear as troops that operated in triple canopy areas that were inserted and remained on patrol for several weeks at a time. As far as Vietnam field troop gear is concerned no two Divisions were likely to need the same equipment loads nor had the same habits of how they carried whatever they did take to the field. It all was predicated on how a unit operated and where it operated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capa Posted October 31, 2013 Share #861 Posted October 31, 2013 Niner Alpha is my reliable source for backing up my comment. He was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Rot Posted November 5, 2013 Share #862 Posted November 5, 2013 Since I have the day off, I decided to take a photo of a few of my impressions. US Army Transportation School Instructor, Mid 1950's. The Jacket is original and has original patches (except for the nametape, which I added temporarily). I don't plan on wearing this impression to an event anytime soon, as I'm too young to properly portray a Master Sergeant. US Army MAAG Advisor, Vietnam 1963 One of my favorite areas in collecting and research is the US advisory effort in Vietnam. The jacket is an original Vietnamese - made utility shirt. The poncho is also In-Country made. I don't currently reenact, though I would love to. I'd like to find a unit in the Northern VA area, anything from WWI to Vietnam. Travel isn't too much of an option for me unfortunately. Hope you like what you see. Comments/Critiques welcomed. -Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted November 5, 2013 Share #863 Posted November 5, 2013 Looks good! Two points: TUCK IN THOSE BOOT LACES! This doesn't have to be an instructor, could be any permanent party NCO on a training post, or perhaps going through a 1950s version of ANOC... US Army Transportation School Instructor, Mid 1950's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Rot Posted November 8, 2013 Share #864 Posted November 8, 2013 Thanks Willy, I'll be sure to keep that in mind! Again, I don't plan on fielding this impression, but regardless I should know how to wear it right and definitely know what's behind the uniform. -Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavalryDave Posted November 8, 2013 Share #865 Posted November 8, 2013 Okay I'll play, might as well as long as everyone else is. Let 'er rip and don't pull no punches. The Poser BAR live fire! I'm the one in front... ...and again Standing And the short one in the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted November 9, 2013 Share #866 Posted November 9, 2013 Looking good! Where you located at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavalryDave Posted November 10, 2013 Share #867 Posted November 10, 2013 Looking good! Where you located at? Thanks Scott. I live in Florida but these were taken at Ft. Hood during the "Mounted Warfare Historic Vehicle Rally" that is held on the last weekend of October every year. For more info you can check the web site, http://mountedwarfarerally.weebly.com/. Not everyone kits up for it but I think it helps to add to the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cco23i Posted November 11, 2013 Share #868 Posted November 11, 2013 I was curious as the area looked REAL FAMILIAR!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Rock_EasyCo Posted November 12, 2013 Share #869 Posted November 12, 2013 Thanks Willy, I'll be sure to keep that in mind! Again, I don't plan on fielding this impression, but regardless I should know how to wear it right and definitely know what's behind the uniform. -Brent I know it sounds pidly but the boot lace thing is a big deal. Soldiers always tucked in the boot laces and anything sticking out was considered a "gig" and you would be punitively treated. Sounds inane and nit picking but when you're on a fast movement in the field and your bootlace comes untied because it catches on something, then your boots get loose you can get blisters, slow the team down and cause unnecessary delays. Tie, maybe double tie them in a double knot and stick them down inside the top of the boot between your sock and the boot top. The hair- many folks putting on unforms in the post WWII era have civilian hair, which is a complete giveaway and most of us don't nitpick. After Korea many Army NCO's shaved the sides of their head pretty clean but not always. The hair on the back of the neck and ears was usually short enough to separate a soldier from a civilian. Most Marines had shaved high and tights up toward Vietnam. Look at the Marines in Hue, they look like Marines. Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Rock_EasyCo Posted November 12, 2013 Share #870 Posted November 12, 2013 Okay I'll play, might as well as long as everyone else is. Let 'er rip and don't pull no punches. The Poser BAR live fire! I'm the one in front... ...and again On this picture (above) notice that a soldier is standing in front of an opening in the wall. You learn in urban combat not to take for granted that the building is secure, even if your guys are inside. It often changes hands mid stream and that opening exposes you to fire from the inside. Soldiers always learned to duck all openings and windows for this purpose. You cannot see what's inside but they can see you. Do not silhouette yourself. Just a pointer. Same thing below. Also when you stick your rifle and part of your body into the open you will get hit. Rock And the short one in the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogranichnik92 Posted November 13, 2013 Share #871 Posted November 13, 2013 Well, I thought I'd try a few photos of my own here! Most of my impressions are European or Warsaw Pact, but I do have plenty of in the works US GI ones, as well. These here are just a select few. I'm having to upload these one photo per post since it won't let me put them all in the same post (despite how small I resize them) for some reason... First up in US Marine Corps Corporal. P1958 Sateen Utilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogranichnik92 Posted November 13, 2013 Share #872 Posted November 13, 2013 Next up: US Army Infantryman, Early/Mid 1980's and Grenada. Everything in this impression is dated 1983 or earlier. Took a nice long while to track down some actual "M1983" Woodlands that early! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogranichnik92 Posted November 14, 2013 Share #873 Posted November 14, 2013 Two US Army Infantrymen take a break and discuss plans during a training exercise in West Germany. Yes, I know neither of us have slings on our rifles. We had only one of the correct slings at the time between the two of us and it was on another rifle we were live firing earlier in the day. We didn't realize until after the photos had been taken and uploaded that they were missing. Next time the slings will definitely be present! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strayduck230 Posted November 14, 2013 Share #874 Posted November 14, 2013 USAAF waist gunner in flak gear. Just need the lower apron portion of flak vest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted November 14, 2013 Share #875 Posted November 14, 2013 Great shots of the flak gear. The funny thing was I was looking at the photo and didn't notice who'd posted them. I recognized the Jeep by the plate # and I said out loud, "Hey, I know that Jeep!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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