Original U.S. Xinhai Revolution USS Rainbow USMC Expeditionary Force M1878 Canteen with Travel Diary - Sent to Protect American Nationals U.S. Flare Guns and the 2003 Invasion of

and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom)

though it has been bent and worn down a bit

of which more than a third served with Soviet units

of greater thickness

The spoon is also marked with an identical marking

Original U.S. Xinhai Revolution USS Rainbow USMC Expeditionary Force M1878 Canteen with Travel Diary - Sent to Protect American Nationals U.S. Flare Guns and the 2003 Invasion ofOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a heavily service worn M1878 canteen with a tremendous story hidden behind over a century of wear. One side depicts the faint stencil USMC under an inscription, U. S. S. Rainbow. The other side is inscribed with a now stained travel diary with locations such as Olongapo, Cavite, Woo Sun, Wai Hail Wal, and Guam. The combination of information provided leads to one conclusion. This canteen was carried by a U. S.