I need to know what clothes men wore and what the hair styles were like in 1966. I was still at primary school then.
Gym Boots, Skin Tight Jeans, Skin Tight T-Shirt, And Long Bleached Blonde Hair...:sunny: Cheers Glen.
I wore dark green underwear (at first - later, no underwear), utilities, jungle boots, flak jacket, helmet, web gear, and very short hair. I carried a machine gun (with lots of ammo) and a .45 everywhere I went. I had a "womb brush," assorted skin lesions, and a bad attitude. 1967 was a better year in every respect.
In 1966 Male fashions would vary according to your state..but growing up in Maryland it was either Block and Collegiate, so-called because they were more likely to go to college. It was one or the other, and you had to choose, due to peer pressure. In those days conformity was the key to having friends..Everyone had to look-a-like, talk-a- like and act-a-like. So we only had two fashion options until the late 60s, when everyone just did their own thing. And Blocks starting turning into hippies after they tripped. The Blocks wore short sleeve Banlon shirts in assorted solid colors, 3/4 leather jackets in cold weather, Big Mac work pants from JC Penny's, in several different colors, and Chuck Taylor basketball shoes in black or white high-tops only for the blocks, with Collegiate oftentimes wearing low top Chucks. Blocks always had their hair slicked back with Brylcream, Vitalis etc, etc. Collegiates wore tight jeans, madris shirts and brown penny loafers. With no hair tonic and slightly long hair and bangs. Shoulder length hair for males was rare until about late 1969 early 1970, when it became fashionable, with California being the only exception. Please remember this was a time of great social and cultural upheaval..And never, ever hitchhike down south with long hair in the late 60s or early 70s..you were just asking for trouble if you did.
When you're reassembling an M2, how do you set the headspace without using a headspace and timing gauge?
I said I carried a mg, and though I was pretty strong, I doubt I could have carried a .50 cal too far, at least a loaded one Make mine an M60. You like that M2?
They were also mounted on Huey's, jeeps, trucks, M-113s, and in fortified positions such as bunkers etc, etc. You set the head space on an M2 by placing the barrel in the reciever, tighten it until it stops, then back it off three clicks, no more no less. This sets the proper distance between the reciever and the barrell, so it won't blow-up in your face.
An M60 gunner did not carry his own ammo, you already had the heaviest weapon in the squad. Your ammo would of been carried in belts by each member of the squad. Except the radio man who carried a PRC-25. Also..no infantry soldiers wore a flak jacket in the field because they wouldn't even stop a small arms round, you would of been laughed at. They were made of several layers of nylon with thin fiberglass panels inside, and they were worthless. It was 110-115 degrees by 11:00 am..and you're wearing a flack jacket that smothers you and prevents perspiration. Read: Dehydration. Your also carrying 2-4 quarts of water, a change of fatigues, extra boots, a shelter-half, personal medical supplies, C-Rats, etc, etc in your ruck sack.
Dammit, I Could Have Sworn I Logged Onto The "Hair And Clothes In 1966" Thread, Clearly These Bent And Resoldered Old Pair Of Half-Glasses Pearched On My Nose Need A Good Cleaning.... Cheers Glen.
I carried 200 rounds all the time. I and everyone else in every infantry unit I was with (and I was with several) wore a flak jacket. I never carried a change of utilities (not "fatigues") or extra boots - Extra Boots! That's ridiculous. You really have no idea what you're talking about. Why are you doing this arguing about things you don't know anything about?
I lived in Canada and mercifully was not accepted when I tried to enlist. (drugs and alcohol may have been part of that ) But I certainly appreciate the folks that did. I spent a few years in Montreal and met and became friends with three guys who had done one tour and who had baled to Canada. They were fried. Some of those stories of night patrols turned my guts to water. Peace to you man. Btw-I believe we wore clothes, jeans-t's-work shirts-the same stuff I still wear
