Yes the wood box comes out from the silk covered one.   Here are some more pictures.  The bottom of the box really displays the beautiful silk fabric cover best.

The box is what sealed the deal for me (along with the story of the recipient).   Without it I'd not have paid half as much.    Heagy is pictured here with the staff of SACO (including Dai Li and Miles) in 1945.      His time as a Field Commander in the early NSA is proving fascinating.   I imagine his full group would have included a named LoM(?), a named LS medal and numbered Cuban Pacificiation and Haiti medals.  

I recently bought a Desert Storm kevlar cover from an Army/Navy Store for only $5. It looks like original graffiti and I thought it was cool. I not realize i can’t really display it without a helmet. I can’t really afford a helmet so what should I do?  

An original Indian Wars enlisted crossed sabers hat insignia is pretty easy to find. Lots on EBay, but don’t overpay.  Stamped brass - a bit smaller than the similar Civil War insignia.  Stamped brass with soldered affixing wires on the reverse.  The regimental numerals and troop letters worn with them are separate pieces and much tougher to find.    Stay away from the officer hat insignia on EBay.    Almost all I see are fake.  

Boars head is: US Navy Fighter Squadron Eleven (VF-11) "The Red Rippers".

awesome grouping!

. The le-Roi compresser mounted on a GMC 353,           Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 11  2O25.   ….

Can’t find another example on the internet anywhere. The flight suit it was on was an 1989 dated one.

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. Hi mikie,   appears you're just an amateur with two dogs,  this is the cousin's brood of my UK Jeeping friend visiting me this week.      Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 11  2O25.   ….