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During that time, the committee was able to identify 116 individuals who were either KIA or MIA with Japanese ancestry. The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center agreed to host the memorial on their property at 244 San Pedro Street. This initial Vietnam memorial was dedicated on Veteran's Day, 11 November 1995. [5] [4] [6]
History does not provide records of the development of armour in Bronze Age and Iron Age Vietnam. Physical relics are the only source for studying the origins of the practice. The most common type found in Northern Vietnam is mirror armour, which is a square or rectangular metal or wooden plate fastened to the warrior's chest. This type of ...
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) adopted the green-dominant version as standard issue in South Vietnam in 1968, and later the U.S. Army introduced it on a wide scale in Southeast Asia. The ERDL-pattern combat uniform was identical in cut to the OG-107 Tropical Combat uniform, commonly called "jungle fatigues", it was issued alongside. [ 7 ]
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The A2 Helmet is a standard issued combat helmet of the Vietnam People's Army. It was introduced around 2014, the exact date is unknown as the Vietnamese government does not publicly share information. They are the standard issued helmet in the Vietnam People's Army. [1]
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. (VVMF), is the non-profit organization established on April 27, 1979, by Jan Scruggs, a former Army Infantry in Vietnam. Others veterans joined including, Jack Wheeler , and several other graduates of West Point to finance the construction of a memorial to those Americans who served or died during the ...
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In 2003, former Vietnam soldier-artist James Pollock gave a presentation entitled "U. S. Army Vietnam Combat Art Program" about Vietnam Era soldier artists at Mary Pickford Theater, U. S. Library of Congress [8] at which he said: "On January 14, 1970, the members of Vietnam Combat Art Team IX (CAT IX), the last U.S. Army art team to set foot in ...