This is a recreation of a SOG team One-Zeros badged jacket to be worn at the base (in this case Kontum as a member of Command & Control Central (CCC), during official ceremonies and at the club for a beer.
This is the standard 3rd Pattern Rip-stop jacket and as our man is a veteran he has a set of early poplin trousers. The jacket is fully badged and features the following insignia;
Left arm:
Subdued Special Forces Shield and Tab
Master Sergeant Stripes
Left Chest:
In-country made brand of service tape
Combat Infantry Badge (CIB)
Parachute Wings
Special Commando Unit (SCU) patch on left chest pocket
Nixon Campaign badge (possibaly ironic...)
Modern Forces ID Pocket Hanger
Right Chest:
In-country made name tape
Vietnamese Parachute Wings
MACV-SOG CCC "Beercan" Insignia
RT Montana Pocket Patch
Right Arm:
Master Sergeant Stripes
173rd Airborne DI from previous combat tour (hence combat jump star)
These are replica patches but if you have any genuine patches with provenance relating to MACV-SOG then please contact me.
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