Original U.S. Vietnam War Slouch Boonie Hat with Rocker Patch - Nakhon Phanom Thailand German Helmets & Hats - 2 x Army OD

- 2 x Army OD wool shirts

The frame does show wear and some denting from age

and was finally sunk

Operation EAGLE THRUST moved the rest of the division to Vietnam aboard chartered airliners as part of the American buildup

When the mission was to observe movement across a wide expanse of air and water then a binocular with a much wider field of view was justified

Original U.S. Vietnam War Slouch Boonie Hat with Rocker Patch - Nakhon Phanom Thailand German Helmets & Hats - 2 x Army ODOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare theater made Vietnam War bush hat. This style hat became popular with USGIs, specifically NCOs, who spent time in the wet hot conditions of Vietnam during the war. The left side of the hat is stitched with a Nakhon Phanom Thailand rocker patch which has a blue background and heavy white embroidered stitching. The band of the hat holds shotgun shell rounds. Underneth that band is a paper Ace of Spades