Paperwork for a VN era BSM is great I wish I could find some for the only named medal I have.  I feel the story(s) of the veterans heroism is what makes the artifacts worth maintaining.  Documentation is key to convey the actions the soldier took and to remember his service. Cheers, Armygas

Schlueter  front seam. Has a brushed on coat of paint. Has one bail missing and the other is a swivel bail with a vietnam era chin strap. Any idea on the red squares. They look like they were on before the overpaint.

This is wicked 

Cdr Quick is kneeling directly in front of the sign, he is wearing glasses.  His head is in line with the words that say advisory group.   I really think it’s naval advisory group. beret flashes that you’re seeing they are very similar, especially in black-and-white photos.

We might have taken your warmth, sorry, I’d gladly give it back.  We’re going Kayak fishing tomorrow in the Gulf of ?? and it will probably hit 90F.  The crazy thing is that hurricanes that previously formed off the coast of Africa and came across the Atlantic to threaten Florida, now form directly in the Gulf off the Yucatán Peninsula, come due north, and hit the northwest coast of Florida.  This is happening because the water in the Gulf is so much warmer than it’s ever been, and these hurricanes are bad!  Then in January, we had 4 inches of snow in Tallahassee, which has never happened.  Like the old saying goes, “…everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it…”

I will have to see if I can get some better close ups but a few members do have the 5th SFG flash on them, its easier to see in hand. Which kneeling man is CDR Quick, I can get a closeup of him as well as anyone else that might be recognizable.

A friend of mine that sells at the flea market brought this last week. He was a M.P. in Vietnam. He said he traded liners with a Thailand M.P. His name is Steve R..  I Didn't  ask him to use his name so I will use his last initial. I can't  find a picture of one on the internet.

eBay find 

Neil, that's a great story! It jogged my memory about some of the things I was a part of as a lowly enlisted infantryman stationed in Germany.  We lived in updated pre-WW2 German barracks, about 4 to a room. Inspections were hugely important and all the stops were pulled out to make sure we were ready. Rooms cleaned, common areas cleaned, personal lockers in perfect order, field gear & rifle layed out on our bunks in a perfect preordained order. Everything in its place. Unfortunately sometimes items came up missing. The secret workaround was when the inspectors ducked into a room, a buddy from a previously inspected room would slip the missing item into the room where it was needed so the inspection would go on without a hitch. We got pretty good at it! I think about all the issues surrounding COVID when it seemed like that was all that was discussed 5 years ago. In about 1977-ish, the swine flu epidemic was raging all about. At morning roll call one day, they announced that we were all being marched to the dispensary to have our swine flu shot. No discussion, no chance to opt out, it was expected.

Gear Fanatic, re read Neil Albaughs post #19. Your asvab scores or whatever they use as an entrance exam now a days, will determine what jobs you will qualify for. So study. Reading and comprehension are as important as math skills. If you score low on the asvab, you too could be cleaning the heads 6 decks down on an aircraft carrier. The entrance exam determines what you can or cannot do in the military. Get a high enough score, and all the doors are open.