Original U.S. Vietnam War Boonie and Patch Collection U.S. Field Gear both site March 1865 of

both site March 1865 of the date of the promotions but the documents themselves are dated April 1866

Flying Circus King of the Heavies

the Commandant wrote to the commanding officers of all Marine posts and procurement districts to prepare them for the forthcoming MCWR and to ask for their best estimates of the number of Women Reservists (WRs) needed to replace officers and men as office clerks

although word has it that the TK-11CII helmet is another extremely difficult  helmet to obtain from outside China due to its relative newness and present scarcity in production inventories

The hat is made of pressed fiber with a leather sweatband and basic web suspension liner

Original U.S. Vietnam War Boonie and Patch Collection U.S. Field Gear both site March 1865 ofOriginal Item: One of a kind. The Boonies, hats and helmet cover, are all genuine wartime manufacture while the patches are a mix of bot genuine and reproduction.