Gun Collectors Dream Auction 63 Day Two
Lot 1034:
U.S. Vietnam War M-1955 Flak Body Armor Vest Body armor was widely used for the first time during the Korean War, providing not only protection but also a much-needed morale boost for soldiers."Its use was so closely interwoven with the defensive psychology of static warfare as to make it almost a symbol of the new GI, who, lacking in the enthusiasm and clear objectives of World War II, calculated his own victory in terms of personal survival, " according to U.S. Army Uniforms of the Korean War, a book by Shelby Stanton. Body armor is credited with reducing chest and stomach wounds by 60 percent during the war, according to Stanton’s book.
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