Originally issued to U.S. Marines and soldiers in Vietnam as part of a set — a wet weather poncho for the rain, and a liner for the cold nights — it was the poncho liner “that would steal ...

The poncho liner has been a staple of deployed life ... They were originally produced in the 1960s, during the Vietnam War, when U.S. soldiers and Marines were engaged in jungle fighting.

The Vietnam War was a troublesome conflict for most ... "In the field we lived in what we could carry," said Baty. His bed was his poncho liner. Ponchos were tied together to form small tents ...

There's a reason why the lowly poncho liner, or "woobie," is widely ... Originally designed to keep U.S. troops warm and dry during the Vietnam War, the simple woobie is versatile enough to ...

Kellenbenz wrote to his wife Karen while serving in Vietnam on Jan. 18 ... put your air mattress on the ground and wrap up in your poncho liner (like a thick quilt — pretty warm), put plastic ...

But now he had the unsmiling look of a man matured by the war. His brow was furrowed and ... the wind from the Huey blew the poncho liner off his body,” Larkin remembered.

The “liner, wet weather, poncho” as it’s officially called ... They were originally produced in the 1960s, during the Vietnam War, when U.S. soldiers and Marines were engaged in jungle ...