Tiger Stripe Boonie

Artifact | Special Forces History
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Louis DeSeta’s private purchased tiger stripe camouflage boonie. The hat was acquired at a tailor shop located in downtown Kontum, RVN.
In 1967, Louis DeSeta served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade and extended his tour where he was reassigned to Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MAC V SOG), Forward Operational Base #2 (FOB#2), Recon Company, assigned to Recon Team Nevada and later FOB#3, Khe Sanh, Recon Company.
Sergeant (E-5) De Seta processed out of the Army in August 1968 after three years’ service with nineteen months in Vietnam.