From: djslager@mail.icongrp.com
Date: Wed Nov 16 2005 - 12:28:38 PST
When Fidel Castro started wearing the hat, they took ours away and gave us
the OD baseball cap..................We should have shot him, and kept our
hats. I, myself did not like the baseball cap. Doug Slager
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] hats or caps - as in fatigue
> Will someone jogg my memory please? When was it that we were not supposed
> to wear the ridgeway cap any longer? Thats when we went to the OD
baseball
> type cap, right? I mean there wasn't a time there in between that we were
> required to wear that ugly field cap, correct?
>
> Sonny
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave J" <sd0044@gwtc.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 9:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] hats or caps - as in fatigue
>
>
> > When I arrived at Air Force Basic Training in the early 60s the TIs were
> > wearing Ridgeways.
> > We recruits of course wore the issue baseball style cap.
> >
> > For some reason I never did like the cap after that. LOL
> >
> > Dave J
> > ============================
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stu" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 7:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] hats or caps - as in fatigue
> >
> >
> >> When I was in military school in the early 60's, we were issued these
> > caps.
> >> They really were sharp looking. I also used to see them in the
army-navy
> >> stores late 50's-early 60's.
> >>
> >> "Stu"
> >> Southern NH, USA
> >> "Live Free Or Die"
> >>
> >> MVPA #14790
> >>
> >> 1967 M151A1 Jeep 1964 M416 Trailer
> >> 1985 M1008 CUCV Pickup
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
> > Behalf
> >> Of MYDEUCEANDWILLYS@aol.com
> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:50 PM
> >> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> >> Subject: Re: [MV] hats or caps - as in fatigue
> >>
> >> I have 2 Ridgeway Caps and your description fits to a tee, Some of the
> >> replies have had a mistaken identity and were talking about a standard
> >> fatigue
> >> cap, The Ridgeway cap as you have stated has the ring, Sadly they are
> >> way
> >> to
> >> small. So he search continues, It is a frustrating thing, looking for
> > these
> >> it
> >> has been amazing how many people have no idea of what they are,
> > Personally
> >> I
> >> think they are a Big part of the Army's history and fit the period
> > vehicles
> >> so
> >> well, They do just look so SHARP! And I think its worth it to learn
> > about
> >> such things,
> >> Randy out
> >>
> >>
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