K W Patrol Cap

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They were made with care and love by a gracious woman to the exacting standard of a retired, old school 1SG.

I've got a couple woodland versions in the closet, and one ACU that Mrs Kim made me one day when I was up for the day.

I'm not about to open any of them to figure out how they did it. I think they did the brim separately and just used multiple layers of material, edged it with another, then sewed the brim into the hat between the inner and outer layer of the body of the hat. The old ones would eventually wear out the edge trim and they would put a new edge on for ya.
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When I was up at Benning month or two ago I toured around a bit, marveling at how much has changed and actually drove into the parking lot of KW and seeing it all closed up and run down..... well I sorta got "verclempt" there for a second...... :roll: :cry: :lol:

Use to Love my KW PC! OD in color, (1) ea. shiny new tab sewn on :wink: 8)
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here's some pics, that you may could shop around. but I don't ever see any being as good as Mrs. Kim's.


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That's some crazy ass candy corn you got there....
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tastes nasty as all hell too. like ear wax, and damned if it ain't chewy as old calamari...
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Never understood how those things protected your hearing. I'd pop 2 with some water before every op and I swear they didn't do a thing. Tasted like shit too.
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just a Batt boy, But why the hell aint there a Tab floating over them Warrant squares SIR?








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Tabs over rank on a PC are strictly forbidden by big army.
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CatFish Driver wrote:Tabs over rank on a PC are strictly forbidden by big army.

BIG verboten. "cat eyes, BAD!" also.

and I'm still wearing it. in fact, it's my org's daily headgear. we only wear berets over at the main post, and get away with it because I'm at a place that's used by rotational training units, who also wear them on the cantonment area.

don't sweat it, my old Bn PCs are still straight, cat eyes properly marked with swimmer status, sewn with dental floss, per 1SG (CSM Ret.) Lane's guidance. and I still have my black beret.
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I have my patrol cap that I found behind a foot locker at Batt. The previous owner had ETS'd so I just replaced the name tape. I think it is a KW.
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Grifter wrote:just a Batt boy, But why the hell aint there a Tab floating over them Warrant squares SIR?








Limited Perspective, But I take it thats was just a Regiment Tradition. .

Bigger question is why the hell is that cover blocked? AR 670-1? Anybody........ :P :P
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huh? uh, oh, yeah, guess it just fell that way CSM... :roll:

oh, you want me to unblock it? rog... there ya go. 20 seconds later, scratching an itch and voile, all better, reblocked.


colt, you're a leg for saying it.
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