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Marine pith helmet

Marine pith helmet
This is in the window of the Marine recruiting office and it is likely post-WWII. There is no information about this or the boots in the window display. Photo below is from: tinyurl.com/gmowerm, which has more information than you knew you wanted about military hats and helmets!

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Presumably Viet Nam era due to the age of the VW in back. My guess is that they were on R&R in Hawaii.

Steve Bucknell, Pam J have particularly liked this photo

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 Diane Putnam
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It's kind of sweet, isn't it? The VW in the background helps to date the photo, at least within a decade. As for the boots...I have no idea. 1960s, would you say? I can imagine these guys tying one on before they ship out to Viet Nam. : (
8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.
 Steve Bucknell
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This is what we call "taking the pith".
8 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
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Taking the pith...I don't know what means. Maybe something like, "Good thing I have this pith helmet, I have a place to take a pith after all these beers." Pints, to you.
8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.
 Steve Bucknell
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Oh yes! They look a happy bunch. Male bonding!
8 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
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Oy! Male bonding. Nothing like beer and a war for that!
8 years ago.

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