Our United State Army Airforce History

roadkill1 · 05-18-2014, 11:53 PM

Eric:

These look like BDUs (Battle Dress Uniforms in a woodland pattern). The initial BDUs were mid to late 1960's I think. These were from rather "heavy cotton". Late 1960's, the army issued these in a rip-stop type of cotton that were light weight. Your blouse is the rip-stop cotton type. Soldiers in or Going to Vietnam received the rip-stop first and issue to the rest of the Army was phased in a little later.

Ron

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05-18-2014, 11:53 PM	#12
roadkill1 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 127 Thanks: 166 Thanked 129 Times in 63 Posts	Eric: These look like BDUs (Battle Dress Uniforms in a woodland pattern). The initial BDUs were mid to late 1960's I think. These were from rather "heavy cotton". Late 1960's, the army issued these in a rip-stop type of cotton that were light weight. Your blouse is the rip-stop cotton type. Soldiers in or Going to Vietnam received the rip-stop first and issue to the rest of the Army was phased in a little later. Ron