Body Armor, Ground Troops, Variable Type - Medium Long

The Associated Press made an unprecedented commitment to reporting the conflict: It gathered an extraordinary group of superb photojournalists in its Saigon bureau and these men created one of the great photographic legacies of the twentieth century. Collected here are images that tell the human story of the Vietnam War, as we watch the American presence in the war swell from a trickle of military advisers in the late 1950s, through dramatic operations involving thousands of soldiers in the 1960s, to the fall of Saigon in 1975. These are pictures that both recorded and made history, taken by unbelievably courageous photojournalists. In a moving essay, writer Pete Hamill, who reported from Vietnam in 1965, celebrates their achievement, focusing on five masters who took many of the photographs in the book: Horst Faas, Henri Huet, Eddie Adams, Nick Ut, and Phuoc Van Dang.

Used trousers (Trousers, Man's, Cotton Wind Resistant, OG 107). Sizes Regular Medium. Contract DSA-100-68-C-1467. Fabric is torn (1x1cm) at the back.

Jungle First Aid Kit 2nd Pattern. Contents not intended for use. All material is expired and is for collector's use only.

Unused Leggings, CTN, Khaki. Size 5. 1960s production - DSA contract 1-8025.

The book "Small Arms of the Vietnam War". The book focuses on small arms on both sides of the Vietnam conflict. Softcover.

Unused Jungle Boots with Panama sole. Size 12R. Year of manufacture 1968.

Unused Cap, Utility, Cotton Sateen, OG-107. Size Large. Contract DSA 100-71-C-0497.

Used ARVN backpack. The backpack has minor abrasions. Nice condition. The lumbar strap has stains.

Unused Jungle Boots with Panama sole. Size 12R. Year of manufacture 1968.

Lightly used M1967 USMC Combat Field Pack. Year of manufacture 1970. Very nice condition. Rubber collar is in good condition..

The M1967 USMC Combat Field Pack nylon pack was designed by the Marine Corps Airborne Forces Development Center as a replacement for the M1941 Haversack.1 The design of the pack evolved from the experimental XM1964 Haversack and featured two external pockets in addition to the main storage compartment, which had a waterproof rubberized collar. The top flap had two side strap hinges and one in the middle for attaching a blade carrier.

When matching USMC M1967 straps were used with the gear belt, the pack was worn on the back by attaching the top loops to the shoulder hooks of the straps and connecting the pack carabiners to the carabiners on the straps. Alternatively, it could have been worn as a backpack by connecting the front and back sling straps to the D-rings on the bottom of the pack.

Patch 199th Infantry Brigade (Light). Black and green. Background twill. Unused condition.

Used US Ontario machete. Scabbard Marmac year of manufacture 1966. There is a tooth on the blade see photo.