Zippos were commonly used by soldiers during the war in Vietnam. In addition to use for smoking and signaling; they could also start campfires and melt plastic for quick repairs. Servicemen had their lighters personalised at local metal engravers. They could choose from a wide selection of templates or design their own. The front displays a caduceus, a staff with two snakes coiled around it, which is the official insignia of the United States Medical Corps and Navy Pharmacy Division, so this Zippo would have belonged to an American serviceman.An engraved metal zippo lighter showing signs of rust. Brass coloured, featuring an eagle atop two entwined snakes.Back: The Quality of Mercy is not Strained Front: Vietnam/Chu Lai 70-71zippo, lighter, cigarette lighter, vietnam, chu lai, us, american, usa, medical corps

Zippo dated 1964-5 Chu Laiephemera, vietnam, general

Three pieces of correspondence relating to International Students studying at the Ballarat School of Mines in1966.air-india, letterhead, ballarat school of mines, murray s. peden, e.j. barker, colombo plan, international students, chartri boonsoong, ho pui chan, kam cheong chan, mun choe chan, tong loo cheah, sie yee chen, chi hon cheng, kok tee chong, yen kwong chong, yung nien chu, chit cheng foo, beng chin gan, kim shin gan, tiong huat kang, tam chao koo, huong hieng lau, chong lai lee, eng chye lee, king chung lee, ming liang lee, wai yam lee, yew chai lim, king chye mah, subramanian muniandy, ratnam nachiappan, ping cheung ng, gim sen ong, hum lim ong, kok hai ooi, teck shen poh, wirush rujirawanish, paul samuel, bumrung seilaudom, ling eng tang, suey bee tan, kein long teh, chew hoo teoh, tuah giap tiew, pang chew ting, daisy wont wong, kwok cheung wong, yoon lam wong, chak sim yee, kwo ming yep, asmawi said ibrahim

When Dennis Scheer arrived in Vietnam, he was assigned to an infantry unit near Chu Lai. Lt Scheer was awarded a Bronze Star with Valor and a Silver Star, the third highest military decoration for valor, for his service in the infantry. He was awarded another Bronze Star for Valor while serving in the cavalry.united states. army. infantry brigade, 198th. battalion, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, american., vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- campaigns, lt. dennis scheer, bronze star for valor, silver star