Hi looking for  members to trade with British for American Vietnam Era patches   anyone i want British   

got this in last month, a 2nd gen AAI SPIW mag

I've mentioned this before, but the night vision parka with the liner is an amazingly warm piece of clothing. I know a lot of people ask why you need a parka with liner in the desert, and I will tell you it gets VERY cold, especially at night during the winter months.   We wore the parkas for warmth. The pants were widely worn as pajamas.   Allan

I believe Ludlow used both wire c-catches as well as cut ‘sheet’ catches so there’s no hard and fast rule as to which type of catch a maker used over the period they were producing the badges.

That is FANTASTIC !!  Thanks for sharing !! Mark

I think you're right Ken. Thanks CAC, I agree. 

Thanks

I found a pair of the trousers in a trift store one time but they would not sell them because they didn't have a price tag.🙃

Kind of looks like the Penn State Fencibles full dress uniform, although that used a mounted shell jacket type with a similar adornment / trimming. I'd recommend contacting the NGP History Project, which has an outstanding Facebook site. I wish there were more state guard related historians that put the level of detail they do into their NG history.

Based on my Flight Surgeon wing I do not think all Firmin wings need to have a wire catch.    Remi