I AM GREEN WITH ENVY!!!!  What a wonderful collection.  Anything for sale that I can grab for my small collection?   Saltue: Allen

Harker Heights, TX Militaria Show    Saturday June 14th 10AM-4PM   An inaugural militaria show/trade meet put on by local collectors will be held at the Harker Heights Activities Center and Library.   Entry fee is $5 and children under 12 get in free.   Free parking.   Stop by and help make the event a success and  spring board for future shows.   Harker Heights Activities Center and Library 400 Indian Trail Harker Heights, TX 76548  

This took me over 20 years to collect it started out with a US issued Elgin Pershing trench watch.

The safety pin style catch indicates a later than 1920’s model - badges in the 20’s still used the open “C” catch.

The carrier is 1960s. So 40s, 50s and 60s in one set. The WW2 canteens were commonly used the early Vietnam War. 

I picked up this canteen set today at a garage sale. I am not very familiar with the gear side of stuff so I am not exactly sure what I have here.    The canteen is says U.S. Vollrath 1944 on the bottom    The cup says U.S. S.S MFG DIV 1953   and I can't make out what it says on the cover

I would recommend looking up Winterline Museum at Venafro.  He gives private tours and will. be able to cater to your wishes.  Staying in Venafro is off the beaten path and a treat in itself.  The terrain and area is beautiful now, but I can only imagine what it was like back then.  

Thinking of planning a trip to Rome later this year and looking at a day trip to Anzio. Any recommendations militaria-wise are most appreciated. Also any recommendations on getting to Anzio and seeing the battlefield sites would be great as well - I have a lot of interest in the 45th ID’s service there and would like to see the Flyover, Caves, etc.

In early 2023, the USAF Uniform regulation was changed to allow 3 or 4 skill/occupational badges to be worn in OCP. (Service Dress or Class A is still two above ribbons) and authorizes wear of the that services version of the badge in OCP. Note : Major Abraham (holding notebook) wears the Army version of the Air Assault & Airborne badges. Above those (and under his collar, is the Security Forces Careerfield badge)  U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, speaks (in flightsuit) with Maj. Keven Abraham, 822nd Base Defense Squadron commander, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Dec. 2, 2024. During his visit, Wilsbach observed an Agile Combat Employment demonstration to get a first-hand look at the base’s capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Whitney Gillespie)

Wind and Rain… Sainte Mere Eglise today…