Vietnam Camo Boonie Hat & Combat Helmet W Cover

Lot of two, Vietnam Pieces of Headgear to include 1) CAMO BOONIE CAP. Cap is direct embroidered to the brim Vietnam & WE KILL FOR FUN. to the top of the cap is patched AIRBORNE RANGER Co. E 75th INF. Patch and a 9th Infantry Division Patch. Excellent. Vietnam WarThe 9th Division was reactivated on 1 February 1966, and arrived in South Vietnam on 16 December 1966 from Fort Riley, Kansas. On deployment the division was assigned to the III Corps Tactical Zone of Vietnam where it commenced operations in Dinh Tuong and Long An Provinces (6 January-31 May 1967) in Operation Palm Beach. Its area of operations was in the rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta from 1967 to 1972. Operating deep within the Viet Cong (VC)–controlled Delta, the Division was charged with protecting the area and its population against VC insurgents and ensuring the success of the South Vietnamese government's pacification program. Faced with unrelenting physical hardships, a tenacious enemy and the region's rugged terrain, the Division established strategies and quantifiable goals for completing their mission. Division headquarters, Dong Tam Base Camp, July 1968The infantry units that served with the 9th Infantry Division were:Fire Support Base Danger, HHC, 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry, Dinh Tuong Province, March 19692d Battalion, 39th Infantry3d Battalion, 39th Infantry4th Battalion, 39th Infantry2d Battalion, 47th Infantry (Mechanized)3d Battalion, 47th Infantry (Riverine)4th Battalion, 47th Infantry (Riverine)2d Battalion, 60th Infantry3d Battalion, 60th Infantry (Riverine)5th Battalion, 60th Infantry (Mechanized Dec. 1966 – 12 September 1968; Infantry 13 September 1968 – October 1970)6th Battalion, 31st InfantryOther units included:Company E, 50th Infantry (reflagged Co. E, 75th Inf (Ranger)), 2 December 1967 – Aug 1969Company E, 75th Infantry, Oct 1969 – Oct 19703d Squadron, 5th Cavalry, Feb 1967 – Nov 19719th Aviation Battalion, Jan 1967 – Aug 19692d Battalion, 4th Artillery (105mm Howitzer), Jan 1967 – Oct 19701st Battalion, 11th Artillery (105mm Howitzer), Jan 1967 – Aug 19693d Battalion, 34th Artillery (105mm Howitzer)(Riverine), Dec 1966 – Jul 1969 (Riverine)1st Battalion, 84th Artillery (155mm Howitzer/8-inch Howitzer), Feb 1967 – Aug 196915th Engineer Battalion, Oct 1966 – Aug 1969571st Engineer Company, Oct 1969 – Oct 19709th Medical Battalion, 4 January 1967 – 18 August 19699th Signal Battalion, 19 December 1966 – 19 August 19699th Supply and Transport Battalion, 16 December 1966 – 23 August 1969709th Maintenance Battalion, 26 January 1967 – 20 August 19699th Adjutant General Company, 30 December 1966 – 26 August 19699th Military Police Company, 19 December 1966 – 25 September 1969335th Army Security Agency Company (a.k.a. "335th Radio Research Unit"), 12 January 1967 – 5 April 197199th Support Battalion, 1 October 1969 – 12 October 1970493 Military Intelligence Detachment, 3/9th Inf Div, 19 December 1966 - 20 August 1970One of the experimental units serving with the division was the 39th Cavalry Platoon (Air Cushion Vehicle) which used three of the specially designed hovercraft to patrol marshy terrain like the Plain of Reeds along the south Vietnamese/Cambodian border. Other experimental units were the 1st and 2nd Airboat Platoons, which operated Hurricane Aircat airboats. From 1967 on, the 2d Brigade of the division was the Army contingent of the Mobile Riverine Force (MRF). This brigade lived on the ships of Navy Task Force 117, and were transported on their infantry missions throughout the Mekong Delta on Tango boats (converted landing craft) supported by various other armored boats. The MRF was often anchored near the South Vietnamese city of M? Tho, or near the Division's Ð?ng Tâm Base Camp and they conducted operations in coordination with the Navy SEAL teams, the South Vietnamese Marines, units of the ARVN 7th Division and River Assault Groups. Following the Tet Offensive in 1968, General Westmoreland stated that the Division and the MRF saved the Delta region from falling to the People's Army of Vietnam forces. In 1969, the division also operated throughout IV Corps. Chuck Hagel, later Secretary of Defense, served in the 9th ID from 1967 to 1968 as a sergeant (E-5), serving as an infantry squad leader.[16] Hagel served in the same infantry squad as his younger brother Tom; they are believed to be the only American siblings to serve together during the Vietnam War. The Division's major units departed from South Vietnam on 27 August 1969 (HHC & 1st Brigade) to Hawaii; 27 August 1969 (2nd Brigade) to Fort Lewis, Washington; 12 October 1970 (3rd Brigade) to Fort Lewis. 2) VIETNAM COMBAT HELMET WITH CAMO COVER.. The band is marked to Cpl. Anderson of A Co. 1st / 111th and has Insect Repellent, Toilet Paper and Matches. Excellent.