mkite93 Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Recently my wife’s grandfather gave me this flag because of my interest in military collecting. He was a crewmen on the USCGC Point Grey in Vietnam. Along with the flag I made copies of many of his pictures I will share here to honor his service. Very thankful he saved this flag all these years and glad I can preserve this piece of history with an interesting Coast Guard connection. Link to post Share on other sites
scottplen Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Great flag and very cool pics ! Link to post Share on other sites
USCapturephotos Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Thanks for sharing! Paul Link to post Share on other sites
triggerhappyjim Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 wowowo what a gift!!!! Interested in USMC in the NAM Link to post Share on other sites
kammo-man Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Fantastic!Great pictures and flag !Thanks for sharing Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
pmargulies Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 That is one outstanding piece of the US Coast Guard’s presence and contributions during the Vietnam War. Link to post Share on other sites
mkite93 Posted November 14 Author Share Posted November 14 Thanks everyone for the positive feedback. There are many more interesting pictures and he has many stories on what all him and his boat did during the war and when they captured this flag. It made me research more about the history of the point class cutters in Vietnam and it’s all very interesting. I hope to have this flag properly mounted and framed so it can be preserved. Link to post Share on other sites
ArchangelDM Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Great flag and photos ! "Rise and rise again until lambs become lions." Always looking for ww2 USMC items, helmets and any camo'd items "thinking outside of the box" New website https://combatusedmilitaria.com Link to post Share on other sites
GUMP Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Outstanding! And all those color pictures are awesome too. Very nice to have period pictures of the actual souvenir. Link to post Share on other sites
mkite93 Posted November 15 Author Share Posted November 15 A few more pictures. Link to post Share on other sites
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 Great flag and great pics A picture is worth a thousand words, so here's a thousand pictures! "I read that in war bad things happen, Ain't that the ************* truth" -1st Lt Mike Scotti Link to post Share on other sites
Blacksmith Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 That is fantastic, thank you for posting this. Sounds like you are the perfect caretaker, which I suspect brings him some level of peace. Link to post Share on other sites
RANDALL 1953 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Great bringback flag & photos. Most people do not know that the Coast Guard was in Vietnam. Link to post Share on other sites
manayunkman Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Great group. Link to post Share on other sites
gwb123 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 This is unique. I've never seen a VC/NLF flag made out of what appears to be silk. You will want to be careful with this... I've been reading lately that silk can degrade over time. From your photo that may already be happening to the red field of the flag. Gil BurketOmaha, NESpecializing in Fakes and Reproductionsof the Vietnam Warburkcats@hotmail.com "One is easily fooled by that which one loves." Moliere: Tartuffe Link to post Share on other sites
mkite93 Posted November 20 Author Share Posted November 20 Thanks everyone. From what I have read only 26 of the Point Class Cutters went to Vietnam. Yes the red portion of the flag has deteriorated and it does seem to be silk at least the red portion. Although it looks like it was also in rough shape in the picture of them holding on the back of the boat. He thought that photo was taken in late 67 or in early 68. I will read on the best way to stabilize this flag and preserve it to make sure it doesn’t get much worse. I would like to have in professionally framed but If it’s not good for the flag then I won’t do that. Link to post Share on other sites
katieony Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Really interesting...thank you for posting! Link to post Share on other sites
hardstripe Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 There is an article about the US Coast Guard in Vietnam in the upcoming ASMIC Trading Post. (Jan-Mar 2021). HardstripeI collect US Army chevrons and US Army Finance Corps items. I also collect CCC insignia.ASMIC Member - OVMS Member Link to post Share on other sites
Backtheattack Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 Great flag. Full of history. Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR Posted Saturday at 04:19 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:19 PM CG Vietnam stuff is super rare. Congrats. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/usmfribbons/donation2012.gif Link to post Share on other sites
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