Andrei Posted March 4, 2009 Author #1476 Posted March 4, 2009 Reporter Firing M-16 Rifle During Vietnam War Clad in a camouflage uniform, United Press International reporter Betsy Halstead learns how to fire an M-16 automatic rifle while at the Khe Sahn special forces camp during the Vietnam War. A few hours later, she found herself preparing to use the weapon during a Vietcong attack alert at the lonely outpost near the Laotian border. Image © Bettmann/CORBIS Collection Bettmann Standard RM Date Photographed: August 20, 1965 Every one could see that Betsy is firing a good old M2 carbine !
bill brewster Posted March 6, 2009 #1477 Posted March 6, 2009 For enjoyment. Marine recon June '67. Note the M76 grenade launcher on M14 and rifle grenade. He is the only member in tiger stripe. Bill
bill brewster Posted March 6, 2009 #1478 Posted March 6, 2009 Owen, Making my way through this mountainous thread and I thought I would add that I've had two of examples of the light weight gold boonie you mention. Mine also had size stamps in the top of the crown (see pic). Both were tiny and appeared to be unissued. ----Chris The Wisconsin Veterans Museum has two of these hats, both from the Ray Stubbe collection, and both aquired by him at Lang Vei SF camp late '67 through early '68, as was the T079 hat I note in other post. One is heavily used and faded. The size stamp is washed out, but seems to be about a 7. The unused hat is marked in same fashion as shown only size XL - 7 1/can't make out the end of the fraction. I own one, unused, brought home by an Army artillery officer who served in I Corps through '68. It is marked as above. Bill
kammo-man Posted March 10, 2009 #1479 Posted March 10, 2009 In post 1601 we can see SGT Bellybuster in action . It has been said he drank all the beer and ate a months supply of food for a complete A team in one sitting . owen
Andrei Posted March 14, 2009 Author #1480 Posted March 14, 2009 So many pics have been posted here and in the Beogam, SF, Lurps sections that I cant remember them all so please go check at http://www.flickr.com/photos/22945868@N06/ and you will some already posted and perhaps some new ones in their original sizes.
Andrei Posted March 19, 2009 Author #1481 Posted March 19, 2009 At last 2LT Sungs's beret. Check Post #1 of this thread.
Andrei Posted March 19, 2009 Author #1482 Posted March 19, 2009 Copran translated for me the tag inside the beret. 2LT Sungs was Sgt before making officer. The paper tag reads his former NCO rank. We dont understand why his name tape reads SUNGS and the beret tag SùNG. The set was brought back in 1991 by a friend of mine who worked in Saigon for a French company.
kammo-man Posted March 19, 2009 #1483 Posted March 19, 2009 Ah Family , Good to marry the items up again Well done o
Speedor Posted March 19, 2009 #1484 Posted March 19, 2009 So many pics have been posted here and in the Beogam, SF, Lurps sections that I cant remember them all so please go check at http://www.flickr.com/photos/22945868@N06/and you will some already posted and perhaps some new ones in their original sizes. I don't know if you noticed, but on some of the pics on the first page are actually czech reenactors
Copran Posted March 19, 2009 #1485 Posted March 19, 2009 I don't know if you noticed, but on some of the pics on the first page are actually czech reenactors If it s true, the illusion is total, so congratulations for these realistic reenactment
Andrei Posted March 19, 2009 Author #1486 Posted March 19, 2009 I don't know if you noticed, but on some of the pics on the first page are actually czech reenactors Incredible... I looked at the page again I really cant tell which ones are the reenactors !
Speedor Posted March 19, 2009 #1487 Posted March 19, 2009 the ones I'm sure of: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22945868@N06/2201848926/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22945868@N06/2201848832/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22945868@N06/2201848784/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22945868@N06/2201848764/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22945868@N06/2201848884/ check them out, they're really good: http://www.lrrp.cz I don't know them personally, just been adimring their photos for some years. but enough offtopic, let's get back to tigers
kammo-man Posted March 20, 2009 #1488 Posted March 20, 2009 Well all I can say is they make some of the American Vietnam impressions on the forum look like a Ronald Mc Donald kids birthday party . owen
kammo-man Posted March 20, 2009 #1489 Posted March 20, 2009 Good question . French inspired tailoring might help start the answer off . owen
kammo-man Posted March 23, 2009 #1490 Posted March 23, 2009 Here is some happy times with both beer and Tigerstripe
adamoi1984 Posted March 23, 2009 #1491 Posted March 23, 2009 You will see by yourself soon enough... Oh Im well aware, I think Ive gotten the bug myself... hahah Now if only I had the money!
kammo-man Posted March 25, 2009 #1492 Posted March 25, 2009 Tigers can be found cheap . You just have to do some looking . owen
adamoi1984 Posted March 26, 2009 #1493 Posted March 26, 2009 Tigers can be found cheap .You just have to do some looking . owen Were would you suggest I look? I know im fairly close to a few army bases, Langley, and Norfolk and the main east coast base of the Navy SEALS
pwmiraldi67 Posted March 27, 2009 #1494 Posted March 27, 2009 SAny day Bro o Your a NUT!!! Ive got better pix of crazy extreme owen LOL p
shan8454 Posted March 28, 2009 #1495 Posted March 28, 2009 I've tried looking through this thread, but it's too big. Could someone tell me this is a commercial or repo. I found it today in a goodwill store, and do not know anything about tigerstrip uniforms. Thanks in advance.
shan8454 Posted March 28, 2009 #1496 Posted March 28, 2009 One more picture, the tag above is on the inside of the front right shirtail as wearing.
pwmiraldi67 Posted March 28, 2009 #1499 Posted March 28, 2009 heres a few of a nice set of golds we once had paul
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