Presentation Bolo
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Kenneth Henry’s end of tour presentation bolo. The item is described as a Counter Insurgency Support Office (CISO) round tip bolo that was dismantled, chromed and the handles stained before being reassembled. The blade has been engraved: IN APPRECIATION, SSG KENNETH W. HENRY, SOA (CCC) 5THSFGA, KONTUM VIETNAM with two beer cans affixed to the face.
Kenneth W. Henry served two tours in Vietnam. His first tour was in 1966 with a Logistical Unit stationed at Qin Yan. He returned for a second tour in 1970 with Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MAC V SOG), Command and Control Central (CCC) / Task Force 2 Advisory Element (TF2AE) assigned to the Hatchet Forces.
Master Sergeant (E-8) Henry processed out of the Army in 1977 after fourteen years’ service with twenty-four months in Vietnam.