This isn't a reunion pic, this is the Soo Drum and Bugle Corps from Sault Ste Marie Michigan. The medals are most likely VFW and American Legion medals. These guys wore WWI Army uniforms to perform, though some were Navy, some served on the Mexican border, some stateside, and some over there. There is a documentary about them returning to perform in France in the 70s and I believe this pic is from that. We have some of their items in Michigan's Military Heritage Museum. Also note the Canadian helmets as the Soo is a border city with Soo Ontario.        Scott

Thank you for your comment eaglerunner88. I too was taken aback when I first saw it and very pleased to be the new caretaker. Thanks again, I appreciate it.

Agreed to every response given!   Wonderful to see one in a private collection!!

I’ll need to see if I can find recipes for these menu items. Not sure I want to find the one for Stalin Soup. But I could fill up my tank with some Patton Potatoes. Whatever that is.  mikie

That says KOREA not airborne 

Hi Ken, great find! Those markings are attributed to the USMC post war. I have seen several examples. It is possibly an 'S' under the triangle. Unfortunately I am yet to crack these codes! The 'tankers' cold weather jackets were stencilled in the same way. Cheers Graham

A gent brought in a box of his father's items Saturday...mostly ephemera, but some patches, insignia, etc. Sergeant Marion H a r t r u m served in Italy and told his son he mostly guarded Prisoners of War. He brought back this absolutely mint Luftwaffe belt buckle, three ZZ35 igniters and two ZZ42 igniters, which he called boobytrap fuses. Kind of odd things to keep, but maybe he had an unpleasant experiences with a Shuh mine or an S-mine (?). The son has more items to go through, and his dad was in the CCC and we'll be getting whatever he has from that as well.   Mark sends

Stunning unmessed with coat. I think these interwar jackets are the best looking with the material, weave, color, and cut. Amazing to see all the matching proper early original hardware as well. And matching breeches to boot!

. May 8th commemorations in Carentan today.   I was meeting visiting friends in Carentan today for lunch, I arrived a little earlier around 11h00 and the ceremony of commemoration had begun, a live brass band played National anthems, I stood and watched while waiting for my Jeeping friends from the UK.  At the end of the ceremonies we sat outdoors and ate our lunch in sunshine and peaceful surroundings. .  Interesting as two of us owned Jeeps and with the other UK friend all three of us had done work in the film industry, discussion was held as to which actors it had been a joy to work with and which weren't,  also which films had been successes and which were losses and went straight to DVD.          Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 08 May  2O26.   ..