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Any tan, light brown cowboy hat. Avoid 4 inch brims. 3 at most. Ribbon work will probably be required, per pictures above.
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slimdigby said:This here is my F40 Conservation Green/Olive Drab - hope it qualifies !
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Prairie Shade said:I really dont think the Army is Elite right now, only tired. I do think it would be a "symbol of a Soldier" to return the Campaign Hat to the army. I'm not alone since I believe I quoted James Jones on the above. How do you contact the DOA? Get rid of the Beret, give us something unique and American.
You weren't a DI at Ft. Benning 1986 were youHugh Beaumont said:I also served as a DI and I loved wearing the campaign hat.
Hugh Beaumont said:I served in the Green Berets back in the mid-80's and it broke my heart when they issued black berets as official headgear for everyone.
I also served as a DI and I loved wearing the campaign hat.
I think you're right. We need to revitalize the Army again. I would like to see the brown, WWII style Class A's come back, and the khaki class-b's.
Chopper pilots in Calvary units still get to wear their distintive cowboy hats.
indycop said:You weren't a DI at Ft. Benning 1986 were you
I heard rumors my whole 4 years I was in that they were going to give the infantry blue berets, but thatnever happened.
carter said:I picked this up on OFAS today for $41.00. I thought it would go for more. Looks like some extensive moth damage under the brim.
and this was $8.50
Any idea on what I'm going to do with these?
Pat_H said:Nice hat, not a DI hat though. DIs did not (I don't think) wear those until after WWII.
During WWII campaign hats were in general issue very early on. They soon became pretty much exclusive to cavalrymen, however, who continued to wear them well in to the war. After the war they were introduced for DIs at some point, but were also worn by rifle and pistol teams for many years.
carter said:
and this was $8.50
Any idea on what I'm going to do with these?
carter said:I didn't think any DI's wore these that early either.
It may be a campaign hat or something of later vintage. I've never seen a campaign hat with Captain's bars. When would this have been "normal"? Or is this something the seller cooked up?
Either way, that's not a bad price for the hat in my mind.
Pat_H said:The captains bars in that location is improper. Rank insignia were never worn on the hat.
.Instead, the DI should be on the hat, and it should be placed all the way up at the vent hole
Who is the maker of the hat?
carter said:That's what they did when I was in Basic. (I had orders to report to Ft. Lewis, WA as a DI in 1972 while stationed in Korea. I elected to extend in Korea (UN HQ) and completed my military service there. I was discharged on my birthday in 1973. )
Pat_H said:I was probably unclear in use of the term "DI" here. By that, I meant the distinctive insignia, i.e., unit crest. During this time frame, officers and enlisted men wore the unit's crest on their campaign hat.