. Hi mikie,   perhaps a governmental big-brother is watching you . . . . . . . . that's weird the first time I have ever looked at governmental as two words Govern-Mental makes more sense now . . . . . . .  !!!     Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 28  2O25.    ….

You are lucky. When I look in the mirror first thing in the mornings, I usually see Frankenstein’s monster looking back at me. 

See, there is interest. You are steering this topic in the right direction. 

. I have had this USN jumper some years and unable to find any reason for the strange colouring of the patch, if anyone can, please jump in, comparison of standard patch shown,  is it just a manufacturing fault or something else.  Thanks           thanks lewis.   ...

Very nice find.  

Very impressive find. Very interesting.

I finally found evidence that 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment are now wearing a new battalion-level organizational beret flash and it's new. Much like 2-506th's beret flash, 1-506th's mimics the design of their battalion's airborne background trimming vs their historical beret flash from the 1970s (first graphic below). Ver cool!  

I definitely do know. I have a challenge coin from a living Medal of Honor solidier…..I always win.🙃

EBay is awash with thousands of these Vietnamese/Philippine fakes. Consult with multiple people on the USMF before you buy.

. D-Day week parachute jumps.   these are the aircraft circling around for repeat runs into the drop zone over Chef du Pont  during D-Day week, there were also a few C-47's but lingering behind the military parachutists.           Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 28  2O25.    ….