dragon usmc sniper
wessd
and anchor.
trousers rollwd up over leggings (gousers? spats?) and I almost think
Jar heads didn't wear the boots legging/spat things anyway. 4 nice
clips for the m1 sniper rifle.2 kinds of canteens. very neat sandbags.
Buyers remorse I guess. He's a starting point. unless he can get a
better home.
WessD Fly NavAir!!!!!
Buzz Mooney
the gaiters, and were required by regulation to wear them, but Marines
quickly figured out two things: first, they diverted water into the
boots, while wearing the trousers outside the boots tended to divert
water out of the boots, and second, the brass hats who required them
weren't on the beaches anyway, so most Jarheads tossed 'em or left
them behind.
Buzz
wessd
My jarheadedness is on the fritz, I thought they were issued the lace
up the outer calf type.
Not the army cup around the ankle type.
Oddly, when I went though navy boot in 83, we were the first class in
20 years to wear the lace up the calf spats.
And of course, I was issued 2 sets, one just a bit darker than the
other,until you were out on the grinder. Then it was painfully
obvious.
Everyday.
WessD go navy.....hmmm, some oddly bad memories just came back.
.iLYa
"wessd" <wes...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> and I almost think
> Jar heads didn't wear the boots legging/spat things anyway.
They did - the commies nicknamed them "yellowlegs". After the defense of
Pusan, word reached the Marines that the commies were ducking fights with
the yellow legs - so as a ruse, they ditched them.
iLYa
wessd
Those were the lace up leggings. Yeah, I found that referenced...it's
like I was saying, the canvas yellows, and it doesn't matter what
color they start out as...but these army cup looking things...still
not a typical jarhead in korea look.
WessD go navy!
.iLYa
I haven't looked at it in a while, but if this is the same "Jack" set I
bought years ago, I'm pretty sure it came with correct footwear. If I get
bored tomorrow I might drop in on TM.
iLYa