Hoodwinks is probably his unit's newspaper. Most units had similar publications they circulated on a semi regular basis, especially in occupation. 

Yes, it's kind of funny how one small object can have such significant background information attached to it.  That information was hiding all that time until you posted that little tag on the forum, so thank you for posting it and bringing this soldiers service to the forefront.  I don't remember seeing too many inter-war period dog tags on the forum so that was great to see.  As far as being able to find any information about anything it's all about that first time finding out how to do something.  We all just need a little help initially and we're good to go and to help others.  There are many great and knowledgeable people on this forum that are more than willing to help anyone.  This is one of the best forums ever!  So, you're very welcome and you've certainly conveyed your appreciation to me for which I am grateful.  Take care and if you need or want any further assistance on how to search for information feel free to PM me.  Take care...Matt

These are great images.  I absolutely love this campaign.  I find it one of the most fascinating aspects of the war.  I have been trying to get a relic from here and every time I come close, I miss it by a few seconds or views.  Thank you for sharing these wonderful images!

Mask with instructions 

From a WWI 29th ID vet and possibly in the 6th ID .. two m1917 helmets, one with a clear 6TH  ID insignia, and this one.. what is it   all his veteran caps, VFW AL etc have 29th patches..

I think your hat represents is likely a souvenir related to the Củ Chi area of Vietnam.   The New York Times   U.S. to Keep Many Civilians in Vietnam   By Fox Butterfield Special to The New York Times Nov. 27, 1972   SAIGON, South Vietnam, Nov. 25—Even as the United States military is packing, up for its expected exit from Vietnam, American officials here are secretly planning a major postwar presence of United States civilians in Viet nam, with many of them doing jobs formerly done by the military. About 10,000 American civilian advisers and technicians. most of them under Defense Department contract, will stay on in South Vietnam after a cease‐fire, according to well‐in formed sources. These civilians will do everything from run ning the South Vietnamese military's personnel and logistics computers to teaching the Vietnamese Air Force how to fly and maintain newly provided planes and repairing the complex military communications network left behind by the United States Army. About half of these civilian workers are already in Vietnam, with others beginning to arrive almost daily at Saigon's Tansonnhut Airport under new contracts signed confidentially in the last few weeks. Senior American officials insist that such a continued American presence following a cease‐fire period would violate “neither the letter nor the spirit of the peace settlement,” as one diplomat said today. But these officials, both civilian and military, have repeatedly refused to provide any details about American planning for the postwar period. “It might upset the Paris negotiations,” a spokesman for the United States military command explained, “and it's just not in the national interest to have these things known.” A few Americans and some foreign diplomats here have expressed doubts about the wisdom of such a postwar policy. “It's like 1961 or 1965 all over again,” said one Western official who has served several tours of duty in Indochina. “The Americans are full of optimism again, and once more they are proceeding as if the Vietnamese aren't even around. They're just bringing in Americans to do the job.” Until the events of the last month, the number of American civilian contract employes had been declining, falling from a high of more than 10,000 in 1970 to the present 5,000. Many of the 125 American companies that held Defense Department contracts up through last month were scheduled to he phased out, knowledgeable sources say. Their contracts last month were worth just under $100‐million. Although officials have refused to divulge anything about the new contracts, two companies that are reported to have received them are Lear Siegler, Inc., and NHA, Inc. Lear Siegler, based in Santa Monica, Calif., is a diversified manufacturer that has had a number of contracts with the Air Force for aircraft and aerospace systems maintenance. NHA, Inc., with headquarters in Dallas, was incorporated in 1968 as Norman Harwell Associates, Inc. Its name was changed to NHA soon after in corporation, and it is now engaged in land development; engineering and planning; technical data services; government contract maintenance and heavy construction. Lear Siegler is said to have been given at least 300 new jobs servicing the 120 F‐105 fighter planes that the United States rushed to South Vietnam earlier this month, and NHA is reported to have been awarded more than 200 other aircraft maintenance jobs for the South Vietnamese Air Force. Both companies have been advertising in The Saigon Post, an English‐language newspaper, for new workers over the last two weeks. But spokesmen for the companies said they were not free to comment on their newly awarded contracts. “The Defense Department won't let us talk about our work, so I'm not going to tell you anything,” said a man who described himself as the manager at Lear Siegler. He would not give his name. According to some critical United States officials, the contractors are being given cost plus contracts, which fix the companies' profits as a percentage of the total cost. Thus the higher the cost of a project, the higher a company's profit. Such contracts, the opposite of the usual low‐bid contract, tend to lead contractors to bring in excess personnel, since the more workers they have, the higher their profit, these officials say. One problem that has apparently not been resolved is who will control these civilian contractors after the United States military command pulls out. Heretofore the United States Army Procurement Agency, under the military command, has been in charge of the contractors. Embassy officials are known to think that the embassy, as the ranking civilian authority, should now exercise control. But there are indications that the Defense Department will try to keep its own control. Last week, for example, a civilian dispatched by the Pentagon, Wilfred B. Curley, arrived in Saigon to take over the Army Procurement Agency from its military commander. Mr. Curley will reportedly convert the agency into a putative civilian organization. The military command turned down all requests for an interview with Mr. Curley, on the ground that he was busy “working out new contracts.” In addition to the civilian contractors, there will also he about 1,000 members of the Agency for International Development, known here as USAID, and perhaps several hundred military attachés left in Vietnam after the peace accord is signed, knowledgeable sources say. USAID has 997 American employees in South Vietnam to day, down from a high of 2,700 four years ago. The quasi‐military agency in charge of the pacification program—known as CORDS for Civil Operations and Rural Development Support—will have to he phased out in its present form, since a majority of its 1,500 members are army personnel. But CORDS officials say they will probably preserve province advisory teams minus their army members. The commissary, with its American food and liquor, will be kept open by turning it over to a civilian contractor, officials say. But the post exchange, long the chief supplier of Vietnam's flourishing black market, may have to go.   For more information on Lier Siegler Incorporated see here =>  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lear_Siegler#:~:text=In late 1986%2C LSI was,defense contractor in the world.   Guess it could be kind of dangerous being a civilian contractor working for Lier Siegler Incorporated in Vietnam.     SOURCE:  Wikipedia  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Củ_Chi_tunnels The tunnels of Củ Chi (Vietnamese: Địa đạo Củ Chi) are an immense network of connecting tunnels located in the Củ Chi District of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country. The Củ Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the Vietnam War, and were the Viet Cong's base of operations for the Tết Offensive in 1968.   Location of Củ Chi tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City The tunnels were used by Viet Cong soldiers as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous North Vietnamese fighters. The tunnel systems were of great importance to the Viet Cong in their resistance to American and ARVN forces, and helped to counter the growing American military presence.   The tunnels contained various bamboo traps made by the Viet Cong to injure and potentially kill American's Tunnel Rats if they breached the tunnels. The tunnels also contained ventilation shafts to release smoke from fire and any poisonous gases pumped into the tunnels by the American troops.    

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Riot duty is a different topic completely. They are also wearing visors.  You posted this as “stateside training” not riot duty. 

I only have that one, but do remember when I purchased it, other examples were available, but  I was only interested in the Caduceus, Surgeon's example, I would like to see another version of the Surgeon, please post 

They are only digitized up to Dec 44 at present and, often, not complete and may contain errors:   https://catalog.archives.gov/search?page=1&q=36419760   Also: https://catalog.archives.gov/search-within/85713825