AWESOMENESS!!!
AWESOMENESS!!!
Simply perfect, Timmy!Stetson Royal DeLuxe is my choice for going to town on this beautiful Friday morning down here at Rock Bottom. TGIF !!
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Wow, you just made this hat even more intriguing to me. Now, I want to learn more about jump wings and the entire jump school experience. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Nathan.They’re called “jump wings”. US Army, Navy and Marine Corp personnel who have completed jump school in Fort Moore, GA (formerly Fort Benning) are eligible to wear them, including airborne infantry (paratroopers), Army Rangers, Green Berets, Navy Seals, Navy EOD, Marine Recon, etc. I believe the Air Force also sends personnel to jump school at Moore but I’m not sure; however, each branch uses slightly different badges so if you see these, you can pretty much assume they belong to a soldier.
Jump wings were first issued in WWII.
I believe @rogueclimber is intimately familiar with jump wings.
Thanks VooSimply perfect, Timmy!
I appreciate it Joe !Nice one Tim!
I believe @rogueclimber is intimately familiar with jump wings.
Now, I want to learn more about jump wings and the entire jump school experience.
I love the curled brim on that one...very nice indeed !
Thank you for breaking that down for me, I'm going to see what else I can learn about this hat. One other puzzle is that the sweatband mentions what I make out to be "Kraus Mens Wear" though, as yet, I cannot find any evidence of a physical location for such an establishment.When I went to Jump School (1984) it was 3 weeks long (long miserable weeks getting yelled at by the Black hats as the NCOs in charge were called) and culminated with 5 jumps -- Most who earn their jump wings only ever do the 5 qualification jumps. I was fortunate to go on and do a few more including those at British Jump School, and some in Ranger School
But those who spent time in an Airborne unit can have hundreds of jumps
And if you ever see wings with little gold stars in the shroud lines, each star is for a combat jump
The Royal Coat of Arms on a lapel pin, worn by a former serving soldier, gave me that idea.love the MG pin
Tina, my lady friend, I shall tell her that. Despite us being married for many a year she tolerates Jessica in my life. Jessica is my 1947 MG. Tina even changed the MG definition. The acronym now stands for: "My Girlfriend!"My compliments to your lady friend Tina !! The MG buttons really make the outfit POP
* Hope Tina is recovering well
Looks good on you, Randall.I don’t usually buy “modern” felt hats, so I must’ve gotten this one cheap; too long ago for me to remember.
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Thanks, Steve!Looks good on you, Randall.
Who gives a hoot how "modern" it is when the style is still so Stetson cool.
It looks good on ya!I don’t usually buy “modern” felt hats, so I must’ve gotten this one cheap; too long ago for me to remember.
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This is the way.a 40yr old Whippet with one of my favorite Petersons fired up...slinging the tennis ball to the dog for over a half hour
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Thanks, Mark!It looks good on ya!
As it should!!!Thanks, Mark!
Its color makes me wanna go around doing good deeds for the down trodden.
But only locally, so don’t ask me to come up there and help you pack boxes!