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Description
North Vietnamese Army (NVA) helmets that were worn during conflicts. Made of textile in good, functional condition. Mass-produced by the National People's Army in the 1960s. Participant ID_00014, Object ID_00034
Keywords
Combatant, Official; Military
Collection Site
Logan
Copyright
CC-BY-NC
Collection Date
4-22-2022
War Era
Vietnam
Recommended Citation
Bringing War Home, "NVA Helmet" (2022). Bringing War Home Collection. 24.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bwh_collection/24
Object Story
The helmet, discovered by the participant in Vietnam during the war in 1970 was later brought back to Utah. Reflecting on the experience, the participant remarked, "The NVA were fully uniformed, I mean, just like we were... They had all the ammunition, they were well supplied."