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Can you tell when picture was taken ??
Can you guess about what year this picture was taken. Don't forget, Marines used old gear for quite a while. After a number of replys I will supply the answer. Sorry for the quality of the picture. Semper Fi, Joe
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05-04-2009 08:28 PM
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but the leather sling throwing me--we have new util after herringbone-black Marines - no metal cheverons-
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Litt'le Lee, those are very good observations and should put you right in the ball park. I was sure the leather sling would throw some off, ignore it. But we did have the metal cheverons by 1959.
Last edited by Joe W; 05-04-2009 at 11:48 PM.
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Looks like between the hours of 11am and 1pm as well. 
Bob
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Were Marines wearing HBTs that late?
Bill Hollinger
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Those are the later version HBT's, with the V pocket flaps, we wore those in the early 60's until the BDU's came out.
I would guess that pic to be somewhere in the late 50's to the mid 60's.
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Members of Hotel Company, 3rd. Bn, 8th Marines on training exercise in Vieques P.R. from March to May of 1957.(TRAEX 1-57) Most of the 782 gear, packs, helmets, entrenching tools shelter halfs and such were WW2 issue.
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