Showing posts with label Special Forces Association. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Special Forces Association. Show all posts

Sunday, October 17, 2010

DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?

Sent in by a reader - negative knowledge on name, ID . . .



OK, let's take it from the top:

Beret: appears to have a miniature SF tab above the "de Oppresso" crest on his beret - WRONG.

Left shoulder: this is the ONLY instance I have EVER seen of the unofficial MACV-SOG patch worn on the left shoulder in place of the regular Special Forces "Electric Butter Knife" unit patch. WRONG.

MACV-SOG vets DO wear this badge - usually as a miniature metallic lapel pin or cap badge.

Left chest: Combat Infantryman's Badge with Star (indicating two wars - Vietnam, sure, doesn't look old enough for Korea; Dom Rep maybe?)

HALO jumpmaster, static-line jumpmaster, unidentified foreign wings (wrong side) US and foreign ribbons mixed up in wrong order. I can identify Silver Star with V device - (WRONG - Silver Star is ONLY awarded for valor - V device is for Bronze Star) - Bronze Star with V - Vietnam campaign ribbons, some kind of UN ribbons . . .

Expert "Bolo" Badge w/ three types of qualification - RARELY WORN by retired vets as this badge requires current qualification.

Miscellaneous medals and badges, probably European in origin . . . possibly Baltic?

Blue "U.E.P." crest with parachute within the European Union stars - does U.E.P. stand for Union European Parachutiste? WEIRD.

German Bundeswehr Fallschirmjaeger (paratrooper) beret insignia, improperly displayed.

Necktie: possible British Airborne Regiment.

Right chest: miscellaneous foreign wings (I see Bundeswehr wings there).

This guy looks strangely familiar. I once met the Prince Regent of Mongolia and this guy looks like a younger version of him. Maybe it's his little brother. Hmmm . . .