I have not decided on what to depict yet though I'm leaning towards early 1980s. Is there anything obvious that I should add or change on the lbe? I also have a og-107 m65 and woodland poncho liner though it is a 1991 contract. Could I use this pile cap or should I get a woodland one?

This is a work in progress and is a slow one since I've mainly been getting things as I find them cheap. Top picture is most of what I have currently, second picture is extras.unfortunately the mask is incomplete and the carrier is damaged.  

I’m getting old and falling apart at the seams. I managed to hurt myself making the bed this weekend. Fear not, no broken bones or blood loss. Just aggravated my  sciatica problems.  It’s a brand new IKEA bed for my Dear Daughter and hubby’s new apartment. I got the job of assembling it. I did most of it on my own. Me not being one of you folks who can strip and assemble a jeep blindfolded while standing on their head, I was quite proud of it when done. Until the backache started.  Gunji boy did a good job supervising me. Other than walking funny and groaning like a wounded bear when I sit down and get up, I’m feeling much better now 😁.   

We have different opinions, that‘s cool.  I always welcome other viewpoints - we just don’t agree.     I’m not going to play point / counterpoint, but there are oodles of “tribute” Raider stuff on eBay and elsewhere, so it’s not just PIR M42s.     Maybe you’d jump on this at a show, where I wouldn’t give it a second look.  To each their own.  

Here's a few of my pix lookof aircraft I managed to find from my time at Ft. Wainwright in 1972. The black and white images were taken during Exercise Jack Frost '72. The others are at an Armed Forces Day display in 1972. I have some others, but they are 35mm slides and I don't have a scanner yet to convert them. I also have some other prints to copy.  

I know this is an old thread, but I thought this may be an example of a Hickock liner? They were awarded a contract to make 240,000 liner bodies in 1942 but was cancelled in its entirety; how soon after awarding I can't find. This list is on the QM museum's website, if I can find the link again I'll post it.   Hickock did end up making headbands and nape bands for the liners but this cancelled contract may be a clue as to this liner's origin.

Give it a try, you will be rewarded with months of incredible offers like dating hot Asian girls, to some amazing ground breaking medical procedures. Mind you, when I made this mistake it was through our museum computer and my Treasurer had a field day for months over it😂    Scott

AI strikes again. Bow and pay homage to our soon-to-be electronic overlords.  mikie

Good evening everyone,   I’d like to share this grouping I acquired directly from the great niece of the veteran. I was graciously given permission to research and publicly display these items at one of the museum events I’ve been invited to. I’ve put together the following description based on the research I conducted. I believe he may have served with Companies E & K in both the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, though I have unfortunately been unable to relocate the sources confirming that detail.   Private First Class Ted Britton Hinson was born on July 10, 1925, the son of Mr. Calvin D. Hinson and Mrs. Anna B. Hinson, and was raised in Moss Point, Jackson County. He completed four years of high school and later worked as a semiskilled welder and flame cutter at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation before entering military service. He enlisted in the United States Army at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on September 15, 1943, and served with K Company, 2nd Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. After completing his training, he deployed to the Pacific Theater, where his regiment participated in combat operations in New Guinea, Leyte, and Luzon. During his service, he earned the Presidential Unit Citation, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon with three battle stars, the Philippine Liberation Medal with two stars, the Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. PFC Hinson was killed in action on the island of Luzon on May 19, 1945, at 19 years of age, during his nineteenth month of service. He was officially recorded as a battle casualty after being struck by enemy fire with injuries sustained to the face and thorax during combat operations in the Philippine campaign. PFC Hinson is buried at Griffin Cemetery in Moss Point, Mississippi.