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	This page is a recognition and identification guide for US military uniforms employed.  
	during the Vietnam war.  The uniforms covered include combat and dress types.  Multiple
	detailed photos of a specific sample are provided.  Descriptions point out specific
	points that should be noted.  
	
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	A price guide is included here to address this question.  The value of the uniforms is
	reviewed over a period of several years.  A trend can be observed.  The present worth
	of the military uniforms in the collector's market is illustrated.
 
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The picture below shows the following detail: Army pilot wings, Paratrooper qualification badge.  From top to bottom,
left to right, the ribbons are: Air Medal, Presidential Citation, Unknown, American Defense, Vietnam Service,
Unknown, Unknown, South Asia Campaign.
 
 
 
 
 
The rank of Captain is affixed to the shoulder straps.  The US collar emblem is cutout, which is the one 
employed by officers.  
The tunic has two tags.  both are of white color with black letters.  One tag contains the name of the
owner.  The other tag reads as follows:
 
  
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      USAF certification No. HCN 9-1-68  	A sample of this item has been
 inspected and meets or exceeds the
 quality prescribed by MIL-C-274380
 the manufacturer certifies that this
 item meets the quality of sample
 Approved by USAF.
 
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This Vietnam War US military collectible may be currently 
reproduced. 
It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because 
the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with 
the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this item. 
Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of 
the collectible. 
If you have an interest is seeing other military US uniforms of the Vietnam war, you can do so by going 
to our US uniforms of the Vietnam war  
identification guide.