Desertrat Posted May 14, 2020 Share #1 Posted May 14, 2020 Uncovered these in storage, so I thought I would share. The chest rig is dated 9/24/1986, unit marked 55th Brigade, and the soldiers name "Kader Hussein. The 55th Brigade was an armored brigade which was part of the 30th Infantry Division in the Iran Iraq War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrat Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted May 14, 2020 Unit marked gas mask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrat Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted May 14, 2020 Republican Guard beret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrat Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted May 14, 2020 Some smalls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badash5946 Posted May 15, 2020 Share #5 Posted May 15, 2020 Nice to be able to get these back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryang Posted May 16, 2020 Share #6 Posted May 16, 2020 Had some rear echelon MPs hassling some of our guys who were trying to board that freedom bird for the flight back CONUS. Telling our guys what they could and couldn't bring home: guys with empty AK mags told they could only have one ... couple guys had to give up russian tanker helmets ... It was all poppycock, we pretty much knew these MPs were hoarding the prizes for themselves. Rest of us had a lengthy wait before flying home, and so we all shipped most of our swag home in the mail. I sent home four or five boxes full of Iraqi uniforms, head gear, helmets, field gear, etc .. I gave a lot of it away to friends and family and strangers who had written me "any serviceman" letters. Still have plenty here at home displayed in my office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus5150 Posted June 5, 2020 Share #7 Posted June 5, 2020 On 5/15/2020 at 10:45 PM, bryang said: Had some rear echelon MPs hassling some of our guys who were trying to board that freedom bird for the flight back CONUS. Telling our guys what they could and couldn't bring home: guys with empty AK mags told they could only have one ... couple guys had to give up russian tanker helmets ... It was all poppycock, we pretty much knew these MPs were hoarding the prizes for themselves. Rest of us had a lengthy wait before flying home, and so we all shipped most of our swag home in the mail. I sent home four or five boxes full of Iraqi uniforms, head gear, helmets, field gear, etc .. I gave a lot of it away to friends and family and strangers who had written me "any serviceman" letters. Still have plenty here at home displayed in my office. I remember the amnesty boxes at the airport before heading home. They were overflowing with contraband. I, too, had sent everything home beforehand. We were told that if we were caught with anything bad, they would hold up the whole company and miss the flight. In hindsight, it was probably BS, but no one wanted to risk it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryang Posted June 5, 2020 Share #8 Posted June 5, 2020 You've got some really cool Gulf War bring-backs! I've mounted a few of my own bring-backs in my home office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANDALL 1953 Posted June 18, 2020 Share #9 Posted June 18, 2020 Just getting interested in Desert Storm items. Very nice display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted July 9, 2020 Share #10 Posted July 9, 2020 Fantastic assortment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted July 10, 2020 Share #11 Posted July 10, 2020 I really like how the helmets are displayed I seen the Kubrick display in the Los Angeles art museum and they had the actual helmet from the cover of full metal jacket displayed the same way Great threadThanks so much for sharing Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badash5946 Posted July 11, 2020 Share #12 Posted July 11, 2020 Awesome display, and so glad you were able to get this home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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