Members in Uniforms Part 2

[nihil]

Great to see other Europeans contributing to the mission

 

[WH1]

Welcome home, enjoy the down time. I appreciate all you and your mates have been doing over there. Highest regard for all downrange. Were you in Kandahar?

 

[NeilA]

Marine or Navy Corpsman?

Corpsman

 

[hondekoop]

Welcome home, enjoy the down time. I appreciate all you and your mates have been doing over there. Highest regard for all downrange. Were you in Kandahar?

Thanks Nihil & WH1,

Most of the time I served in Kunduz (Northern part of Afghanistan).


Cheers,

Matthew

 

[BigFitz]

Here's myself in Brisbane Australia, back in May 1989. I was waiting for the bus back to the ship when this lady came up and started a conversation.

 

[JWNathan]

Me from a couple months ago. Y'all look amazing!
-Jesse

 

[Widebrim]

^^Looking good, Jesse, and welcome to the Lounge!

 

[Worf]

Me in uniform... long ago and far, far away...

Worf

 

[Widebrim]

^^R.O.K., Worf?

 

[Worf]

^^R.O.K., Worf?

Give the man a ceeegar!! 2nd Combat Engineers, "Camp Castle", Dong Du Chon Korea... "Black Boot Army" All the Way!

Worf

 

[Widebrim]

^^Black Boot Army is right. Still got mine, and I prefer them to the "suede" desert ones we were issued many years later...at least for most climates...(And I spent a brief period at Camp Humphreys.)

 

[hatguy1]

That's right. There were actually two sets of camouflage uniforms the Army made, one was the "Jungle suit" which were coveralls and the other was a two-piece jacket and pants. The coveralls were hated while the two-piece uniform was quite successful, but unfortunately it was never mentioned to the other units at the time that US soldiers were testing out new uniforms!

Only a handful of units were issued them, most notably the 41st Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Armored, and a few were also issued out to members of the 29th and 2nd Divisions. A few different units in the Pacific were also issued them, but photographic evidence is very scant.

Here is a picture of the coveralls (they are originals):

I'll be darned. My GI Joe back in the early 60s had that uniform. Now I know its origins.

 

[ZootPsycho]

Crazy reenactment outfit (not one single thing is period correct, I know)

 

[Widebrim]

^^But you look like a killer, none-the-less!

 

[fleet16b]

Great Kit
May I ask where youy obtained your battledress uniform
Is it a copy or original ?
I am currently looking for a battledress or Officers uniforn (tunic)
Thanks

Hi all

Finally figured out how to get pictures on, so here's a couple of me in all my clobber.

I am reliably informed that this Aston Martin once belonged to Geoffrey Wellum. The gentleman behind the wheel is Charlie Brown whos Spitfire is in the background.

Best regards,
Rob

 

[p51]

Not exactly uniforms in the 1940s sense, but uniforms nonetheless, right?

 

[amoulet69]

Here in a Waffen uniform with a Ranger friend in Madrid, Spain.

 

[amoulet69]

And here's my girlfriend in her USMCWR (Women Reserve) uniform.

The dress is actually from Korea, because in the WWII was a two-piece dress, but since it's hard to find we bought the Korean war dress and put original WWII buttons and chevrons on it. IMO she looks great.

 

[Widebrim]

^^Si', muy bonita...

 

[amoulet69]

Thanks mate, two more pics incoming...
Here a friend, my girlfriend and me (Right):

And here's my girlfriend with another USMC Reenactor: