From: djslager@mail.icongrp.com
Date: Wed Nov 16 2005 - 18:19:57 PST
Well, believe it or not, that is what we were told... CO took them away at
afternoon formation...........That is what we had happen...2 ridgeways for 2
od baseball caps. Doug Slager
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
To: <djslager@mail.icongrp.com>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
<mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [BULK] Re: [MV] hats or caps - as in fatigue
> I believe Fidel was wearing that cap long before we stopped wearing it.
>
> Sonny
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <djslager@mail.icongrp.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>; "Sonny Heath"
> <sonny@defuniak.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 2:28 PM
> Subject: [BULK] Re: [MV] hats or caps - as in fatigue
>
>
> > 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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