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Eagle Pin (possibily military) -- need help identifying

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Re: Eagle Pin (possibily military) -- need help identifying

mcmillenjamie  (View posts) Posted: 16 May 2008 1:27AM GMT
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Most likely it is a "Hardee hat badge" On most hardee hats (a type often worn by US troops, especially here in the South), there would be an eagle pin (actually it is the badge of the US Army) that was used to hold up one side: the side the soldier aims with...that way the hat wouldn't be knocked off by aiming his rifle. Hope this helps. Type in hardee hat pin on any search engine and see if it matches.
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vernastone51 17 Jul 2007 6:18PM GMT 
mcmillenjamie 16 May 2008 1:27AM GMT 
   

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