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Offline JohnG

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Re: Can You Identify me....
« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2008, 01:29:25 PM »
Quote from: Mark Sarsfield on April 24, 2008, 08:35:15 AM
Another possibility is eastern bloc.  It might be Romanian, Hungarian, Bazooka-stan, etc. 

Since the guy was in Vietnam, they too were part of the Eastern Bloc. It is possible that when East Germany was taken the found uniforms and sent them south. The first Vietnam battles were in 1955 (I think) against the French.

And Mark....please....they never used Bazooka's in the Eastern Bloc....It's the RPG7. lol Just joking with ya.  ;D
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Re: Can You Identify me....
« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2008, 01:35:37 PM »
War for independence in 'Nam started in May 1946.  They teamed up with the Chi-Coms, because the U.S. and other European countries didn't want to fight against France.  France was about the only country after WWII to keep its colonies and they had a lot of uprisings in different locations.  I always found that ironic, since they were occupied by the Nazis for 4 1/2 years.  You'd think that they'd want to give others some freedom after they became free, again. 

Anyway, that doesn't look like an NVA uniform from any time period.
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Re: Can You Identify me....
« Reply #17 on: April 24, 2008, 02:25:14 PM »
come on now.  This is France we are talking about.  The ones that come crying to the allies everytime their back side in in the grinder then tell us no when we need some help like use their air space for a minor military action.   
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Re: Can You Identify me....
« Reply #18 on: April 24, 2008, 02:51:15 PM »
You would think that it would be impossible to be incompetent and arrogant at the same time, but they have managed to pull it off multiple times.
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Re: Can You Identify me....
« Reply #19 on: April 24, 2008, 05:54:03 PM »
Ahh...the French....Only thing they are good at is hosting an invasion.  ;D
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Re: Can You Identify me....
« Reply #20 on: April 24, 2008, 05:56:47 PM »
That and French Toast.     :2funny:
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Re: Can You Identify me....
« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2008, 02:44:33 PM »
I have a great wealth of knowlege in my volunteers.  I want to continue using this topic to display items taht I need help identifying.  Currently I am still trying to get the "old vase" assesed and I am trying to get an ID on the grey jacket.   Thank you for the help on the jacket.   If anyone has objections, please let me know..

thanks for all of your help.

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Re: Can You Identify me....
« Reply #22 on: April 28, 2008, 12:12:05 AM »
By "old vase" do you mean the one marked from the Agean Sea?
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Re: Can You Identify me....
« Reply #23 on: April 28, 2008, 09:27:53 AM »
That is a 10-4.   I am trying to find someone with a serious antiquities knowledge that would be willing to evaluate it for us.   As with everything, money is an issue.....
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