Incredible!  Fortune favored you that day. I would love to have anything from someone who was at Bataan. My grandmother had two cousins who were killed there

The only way you will really know is to find out for yourself and not take the word of someone else who may or may not have had a bad experience. If you were to listen to someone who had a bad experience and that sways your decision not to serve, you may end up regretting it for the rest of your life not serving, traveling the world for free and possibly experiencing life and history changing events. The experiences I shared with my brothers and Sisters in arms were unique, and my experiences differed quite differently from the men and women who stood right next to me. We saw the same things but reacted differently to each situation and event even though we were standing right next to each other...   You have the ability and opportunity to shape your own life and career, and with some positive guidance and mentorship your decisions can be very rewarding.   I carved my place in history in places like Panama, West Point, Alaska, Germany, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Belize, France, all before I turned 30 years old. I witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall, guarded Rudolf Hess, skied the Italian Alps, climbed the Zugspitze in Germany, trudged through the swamps and jungles of Panama and Central America and a day does not go by when I am thankful for all the great times I had. Hard times, sure, had enough of them, but also very memorable ones too. Thankfully I did not listen to those who said I couldn't do it. If I had listened to them and believed what they told me, I would have never known the joys and sorrows of my career and I would have never met my wife of 33 years had I not joined the military.    Leigh 

I see. Thanks for the information. Would the size of the ring tell you anything about the rifle it fit?  

WW2 markings and WW2 scabbard. 

No worries. I have a few of these, none with a Blackinton back mark. Blackinton produced the same wing for Pasquale, they are marked “Pasquale S.F.” Blackinton didn’t put their back mark on anything till after about 1930. Nice find! John

Good honest F-14 VF-32 flight jacket. This jacket was probably from the USS Independence 1983-84 Grenada Invasion cruise.    Jacket is not named.     

sactroop, thanks for your input. And yeah me too. I’m completely intrigued by it.

Hello, Thank you for the information. Regards,

I believe it is WW2.  However, because of the rehandling, it's probably not identifiable when it was made during WW2.

Fantastic collection!  Thanks for sharing. I am intensely JEALOUS!  Good work!  👍