Vietnam headgear

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UPDATED 1/27/2012

ORGINAL 1970 GREEN BERET

UNISSUED ORGINAL 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GREEN BERET

 

DATED 1970 AND IS THE SMALLEST ONE I HAVE EVER HAD , 6 1/2

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 theater made , or field made beret from parachute material , original , came from a advisor , he made this himself during his tour , he used a us dress hat and covered it and sewed the material to the head band. it large, 7 1/2?? his service number is inked to the head band, and there is a original 6 7/8 on the band 

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interior of the field made beret 

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original vietnamese made tiger stripe ball cap. 

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interior of theater made tiger ball cap

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real recon , special forces theater made tiger boonie hat, 

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interior of the theater made tiger boonie 

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a mint unissued ciso tiger boonie, issued to recon units, mac v sog, and cidg 

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interior of the mint unissued ciso boonie 

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salty , early ciso tiger boonie hat , has seen much use , 

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interior of the early ciso boonie 

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close up of the ciso size label in the early hat 

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  EARLY BANCROFT BERET WITH ORIGINAL EARLY JUNK FORCE BERET PIN, THIS HAT IS FROM 1962, BROUGHT BACK BY A NAVY VET THAT HELP SET UP THE ARVN JUNK FORCE 

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THE MOST OUTSTANDING , ORIGINAL , SALTY BOONIE EVER

THIS HAT COME FROM A VET THAT WAS IN VIETNAM FROM 68-72 , MIKE S, MUELLER , SP4, 18TH MILITARY POLICE , 720TH MP.BN.

HE WAS STATIONED AT THE PRISON HOSPITAL THAT HELD ALL CAPTURED WOUNDED VC AND NVA ,  THIS UNIT SAW A LOT OF ACTION IN THE lONG BINH AREA . HE WAS ALSO ON A ARMORED CAR WHEN IT WAS HIT BY A RPG . THE ITEMS HE BROUGHT BACK WILL BE POSTED IN THE EACH SECTION OF THE COLLECTION FOR ALL TO SEE 

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ORIGINAL IN COUNTRY MADE BOONIE HAT WITH ASIAN EMBROIDERY , MIKE MUELLER 18TH MP BRG. MANY OF THE VETS HAD THESE MADE TO BRING HOME .

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TWO OF THE BEST BRING BACKS I HAVE EVER FOUND, THESE ARE ONE OF KIND , MR MUELLER HAD THEM PAINTED IN VIETNAM , THEY ARE PLASTIC NON LA . 

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