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Summertime Shipping

This summer will be a busy one for Service of Supply. We’re going to all sorts of crazy places, and so periodically we’ll be out of the shop for a few days at a time. We are still going to make the attempt to ship orders at least twice a week, and when we’re in the shop we’ll ship daily. Do be prepared to wait a few days for your order to go out. I’ll try my best to update this thread with information about any delays. You can count on the order being processed and going out, just can’t count on next-day shipping… Thanks for understanding. If you do have questions about when an order will ship, feel free to text.

An update July 15, 2025- We’re still looking at occasional delays, but the big trips are past! Now it’s just the 2-3 day adventures away from the shop, usually connected to weekends, so shipping might be delayed a couple of days than our normal “next day out the door” efforts. I hope you understand. Now this is the final year for me in public education- I’ll retire after next school year and dedicate at least another 4 years to Service of Supply. I have 30+ years of a military collection to send off to the next historian out there. So if you are reading this, you probably are a budding or serious collector of WWII memorabilia, so if you have not book-marked SOS please do it. We’ll start featuring some great items that’s I’ve had for decades, some very rare items too. Funny how time flies. I remember buying WWII leggings for a dollar a pair at Ed’s Surplus in Lynnwood, Washington when I was still a teenager. How would you like that? “Oh look, a helmet liner (khaki webbing of course) for $5” -Too rich for my blood back then. These days it’s a miracle to find an original mess pan at the Goodwill at all, let alone finding those three times a week for two bucks in the 90’s and early 2000s. I once bought a fixed bale pot for $3 at the Goodwill in Yakima, Washington. Yep, those were the days. So in the next 5 years that same fixed bale pot (with new paint and repro chin strap) is going to be on my site for at least $150. And that’s a great deal! Right??

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Running for Veterans

My son, and one of Service of Supply’s employees, ran a 🎃 fun run today wearing full Vietnam era combat gear. The 5k is raising money for great community organizations, but Ian is asking for sponsors to help raise money for the VFW Foundation. Help him through his GoFund Me.

https://gf.me/u/y6zid5

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Veterans Day School Assembly and Yakima Veterans Day Parade 2018

I had the privilege of working with 24 awesome high school students who wore the uniforms of American service men and women from the last 100 years.  I’ve collected uniforms for a very long time, and this is the best, by far, way to display them!  Walking in the parade for the 100th commemoration of the end of WWI was incredible.  Yakima turned out in great numbers to honor our veterans.  It was an awesome day!

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Students Involved in Military Tributes, Parades and Events – Over the Years…

Service of Supply is not just a business.  It’s a personal collection, a way to honor our nation’s military veterans, and a vehicle for getting students involved in our patriotic history.  Bryan Dibble collects uniforms of all eras and puts them to use for Veterans Day, demonstrations, living history displays, and much more.  Students from our city eagerly volunteer to represent the military men and women of the past.  Our group is called SERVE – Students Engaged in Re-creating Veteran’s Experiences.  SERVE teaches students about the period of time they are representing.  We meet veterans at the VFW and learn more about what they experienced in the service.  Students who are wearing uniforms also are called upon to teach others, especially younger kids, what that uniform represents and who the people were called up to serve at that time in American history.  Since the late 1990s, hundreds of students have worn the uniforms and “walked a step in their shoes.”

 

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KATS FM Radio giving us a cool tribute for Veterans Day

KATS FM posted a cool little video last year for Veterans Day.  We do this every year, and it’s fun to see the students wearing the uniforms and interacting with the vets at the FVW in Yakima, WA.  Thanks to KATS for being there and sharing what these great kids do for our vets!

https://youtu.be/1E4YYXNLtjs