DCUs and BDUs

Not the most commonly found..



                                                                                                    


                                                                                                    


                                                                                                   





S

Nope, finding those badges is pretty rare.

Very difficult to find anything  AFSO used uniforms, but finding them untouched is even rarer.

Here are a few Coast Guard pieces and a couple of  other good pieces.




                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                  


                                                                                                                                                      


                                                                                                                                   


S

Great finds!

Thanks Andrew,

The following are recent finds.

First one is supposedly a NSW mod,, but I think it may be  a USAFSO mod.

The Ranger modified DCU and BDU blouses were used by the same Ranger.


                                                           

                                                                                                


                                                                                               


                                                                                                

                                                                                                



S

I have posted this BDU blouse before, but as the owner gained notoriety recently, I am posting it again,

This BDU blouse has been posted before, but since then, the former owner has become somewhat notorious ..




                                                                     








S

I wouldn't say notorious, I'd say patriot for doing his duty and putting his country first. A decorated combat veteran.

ripcord wrote:This BDU blouse has been posted before, but since then, the former owner has become somewhat notorious ..




                                                                     








S

zvez wrote:I wouldn't say notorious, I'd say patriot for doing his duty and putting his country first. A decorated combat veteran.

ripcord wrote:This BDU blouse has been posted before, but since then, the former owner has become somewhat notorious ..




                                                                     








S

Perhaps I should have said the former owner has become somewhat famous, not notorious.

There is no question this man is a national hero no matter what one's political view..


S

What a great piece!

Thank you Andrew..


A few  recent arrivals.



This US Navy blouse is an early type ( contract date '86 ) with waist adjustment tabs.
Flag on left sleeve is correct for the time period.  UN patch on right sleeve.


                                                                                   

                                                                                    


Capt. Pawloski served with the 1st Cav.   SSI and flag removed.


                                                                                   

                                                                                       
                                                                                    


                                                                                     




Found these 3 in Florida over the Thanksgiving holiday.

All 3 are from the same person.





                                                                                       






S

Couple of USN blouses.




                                                                                                             

                                                                                                             


                                                                                                            

                                                                                                             





S

Those parachute wings don't turn up often...

For the most part, they turn up on EOD badged blouses.

Sometimes on SEAL blouses, but not as often..

The Williams DCU blouse shows some quite impressive insignia as well. Not easy to earn those qualification.



S

Old warriors never die.  They just join the National Guard..




                                                                           






S

Now its definitely youre fault when I'm now going to stock up some BDU's also, you already forced me to get some DCU's-

ripcord wrote:Old warriors never die.  They just join the National Guard..S

Nice set - some of my coolest BDUs seem to reflect similar career paths.

Here is recent find: a 101st BDU with a challenge coin in the pocket for the 326th Engineer Battalion.

And this one from the 1st Cavalry Division has a Grafenwohr iron-on badge permanently ironed inside the lower pocket!

Nice pick up , Andrew..

Always cool to find small personal things; especially anything related to the former owner's unit ..

I keep a small box with ration cards, earplugs, id cards, candy, spent lighters etc..

Have been a bit dormant lately ; this DCU is one of my latest finds.



                                                                                                          

Sal, nice to find a signals DCU with the CAB. On average, I find far fewer DCUs/BDUs with CABs than with CIBs.

Thanks Andrew,

I really do like to find DCU blouses from units that are not frequently represented.

CABs are not so common. Probably can count no more than 3 or 4 in my collection and tons with CIBs .

Same here. Here is another one:

That is a well rounded blouse for sure, Andrew.


Here are a couple of interesting USN pieces.

Petty Officer First Class Kelley apparently worked hard and applied himself ,earned a commission and became a Lieutenant JG  ( Junior Grade { equivalent to a US Army 1st Lieutenant } ).

He earned the Fleet Marine Force badge and the Expeditionary Warfare badge ( either badge is not easy to earn  ) as an enlisted man.

That is why the badges on his blueberry uniform are silver, not gold colored.   Enlisted sailors earn silver colored badges while Officers wear gold.

I have seen another blueberry blouse that belonged to Mr. Kelley that have a gold colored Information Dominance badge he has earned as an Officer.



                                                                                              



                                                                                              

Sal - that is some solid attention to detail!