Vietnam jacket
| Description: |
Decorated tour or Pleiku jackets worn by Vietnam GIs were one of the most visible forms of a soldiers shared experience. Pleiku jackets--named so because they were often produced in Pleiku, Vietnam--were souvenirs made for purchase by GIs with a variety of embroidered designs, often with formal unit name, supplemented with custom designs like maps, slogans, patches or tour dates. Child-size jackets were also sent home to younger brothers with the words, My brother is in Vietnam. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/1936 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 Jackets |
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