Just an educated guess here, since no one has chimed in, but I beleive that's an SA armband. Sounds like one I've seen that's basically the SA...
It's also, as I understand, pretty rough to find one of these with the belt still attached to it. I guess the paratroopers usually got rid of the...
That's some pretty good stuff! It took me for ever to read it, though!
My apologies if this has already been posted, but I just got the email. Two killed in Cheyenne plane crash > By SARAH COOKE > Associated Press...
Done and done - even though I can only watch TV at my girlfriend's house!
Oh, it was at a display about two years ago, so I really can't remember. He was the first to tell me that after they shot some morphine into a...
Yeah, Jack Palance used to host Ripley's Believe it or not. That was my favorite when I was a kid!!!
I got to breifly interview a medic from that division. He (and they) saw alot of action, so it should be a pretty interesting interview.
Only one I know of off hand is that the battle of the Ia Drang valley was going on 10 years before I was born on Dec. 1st. Kinda cool, since my...
Agreed with the above - the cap is sometime between occupation (when they started glossing the visors black personally) and later 50s. I'd avoid...
By the way, I just found this bibliography on the web. You might want to check any Govt. Pubs. depositories if you live near a university or...
I'm really not sure, I'd never seen one of those before! It's not an official US army award, so it's probably going to be hard to find any...
Yep, regular army UNIFORM. The patch may or may not have been worn in the field. The dress uniforms had the signal corps collar disk (two...
Oh, and althogh my school / work schedule no longer permits it, I used to hit garage sales all summer. If you look long enough you will find...
I honestly just stick to antique malls and junk stores - it's where I've gotten a vast majority of my stuff for much less than what it's worth....
Report: U.S. Bags 'Baghdad Bob' Wednesday, June 25, 2003 "Baghdad Bob" has been bagged, according to published reports. Mohammed Saeed...
Yep, that's just about all that I actually collect!!!!
Has anyone ever seen the US Navy Gunner's helmet? It looks like the gunners on the Death Star - HUGE so the headphones can fit under it.
Well, around 1944 they did begin using the "turtle" helmet - is was quite a bit "deeper" then the classic tommy helmet. I think it's first use...
I like the US helmet, especially certain unit markings, like the "go devils" or the A-A-A-O- design, which I beleive is "anything, anywhere,...
