Russian style hat with tiger logo
As the name indicates, it was issued with an insect net that could be placed over the hat and face, but the net was usually discarded by the troops. The first model had nomenclature "Hat, Jungle, with Insect Net" and were made of cotton, wind-resistant poplin. The official Army boonie first came to Vietnam based on procurement that started in August 1967. Vietnam period photos showing Special Forces troops very often have tiger stripe boonie hats in evidence, but you will find great variation in the patterns, brim sizes and other details. These will be found in JWD (John Wayne Dense) pattern, and zigzag pattern, with a wide brim and sometimes snaps on the side of the brim for Aussie-style wear. Some tiger stripe boonie hats were factory made, but these do not have military procurement style labels, only a size label if anything. These were not issue hats and there were no labels inside the handmade boonies. The tiger stripe camo cloth was either salvaged from other uniform items or made up by the tailor. The tiger stripe boonies were primarily locally procured, made in shops by Vietnamese tailors and sold to the soldiers as one of their first purchases after arrival in-country. The light weight, floppy hat was ideal for field use as part of a complete camouflage outfit. Special Forces as well as Australian and ARVN units (top photo).
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The first boonie hats appeared early in the Vietnam War, used by U.S. military generally as an alternative to the Patrol Cap.
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The boonie has changed only a little through the decades since Vietnam and is still in use in Iraq, Afghanistan, and with the U.S. military evolved away from a garrison mentality, the boonie found a permanent place as part of the uniform of all services.
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The boonie was liked by the troops in the field and scorned by spit and polish officers who thought it slovenly. military during the Vietnam War to supplement or replace the fatigue hats and baseball style caps in use since World War II. The boonie hat was introduced to the U.S.