French style 4-pocket shirts like the one on this page were intended for upper class South Vietnamese civilians [1]. However, some were made and worn by western news media correspondents[2][3] as well as covert operatives [4].
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1_front-3-821x960.jpg)
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2_back-5-782x960.jpg)
Material is a thin cotton.
Upper Pockets:
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pockets_top-1140x675.jpg)
Has patch ghosts of tapes sewn above pockets.
Lower Pockets:
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pockets_lower-1140x573.jpg)
External “accordion” style [5].
Arm Pocket:
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/arm_pocket-1133x960.jpg)
Used for holding pens and other writing utensils.
Epaulettes:
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/epaulettes-1140x942.jpg)
Buttons:
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/button-1-638x960.jpg)
Pink plastic buttons.
Inside:
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/inside_left-1-1140x617.jpg)
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/inside_middle-1140x662.jpg)
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/inside_right-1-1140x418.jpg)
Tag:
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tag-1-1140x676.jpg)
Tu Do Street is a long street in Saigon, South Vietnam. “Tu Do” is Vietnamese for “Liberty”. After 1975, the communist government renamed it “Dông Khoï” [6].
Usage Photos:
News Correspondent:
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/E720DED6-3B9C-4B1D-9BEA-77F0D57D3A41_cx0_cy3_cw0_w1597_n_r1_st_s-1140x641.jpg)
USAF CCT Advisor (Thai Unity Program):
![](https://kommandopost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/48787777783_63ab50957e_c.jpg)