You're right, we get interested in Mare Island Flags which are nice but some were produced in San Diego.  A couple years ago I found a size 9 Navy flag with four grommets marked  "US Ensign No 9 Navy San Diego May 1943". It's the only one that I have and much rarer than other makers. You have a very nice flag, welcome to the forum. 

I know a woman named Darlene who married a man with the last name Perfect.....She divorced him and married a man with last name Friend.....We tried unsuccessfully however into convincing her of keeping the name Darlene Perfect Friend.....Also knew of a guy who was stationed with my dad by the name of Howard Howard.....His son was in grade school with me and he was Howard Howard III and went by the nickname of Buddy....Bodes

Were these commonly used in the civil war 

Oh sorry.  not being sensitive. 

Thank you Cobra 6 Actual. The idea was to have the patches match the time period of the lighters (with the exception of the Marine lighter with no unit).   I found one being advertised as an original Vietnam patch.  

Found one more Officer first name Major, here Lieutenant Colonel Major Clark, this in an early-sh 1960s portrait, lets say 1964, Lieutenant Colonel Major Clark, a WWII and Korea Artillery Vet was inducted sometime in the past into the Artillery OCS Hall of Fame, he coming out sometime in 1942.

Typically, now, I just do this and display footwear next to the footless mannequins. Since I now have "footed" mannequins too, I don't have examples where I've stuffed pants/trousers inside the boots anymore, but you might get the idea of how easy it would be to do. Dave    

US M7 bayonet was for the M16 series rifles and M4 until the introduction of the M9 bayonet in the 1990s. 

The only "LOL" is mine. Clearly you are reading it into your "journey". My LOL was in response to Kurt's AAF find. I'm an AAF collector.  

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