green hell Posted July 29, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 29, 2018 Hello, all - Recently bought a massive late war VN group ('70 - '71) from the sister of a gent who was a grenadier (M-79). Not sure what unit he was in (sister is keeping his medals, service records, letters and photos, but has agreed to copy letters, photos and records for me and send them later) as the shoulder patch (also on one of his boonie hats, see pic in following post) is just generic FFV. The vet survived VN only to die in a motorcycle accident back at home. The tigers are very small (US-S inside collar, but hard to see as stamped over dark patch of camo). As evidenced by third photo, pants and blouse match superbly. Worn, but not trashed. Also, a couple of the buttons should probably be resewn. any thoughts/recommendations? Sorry for quality of photos - cell phone! Thanks - Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted July 29, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 29, 2018 Nice lightweight tigers named. Do you have a pic of Vet wearing them ? owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted July 29, 2018 Share #3 Posted July 29, 2018 Nice lightweight tigers named. Do you have a pic of Vet wearing them ? owen When it comes to camo, you can take kammo-man's opinion to the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green hell Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted July 29, 2018 Hi, Owen - There may be photos of him wearing them. His sister is going to copy his photos and send them at some point in the near future. The only photo I have of him at this point is the one I posted. If I get one of him in the tigers, I will post it. cjb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted July 29, 2018 Share #5 Posted July 29, 2018 That would be fantastic. Hes weariing an ERDL US issue in the photo FYI. "owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted July 29, 2018 Share #6 Posted July 29, 2018 The shoulder patch is US Army Vietnam (USARV), and not for either 1st or 2nd Field Force Vietnam (FFV). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green hell Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted July 29, 2018 Thanks, Gil - my mistake. Will post more once I get his service records and photos - Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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