Your local M1 Garand Posted June 19 Share #1 Posted June 19 Got a M65 field jacket about a month back and all I know about M65 jackets is that they were used in Vietnam, but don’t know to what extent. What impressions could I use a M65 in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC_COLLECTOR Posted June 19 Share #2 Posted June 19 Tet offensive, training at Fort Benning, anywhere it would be cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC_COLLECTOR Posted June 19 Share #3 Posted June 19 They would not be worn in the heat of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 19 Share #4 Posted June 19 In Vietnam itself the M51 and M65 Field Jackets commonly worn during certain times of the year in the Central Highlands of II Corps, and up and around the DMZ and other areas of I Corps, im I Corps by the Marine Corps as well as the Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Martinjmpr Posted June 23 Share #9 Posted June 23 My late father, who served all over Vietnam, told me it could get quite chilly in the Central Highlands so I imagine field jackets were probably worn there quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted June 23 Share #10 Posted June 23 On 6/21/2022 at 5:11 PM, seanmc1114 said: did he cut off the sleeves on this M65? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FT.Monmouth1943 Posted June 23 Share #11 Posted June 23 13 minutes ago, phantomfixer said: did he cut off the sleeves on this M65? He’s wearing a flak jacket, not an M65. - Jakob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindit Posted July 5 Share #12 Posted July 5 A Viet Nam vet I worked with for years (he was in an engineering battalian around 1970--not sure exactly where he was) once told me that at night he would wear an M-65 field jacket. He said that the temps were so hot during the day, that when it dropped into the 80's or so at night (not sure of the exact number he gave) you would feel cold. I definitely remember that conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your local M1 Garand Posted July 5 Author Share #13 Posted July 5 2 hours ago, Chindit said: A Viet Nam vet I worked with for years (he was in an engineering battalian around 1970--not sure exactly where he was) once told me that at night he would wear an M-65 field jacket. He said that the temps were so hot during the day, that when it dropped into the 80's or so at night (not sure of the exact number he gave) you would feel cold. I definitely remember that conversation. What you said makes me wonder why there are like no Vietnam airsofting or reenacting in Florida, it’s perfect here as it’s always 90-100 degrees Fahrenheit and we have plenty of Vietnam like forests so you get the most accurate experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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