June 24, 2007
An Olive-Drab.com visitor asks:
hello i was just wondering i am looking for a video that shows the japanesse surrender on deck of the us warship i belive the uss missouri. do you know of any videos that out there or where i can look for such a video that has the surrender that i can buy on dvd.
Answer:
Google Video has a copy of a 1945 newsreel with good footage of the surrender including parts of Gen.MacArthur’s speech. You can find it at this link:
June 5, 2007
An Olive-Drab.com visitor asks:
i just started collecting militaria and my large alice pack is looking flat and i was just wondering what all equipment had to go in it while in the field and what wet in an ALICE butt pack. thanks
Answer:
The ALICE pack, like other military pack systems, is designed to be
modular so the soldier has to carry only the minimum required for the
immediate mission. There is no standard contents since missions vary
from time to time and place to place.
Basically, the load will consist of some rations and ammunition along
with possible spare clothing (socks in particular). Other items
depend on the soldier’s MOS such as a radioman carrying spare
batteries. Various items strap or hook onto ALICE such as canteens,
sleeping bag and pad, ground cloth/poncho, etc etc across the whole
range of individual equipment.
In addition to the ALICE section on Olive-Drab.com there is a nice write up about ALICE
on Wikipedia.
