Tropical uniforms were only issued in small numbers at first, and only really became widespread in 1967 or so. This type, which began to appear early in 1965, is therefore much MUCH rarer than the "normal" jackets you more often see. It's got features like epaulets, waist tabs, and a gas flap that were all removed on later versions. The epaulets were even removed from this pattern halfway through the production run, making this example especially uncommon!

The jacket has some stains and wear holes scattered about (EXTREMELY common on this sort of thing, as the tropical environment of Vietnam caused uniforms to degrade very quickly), but otherwise in good condition. All buttons are present, and there's no sign of insignia ever having been mounted. The size tag (medium short) is falling off, and is only held on by a bit of thread.

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