VIETNAM WAR BLACK BOONIE HAT Scarves The JOE McCOY Lot

The JOE McCOY Lot

but following a USAF directive in 1954

due to the Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps making subtle changes to the lizard camouflage and using it to reflect the thick jungle conditions and intense tropical heat of Vietnam

and so by the mid 50s

at the same time as the M-43 uniform was developed

VIETNAM WAR BLACK BOONIE HAT Scarves The JOE McCOY LotThe VIETNAM WAR BLACK BOONIE HAT is part of a non spec uniform often worn by the Junk Force Advisor squad. The Junk Force Advisors were formed in the 1960s and were a paramilitary organisation known as the Black Pajama Navy or simply nicknamed the Junkies. The squad commonly appropriated local workwear in an effort to blend in with town folk, with the complete pajama uniform closely resembling Vietnamese farmer's clothing. The coastal force was formed