Show me your Vietnam displays

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Airborne Vietnam 2

Here's another one.

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Airborne Vietnam 3

Another one

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Airborne Vietnam last one

Here's the last one of this group.

[Simon F]

WOW

I love the 1st model Jacket and that 101 Recondo patch

If it ever needs a loving new home.....................

Great stuff

[Patrick Dempsey]

Hi all,

of late i have read comments from other members in the community forums that have basically suggested that the "WA" forum should become a purely WW2 and German based entity.

Naturally i disagree with that constrictive train of thought, and if one of those members should happen to wander into what is already a heretical thread to some, this next display should have them spitting coffee/beer/tea at the screen in disgust,alarm and shock as they won't see a single swastika.

The wars of S.East Asia raged across many borders, not least the country of Cambodia...the dark history of that country is no doubt well known to all, amongst all the misery of these conflicts the trials of the Cambodian people have to be near the top.

This particular display recreates a Cambodian Para-Commando circa 1975, these men were sent to fight on the Northern perimiter of Phnom Pehn in a vain attempt to hold the capital as the country was about to fall to the Khmer Rouge.These men were loosely tied into the Cambodian Special Forces at the tail end of the war.

The Para-Commandos were trained at the Airborne Commando School at Batu Djadjar in Indonesia in mid 1972, upon completing their course they retained all their indonesian uniforms and insignia (jump wings) and were returned to Cambodia to be used as cadre for new units.

The jacket shown here is an Indonesian design from the period. Sometimes the pattern is referred to by the sinister name of "bloodvine".

US equipment was standard FANK issue by this stage of the war.

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Camo detail, showing base colours and pattern.

[Patrick Dempsey]

Cambodian wartime insignia.

As mentioned, this unit was affliated to Cambodian SF.

A strong American influence was found in Cambodian insignia.

[Patrick Dempsey]

The sleeve patch of the Recondo Co 2nd FANK Division 1974.

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The paper backed reverse.

[Patrick Dempsey]

Another Recon patch.

Skulls and tigers are a recurring motif.

[Patrick Dempsey]

Again, the patch has a paper backing.

[Patrick Dempsey]

Again , the tiger motif.

This time to the 23rd infantry Battalion

[Patrick Dempsey]

The reverse.

I think that the Cambodian military had some of the most striking designs of the period, i have a few more items from them, but appreciate that they are not exactly what the thread originally was for, if you have interest i will post them.

Patrick.

[DaveJ]

Here are the pants that went with my NVA officer jacket. I had some tiger stripes my dad brought back in 68, but in the boy scouts in germany we used to do our camping in the woods in camos. The scout leaders were all rangers and it did not mean much to me when I was 12. Pretty interesting as an adult, that my scout masters were what they were.
My dads souvineers never made it out of country. I do still have his jungle boots, and a camo bug net.

[Patrick Dempsey]

Here are the pants that went with my NVA officer jacket. I had some tiger stripes my dad brought back in 68, but in the boy scouts in germany we used to do our camping in the woods in camos. The scout leaders were all rangers and it did not mean much to me when I was 12. Pretty interesting as an adult, that my scout masters were what they were.
My dads souvineers never made it out of country. I do still have his jungle boots, and a camo bug net.

Hi Dave,

as i mentioned a few posts back when you showed the jacket, if this is a field camo on the set that makes it pretty unique.

I take it the "pattern" is also on the rear of the trousers?


Patrick.