@@LOREOFHISTORYUA-cam Sure! After Guadalcanal, every steel pot helmet worn by Marines had a cloth camouflage cover, true through Vietnam and beyond on into the plastic helmet era. The Army didn't, as a rule, use them, though in WWII they did cut down on the glare from their helmets with netting.
Good catch! I had a section about the k-bar knife but forgot to add it when I did the editing. I will include it in my next video about all the various weapons that were used during Vietnam. Thanks for watching!
Marines used the M1955 flak vest and m1952a flak vest never did the marines never really used the m69 or 3/4 inch collar fragmentation protective vest. The marines also early in the war used the M-14 rifle pre M16 but some of this info depends on the time period your talking about
They used a number of packs not just one they used ARVN rucksacks the M41 rucksack the tropical rucksack and the jungle rucksack along with using a series of special radio packs and pack boards for carrying ammo cans they also might have frequently used a buttpack either an M61 buttpack or an M56 buttpack. Also at one point in the war along with the M14 the marines would have used M61 webbing pieces with M56 webbing as they had different ammo pouches. I hope this helps in the future.
The trouble with the M16 was the powder used in the cartridge. DOD changed the powder composition to ball powder that fouled the bolt. Glad I didn't hump a lot of the crap in this video, but you forgot the gas mask and the bayonet.
That’s great information, thank you for sharing! Was everyone issued a gas mask? I also had a section about the K-bar knife but forgot to include it when I re-edited the video. My next video will be specifically about the weapons though and I’ll get those on there👍🏻 Thank you for your service!🇺🇸
@LOREOFHISTORYUA-cam don't forget the poncho and poncho liner. I know some of us even carried shelter halfs, but I never did and wouldn't have used it in any case. Good information, thank you.
That "M-26", is not an M-26 like the ones we had in RVN, the M-26's we had came in cardboard canisters and were dated 1954, they did not have a "ridge" around the middle of the grenades body.
I wasn’t aware of that, thank you for the clarification! I’ll correct that on the next video. My father was a Marine who served in Vietnam and would not be happy😂
@@LOREOFHISTORYUA-cam You're welcome! On the news, every day I grimace when the Marine are called soldiers! I was a Drill Instructor for the Marines, and it was stressed that no Marine is a soldier, and soldier is a Marine.
@@LOREOFHISTORYUA-cam I was a DI on MCRD Parris Island, SC, 1st Bn B Company from 1976-1977. If you don't mind, where was he a DI, either PI, or San Diego, Ca, or did he go to Quantico, Va, to train officers? Here's something that might interest you ... He rates the Drill Instructor ribbon, which came about probably after he retired, but if he did, he still rates it. If he has passed on, you can purchase it online, anyway.
Ahh nice! My uncle was a Drill Instructor during the 80s, I know he was stationed at Quantico for a while but I don’t know if he was still a Drill Instructor during that time. He retired after doing 20 years in the Marines and is still doing well👍🏻 My Father who was in Vietnam passed a while ago but I was recently able to get all his medals thanks to another Veteran who told me how to do it. Really happy to have those!
Great video! Very informative!
Thank you!
If you was a Marine, like me, then your helmet cover was an essential piece of gear, too.
Could you tell me a little about that please? My father was also a Marine who served in Vietnam. Thank you for your service!
@@LOREOFHISTORYUA-cam Sure! After Guadalcanal, every steel pot helmet worn by Marines had a cloth camouflage cover, true through Vietnam and beyond on into the plastic helmet era. The Army didn't, as a rule, use them, though in WWII they did cut down on the glare from their helmets with netting.
Interesting, thanks for sharing!
No knife/bayonet? Pretty sure they were issued during Vietnam.
Good catch! I had a section about the k-bar knife but forgot to add it when I did the editing. I will include it in my next video about all the various weapons that were used during Vietnam. Thanks for watching!
Marines used the M1955 flak vest and m1952a flak vest never did the marines never really used the m69 or 3/4 inch collar fragmentation protective vest. The marines also early in the war used the M-14 rifle pre M16 but some of this info depends on the time period your talking about
They used a number of packs not just one they used ARVN rucksacks the M41 rucksack the tropical rucksack and the jungle rucksack along with using a series of special radio packs and pack boards for carrying ammo cans they also might have frequently used a buttpack either an M61 buttpack or an M56 buttpack. Also at one point in the war along with the M14 the marines would have used M61 webbing pieces with M56 webbing as they had different ammo pouches. I hope this helps in the future.
Thanks for watching and contributing additional information, appreciate it!
@ your welcome, keep on making great videos I hope this info can help you out in the future and I’d love to see more content about Vietnam.
It will, thank you! My next video will also be Vietnam related!
Thanks,learned a lot.
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching and dropping a comment🙏🏼 Have another video on a similar topic coming soon!
You need to learn why the early rifles jammed.
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! A Vet left a comment below that it was the powder used in the cartridge.
The trouble with the M16 was the powder used in the cartridge. DOD changed the powder composition to ball powder that fouled the bolt. Glad I didn't hump a lot of the crap in this video, but you forgot the gas mask and the bayonet.
That’s great information, thank you for sharing! Was everyone issued a gas mask? I also had a section about the K-bar knife but forgot to include it when I re-edited the video. My next video will be specifically about the weapons though and I’ll get those on there👍🏻 Thank you for your service!🇺🇸
@LOREOFHISTORYUA-cam don't forget the poncho and poncho liner. I know some of us even carried shelter halfs, but I never did and wouldn't have used it in any case. Good information, thank you.
Also good points, that’s one reason I made this video so that I could learn more about the subject, thanks for contributing!
That "M-26", is not an M-26 like the ones we had in RVN, the M-26's we had came in cardboard canisters and were dated 1954, they did not have a "ridge" around the middle of the grenades body.
Very interesting, I’ll have to read up on that, thank you for sharing!
The Marines are not called soldiers, except maybe by the woke generation.
They are called Marines.
The Army has soldiers.
I wasn’t aware of that, thank you for the clarification! I’ll correct that on the next video. My father was a Marine who served in Vietnam and would not be happy😂
@@LOREOFHISTORYUA-cam You're welcome! On the news, every day I grimace when the Marine are called soldiers! I was a Drill Instructor for the Marines, and it was stressed that no Marine is a soldier, and soldier is a Marine.
Ahh very cool, thank you for your service! My uncle was also a drill instructor 🇺🇸
@@LOREOFHISTORYUA-cam I was a DI on MCRD Parris Island, SC, 1st Bn B Company from 1976-1977.
If you don't mind, where was he a DI, either PI, or San Diego, Ca, or did he go to Quantico, Va, to train officers?
Here's something that might interest you ...
He rates the Drill Instructor ribbon, which came about probably after he retired, but if he did, he still rates it.
If he has passed on, you can purchase it online, anyway.
Ahh nice! My uncle was a Drill Instructor during the 80s, I know he was stationed at Quantico for a while but I don’t know if he was still a Drill Instructor during that time. He retired after doing 20 years in the Marines and is still doing well👍🏻 My Father who was in Vietnam passed a while ago but I was recently able to get all his medals thanks to another Veteran who told me how to do it. Really happy to have those!