REPRO - Badge Paratrooper Laos

Reproduction of our JOINT CASUALTY RESOLUTION CENTER (JCRC). The unit was established in 1973 and is based in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. The main mission was to search for the MIA/KIA.

More information about the unit can be found e.g. at http://longtrip.org/JCRC-FSS-1974-75.html

Unused magazine belt for BAR machine gun in green colour. Year of manufacture 1951.

Book Uniforms & Equipment of U.S. Military Advisors in Vietnam: 1957-1972 (Schiffer Military History). This new, extensively produced volume (the second volume in the series) is a comprehensive guide to the history, development, and use of uniforms and equipment during the participation of U.S. military advisors in the Vietnam War. Included are insignia, headgear, camouflage uniforms, modified items, body armor, boots, clothing accessories, documentary items, and personal effects from 1957-1972, which are examined in great detail. Using reconstructions and period photographs, the author presents the look and feel of U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps advisors in Vietnam. There is a separate chapter on ARVN Ranger, Airborne, and ARVN Infantry advisors, as well as Junk Force, RAG Force, and South Vietnamese Navy and Marine Corps advisors.

Used MACV patch—design with a thin edge.

Unused Waterproof Backpack Bag, Waterproof, Clothing. Date of manufacture 1967 and 1968.

Used Field Pack, Combat M-1956.