My collection is a tiny tiny fraction of what some of you folks have. But after having to box it all up and move it out of my “home museum” to make way for the painters, I was heartily swearing to never buy or otherwise obtain one more thing 🤬! Ever!  Well, at least until the next cool thing I find… FYI, books are heavy!  One good thing though, I found my long lost brain 🤪.  mikie

You need more gear, LOL a lightwieght ruck loaded. Add a LAW rocket and two cans of 7.62 ammo add a towel around your neck and an M-16 a few more pounds just before your back breaks. Ha Ha... 

Thank you sir.  I appreciate it!

Wado Matt,   Excellent post

Thanks Ken.  Fairly clear photograph for back then.  The detail shows up pretty good.

Thank you.  Yes, that's me (on the right) I hope I didn't scare anyone too much.

The camera quality is not great. I think my camera is broken. I posted my impression a while ago, but I have a lot of new stuff   all original except the pants                                          video at https://www.tiktok.com/@ethanh5742/video/7621005757932145934    

Thank you Ken.  Likewise my friend.   

This picture is from 1943 so no victory medal yet . My guess is American defense , American Campaign and PTO with 3 stars . 

I also thought the bottom far right was a Victory WW2 as well but usually you dont see battle stars on these. But the regulations during the war were never inforced. I've seen crazy stuff on unitforms. out tof precidence, upside down etc.