5th SFG High Cut Helmet Group

The "high-cut" helmet was worn by a soldier who served twenty-three years in the United States Army, the majority of it with 5th Special Forces Group, retiring as a Master Sergeant. His deployments took it to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, where he was wounded in action and awarded the Purple Heart.

Alongside it traveled a Crye Gen 2 field shirt, worn on the same deployments, its fabric faded unevenly by years in the sun. A pair of Oakley boots accompanied the group as well, though their service was closer to home — worn during stateside waterborne training rather than overseas.

With the group came a fourth object, one that didn't start as gear: an American flag, flown in the nose cone of an MQ-1 Predator during a kinetic operation he took part in, later presented to him by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) in recognition of his service.

Collection Details

Helmet

• Gentex ACH TC 2001 High-Cut Ballistic Helmet
• Desert sand finish
• Ops-Core VAS shroud
• Ops-Core ARC Rails
• Ops-Core Head-Loc retention system
• Team Wendy EPIC Combat Helmet Liner System
• Personalized hook-and-loop configuration
• Manufacturer's label (LCEO, LLC / Own The Night) present

Field Shirt

• Crye Precision Gen 2 Field Shirt
• Multicam camouflage
• Natural fading from operational wear

Boots

• Oakley LSA Terrain Boots
• Worn on waterborne operations

Flag

• American flag flown in the nose cone of a drone during an operational deployment
• Presented to the veteran by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) in recognition of his service