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Some straps carry more than leather. This one carries history.
In 1970, during the Vietnam War, a battalion of young American soldiers was sent into the jungles of Cambodia to locate weapons caches hidden by the North Vietnamese Army. As they closed in, they encountered overwhelming enemy forces. That brave battalion fought to the death. Their discovery of the massive caches is considered one of the most successful operations of the American Forces in the entire war.
The battle became known as the taking of Shakey's Hill, named after the battalion's youngest soldier, who gave his life discovering the first cache.
The man who owns this strap is an American hero. He was there. This strap was commissioned by his son, Tim Hallquist, to honor his father's participation in the Shakey's Hill operation. It was one of the greatest honors of our career to create it.
Tim is also someone very special to Jeri Hart Straps. He is our "Batman", the person who shows up and fixes the things at the studio that no one else could fix. Working with him on this strap made it mean even more.
This is a one-of-a-kind gallery piece, a memorial in leather, built to last as long as the memory it honors.
Details:
- Commissioned by: Tim Hallquist, in honor of his father, a veteran of the Shakey's Hill operation, Vietnam War, 1970
- Status: One-of-a-kind gallery piece
- Handmade in the USA by Jeri Hart Straps