Congratulations, the flack jackets still fit you. I had a 27 inch waist when I joined the Navy in 1965, it's now 40 inches.

I showed this video to my father who fought at Khe Sanh, he said this brought back so many memories, he said thank you & welcome home.

I know Australians who served in Vietnam. They didn’t generally wear helmets or flak jackets. Too hot and heavy. You have a great collection. Thanks for serving your country . Regards from Aus.

That gear is in remarkably good condition... Must've been well kept and properly stored

My father served in the Army during Vietnam. He never talked about his military time, and died in 1991, so I never really got a chance to ask him. Thanks for posting this and giving people some insight into your life and as a Marine in Vietnam. Welcome home and thank you!

Jeff Myers, Welcome Home Brother! Yeah, I carried most of that gear, and more in Nam, Wpn's Plt, Jul '66 - '67

To try and imagine the horrible things this man has seen in this outfit......

This is one bad man. Thank you for your service sir I’m in awe of how many magazines you carried with you I cannot imagine your sacrifice. Thanks again -Matt 21yrs

Mr. Jeff Myers. I am not a US citizen but I thank you for your service. Some of my best lessons were taught to me by US veterans. The discipline, the meaning of Honor and service . I'm working in my 19th year as L.E.O. south of the border and some of those lessons have helped me stay alive.....the horrors cannot be completely understood except for those who were there......be safe Sir, and best wishes. Semper Fi.

That's an awesome video! It's so nice to finally see an explanation of the uniforms that my uncle wore in his combat pictures. He saw heavy combat as a hilltop artillery security soldier in the Army during Vietnam. He had all kinds of pictures with captured RPG's, AK's and pictures under fire a dusty trench. God bless all Vietnam war Veterans! I thank you for your service!

Ty for your service

This brought back memories. The poncho reminded me of Army basic training. One day we were trained how to deal with a nuclear bomb attack: dig a hole, jump in and cover your head with the plastic poncho. Kind of similar to the "duck and cover" weekly exercises in grade school and just about as effective, maybe less so as I don't think one would have much time to dig a hole when a nuclear blast is going off. Boots were another thing. Ones I was issued in basic were big clunky things. Before heading off to flight school, I bought a pair of Corcoran jump boots. In Vietnam, the heels feel off and as a pilot they would not issue me new ones and had to get a pair in the black market or walk around with high heel moccasins. When I bought the boots I had them kick in a pair of "Ho Chi's", sandals made out of truck tires , to wear around camp. Very comfortable but turned my feet black. It still pisses me off I had to buy boots and even had to buy/trade for a weapon to keep in my hootch as we were only issued sidearms for flying missions and had to check them when finished. As a newbie I was ordered to drive around perimeter at night and climb up guard towers to make sure everyone awake. First one guys were smoking dope and pointed M-16s at my head challenging me to do something about it. That's when I decided to getting my own weapon a high priority. We were issued flak jackets we called "chicken plates". I wore them for one mission. They were heavy and uncomfortable. Only a few pilots wore them. Two I knew who did were flying single ship Cobra mission at night to provide protection for an extraction of a downed helicopter and back seat pilot took a 50 cal in his chest and they crashed. Both died. We had flight helmets that had some foam inserts for comfort but a .22 would probably go through them. Good for flying and working radios only.

Thank you for your service. I missed Vietnam by 7 years, but still had to sign up for the draft. Your generation gave up so much. Instead of chasing women and driving nice cars you went to war. I appreciate what you did for our country

Thank you for your service sir. My son just finished MCT and is headed to California. You stayed in excellent physical condition!

Stumbled across this video. I'm impressed at how insanely good care that must have been taken of that gear considering they all look in immaculate condition

Just wanna give a thanks to all those who served and those who are serving right now. Couldn’t imagine myself in this mans shoes.

Thank you Doug, for your informative video..very straightfoward..and above all..Thank you for your Service.

The only thing that separates a Vietnam Veteran from a WW2 veteran is the era he was born in. I admire and salute them all.

seeing him sling the rig over his shoulders like second nature was so cool, like seeing rambo suiting up again, thank you for your service.

Thank you for you service. My older bro did 2 tours.

Thank You for your service, I could listen to you talk for hours.

Still just as functional today as it was 45 years ago. The way things are going today, it wouldn’t hurt to keep it ready. Mine is.

I was born in 1968 and always remembered the news being all about Vietnam. I never remember anyone ever talking about being a Vietnam veteran growing up....Sad because these guys went through hell....

Sir that’s so amazing I’m Austrailan But I want to thank you for what you guys did out there in Vietnam I have a lot of respect for the USA

Fascinating, thank you for uploading!

Thank you for your service. Your just a amazing person

To me it’s an honor to see anyone (screen or in person) who fought in a war and risked your own lives fighting for the strong country we live in today. I thank you for your service and hope you live a wonderful life

Thank you for your service..

You seem like a nice guy, the thought of another man aiming a gun at you to destroy you is terrible. I thank God you made it.

Thank you for sharing this. Best regards from Sweden.

Thank you very much for your service to our country and thank you for the video upload my dad served in the Army and has 2 tours and loved serving his country.

Id be cryin like a baby if I had to go to nam. I would be scared shitless. Thank you so much for your service sir.

My Grandpa served in the Vietnam Way, He retired in the Corps at rank Major. He unfortunately passed away last month 🕊🕊🫡

I was Australian nasho 1969-1971and luckily was not sent to Vietnam I spent my 2 years in Australia mainly at Holsworthy.On discharge we had to hand in most of our gear to the store with the exception of our uniform including boots and shoes which I still have to this day.I was never issued with a helmet or combat gear so I guess the American Marines is different and you can keep that stuff.Congratulations on surviving your tour of duty as you know many good men never made it.

This means so much more from someone who's seen it. Thankyou 🙏

Thanks for your service and thanks for sharing this video!

Thank you for your service. 🇺🇸

Two Vietnam tours followed by 4 years in Panama. Never wore a poncho because I would be wetter longer with a poncho. One hour after the rain I would be dry.

Thank you for your service Sir.

Welcome home and Thanks for your service ! 🇺🇸 Most of my service uniforms and gear were lost in Hurricane Katrina.

Good video. A lot of times the battle dressing pouch on the shoulder strap was worn upside down, supposed to make it a bit faster to get out when it was needed.

Nothing but respect for you, sir. Thank you for your service to our country.

Those poncho liners are still issued to this day. Different type of camo, but the same thing. One of the best pieces of field gear ever invented.

Great collection! Thanks for sharing. I have some of this in my collection too.

Wow very cool, thank you for showing this..this was a war not that long ago, and no one seems to know much about it..except the guys who lived it..

Thank you for sharing, and thank you for your service !!

VIETNAM 66-67 "DMZ" USMC..................

Somewhere, a supply troop is still looking for all of this stuff.

Thank you for your service and welcome home 🇺🇸

Thank you for sharing. I can imagine quite a bit of memories are going through his mind when he looks though his old gear.

Amazing that this guy still has all of this!

ERDL camo uniforms not issued to Marines only. Army recon, rangers, special forces, etc were original users (along with Marine recon units), Marines were first to make camo general issue to all troops. Army stuck with OD jungle uniform. Even Air Force units got ERDLs, especially later in war as supplies of these uniforms increased.

Thank you Hero I found your explanation very interesting

Thank you for your service sir! USN, 4yrs 97'-01' EM3 and 6mo as a MA (master at arms) 2 deployments

I remember it well. Thanks brother and welcome home! USMC, Vietnam, Jan. '67 - Feb. '68 1st Marine Division.

That standard jacket with 4 pockets outside the pants is in eastern block well known "vietnam jacket" it can be bought in some shops for 60 dollars

That you for your service sir. I admire your collection. I did not have your foresight to keep my gear after I got out of the army in 92'.

You are awesome for posting this. Thank you.

Thank you for your service. That’s a very nice collection of the type of gear you used thanks for sharing. And welcome home.

I can hear the emotions tying in with the gear. I am glad that he did not sell the gear to a surplus store. This video shall be passed onto his generations. My Uncle served two tours back to back in Vietnam as a cook. He was going to stay a third until a mortar round threw him out of his bunk. He said to hell with the extension bonus.

My dad brought home two German Sub Machine Guns from WWII, but they checked all our gear when we came back from Vietnam. No guns as souvenirs from Nam!

Ponche don't go anywhere without that. This guys a STAR.

That is very cool seeing what the troops worr back then. That south east Asia heat and humidity for sure caused a lot of soldiers to shed down to their more bare essentials. Its amazing how much more stuff the Army and Marines have to carry now on patrol compared to 50 years ago. Back in 2010 I deployed to Afghanistan Helmand Province with 3rd BN 1st Mar. My personal gear list for just patrol was as follows. A Gentex LWH kevlar with helmet cover, Rhino NVG mount, ESS sand goggles, and cat eyes. My plate carrier had 4 plates, two 10x12 and two 6x6 ceramic plates. A triple mag pouch with 6 30rd magazines of 5.56, a Individual First Aid Kit,, 4 tourniquets (one for each limb), admin kit with NVG and Garmin GPS, 2 hand grenade pouches with M67 frags, and a dump pouch (supposed to be for empty magazines but we loaded it with water bottles). A Source WXP 3L hydration system. A PRC 152 Harris radio with handset. 2 regular chem lights, 2 IR chem lights. An assault pack with another double mag pouch containing 4 more magazines, 2 canteens in the pouches attached to the sides of the pack and 1 MRE meal. 1 green star cluster (to report comm being down), 1 red star cluster (to alert friendlies of location where were are receiving contact), and 1 white star parachute (for illumination) flare. Sometimes carried the PRC 117 radio with whip antenna in place of PRC 152 or the Guardian/Thor signal jammer, or a LAW rocket. I carried one can of 7.62x51 belt ammo for the M240B in case they needed it My rifle was an FN M16A4 with Trijicon ACOG, PEQ-15, and carried on a 3 pt sling. Black hawk gloves, knee pads, elbow pads, Bates hot weather boots, and my uniform was frog desert MARPAT gear. Water was probably the single most important resource we never cut ourselves short on. We carried as much as we could.

Thank you sir. I appreciate you and this video is very interesting

This is great stuff. As someone who's interesting about military history including the Vietnam war, I want to thank you for showing us the gear.

Thanks for the upload.

Fascinating equipment there. Thank you for this video.

Thank you for your service! A very late but much deserved thanks!

Thanks for your display and insight--much appreciated! Semper Fidelis!

Thank you for your service Sir. Very well done.

To all the veterans who see this, thank you

I can never grow tired to listening to these hero's, they were just mear young boys when they went to veitnam. After their tour of duty they all came back haunted young men from the horrors they experienced. Plse 🇺🇸 USA, whenever you come across a veitnam vet, shake him by the hand and give him a man hug followed by a big Thank you man. All the best to all you Veitnam Vets and God Bless America, love from the UK 🇬🇧

Thank you for your service.

Welcome Home!! Thanks for sharing your video. You brought back a ton of memories!! I still have a sampling of each item you displayed except I only have the second flak-vest and both medium and large LC packs, each each their own frame. I also have the two 100-round 7.62 pouches to feed the Pig (the M-60 for those that don't habla) that everybody in the squad carried to feed the Pig and an extra barrel and barrel-glove. What a ride! I was Doc, Semper-Fi!

Welcome home. Salute. Thank you 🙏

My thanks to this gentleman and all of our Nation's finest who answered the call to serve.

@1:20 I was given a cotton web H-harness as a kid, and I took it with me on active duty at Bragg - and oh how it was coveted by others in my unit! In the late 90s we were issued nylon Y-harness rigs. This was just before/during the transition to Load Bearing Vests (etc) - the late 90s Army was really an odd time... But, I digress. The cotton Vietnam-era H-harness rig was *very* comfortable... until it got wet. Which is why we went to nylon, and now two decades after my time, the advanced polymers of today.

The poncho liner is a great piece of kit. I was gifted one by a US Marine in Bosnia, of all places.

Thanks for the video and thank you to this man.

Thank you for your service and thank you for this video.

Thank you for your service and sacrifice sir God bless you and your family.

The patterns may have changed, but the gear is 90% the same in 2020

THANK U FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND WELCOME, GOD BLESS U AND YOURS THIS VIDEO BROUGHT BACK ALOT OF MEMRORIES

Thanks Doug good video and brought back a lot of memories. I still have a couple sets of jungle fatigues, my web gear and pouches. My jungle boots didn’t make it. They completely fell apart I guess from the ankle high agent orange I had to waddle through. All the best my friend.

Thank you for your service sir

ok 🙋🏻‍♂️ Hello from Sweden 🇸🇪

Thank you for your service!

Thank you sir for your service. I wish our country respected you as much as I do.

Very informative, well done Sir . God bless 👌

When I was discharged in ‘70, after being in Chu Lai 68-69 1st MAW MAG 12, I’ve never opened my sea bag. I guess when I’m gone, my wife will either toss it or donate it to Goodwill.

Thank you for your Service Sir.

It's amazing that he kept so much. I wish my grandfathers kept their gear from WW2(Canadian Army & Royal Canadian Navy).

Interesting thing about the boots with the steel soles. The VC learned of this and modified their punji traps to have a strap of cloth over the hole to where if you stepped on the cloth, it would sink your foot in the hole and bring up 2 pieces of wood with spikes in it to sandwich your ankles. That way they could bypass the steel soles all together and punch through the canvas part of the boot.

Thank you for your Service

An education in 4 minutes, Jeff! I am 67 and English. Viet Nam was the back-drop to my growing up. I remember the Tet Offensive being in the news and watching B52s flying over the jungle canopy etc. I always wondered, had I been in the US then I might have been drafted.I have read a number of books on the Viet Nam but this is a first hand revelation. Whenever you try things on again does it feel strange? Does it take you back there? I found this fascinating. It would be good to have a pint and a natter with you, Jeff, Respect, Robin Witting

God bless our Vietnam War veterans. My mentors in the Infantry

Thanks for serving the country. You took care of yourself as well as your equipment. Great job.

Thank you for awesome great service and God Bless you. God Bless America 🇺🇸

God bless all veterans!Respect!

How can anyone thumbs down this? SALUTE!