Ho Thi Que, known as the "Tiger Lady" of the vital Mekong Delta in South Vietnam, stood with a pearl-handled .45 automatic on her hip. She watched the 44th Vietnamese Ranger Battalion march into the jungle, chasing Viet Cong guerrillas. This battalion, recently awarded the US Presidential Citation for Extraordinary Heroism, was commanded by Major Le Van Dan, her husband. She was a field medic and nurse who fought bravely alongside her fellow soldiers against the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Her courage earned her the nickname "Madame Death" from her enemies. Ho Thi Que was famous both for her ferocity in battle and her compassion—she would attack any soldier found looting after combat but also risked her life to tend to wounded or dying soldiers on the battlefield. She was known for sometimes shaving her head as a sign of mourning for fallen comrades. Ho Thi Que was deeply committed to supporting the families of fallen soldiers, advocating for their benefits and sometimes lending money to help them become financially independent. Her husband, Major Le Van Dan, commanded the 44th Ranger Battalion and was highly decorated himself. Tragically, in 1965, Major Dan shot and killed Ho Thi Que during an argument, claiming self-defense after she allegedly attacked him in jealousy. The incident shocked many who admired her battlefield heroics.  

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Really great finds!  Hopefully you'll be able to do some research to find out why they were there.

Thanks for sharing this club lighter with everyone.

I would think you need to take better pictures of the stampings on the blade please. Its hard to make these out clearly. One is half in shadow.  

CPL Edward Romatowski with the M2 Browning .50 MG on his Sherman in Krefeld, Germany - Early March 1945 Serving with C Company,701st Tank Battalion, 102nd Infantry Division, twice Romatowski had tanks shot out from under him, joined up with nearby soldiers and fought with them before catching up with his unit. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his WW2 service. Edward L Romatowski was born on June 24, 1924 in New York State. On November 18, 1945 he married the love of his life, Catherine J Curran and they had a son and daughter. Edward passed away at the age of 79 on December 26, 2003, Catherine passed away at the age of 87 on February 24, 2017. They are buried together at Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery in Findlay, Ohio. US Army Signal Corps - SC 337275 PFC Don Bradlor Photographer - 168th Signal Photo Co.     

IMO, as hard to sell as B-4 bags..... Unless you find yourself in need of one! Dave

Thank you so much, sir. I actually already used a translator to input the text, but for some reason Google Chrome's webpage translation function converted it to Chinese and input it as Chinese...

Great find! It sometimes pays to poke around at garage and estate sales. A couple of years ago I found a WWII Japanese 37mm mortar solid shot projectile in a box of kitchen utensils. Only bit of militaria in the whole sale. Paid a buck for it combined with a couple of other items. I thought it was amusing to use it to crush some bread crumbs a while back.  mikie

. Hi earlymb,   My local Jeeping friend keeps an eye on Facebook Marketplace he scores an amazing amount of WWII militaria.   About two years ago he saw an advert locally near Cherbourg for these German stakes if I recall he bought about twenty of the short-ones for about 20euros each as he took everything the guy had.  He wanted them to hold up some plastic fencing to prevent their dogs getting under the trees into the neighbours.    A ring neck dove standing on one in my garden             Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 10 March  2O26.   …