Cerakote is some new fangled ceramic coating. Commercial stuff. I wonder if it is currently used in any military applications. Possibly, but it certainly was not in use when I was in the military. Everything was Parkerized back then, even things that really shouldn't have been.
I'm very happy for you that you like to dress up on Vereran's day. I have a few old stiff moth-eaten bits of stuff from my days in uniform. I still use my fatigue jacket because it has my name on it, and it comes in handy if I forget. Age, you know. I wish I could find my short brim boonie. It's somewhere.
On Veteran's Day I wear my Vietnam Vets Against The War jacket. Just to let people know that there were tens of thousands of us who resisted that miserable criminal adventure.
You should try to develop a sense of humor. Stop taking things so seriously. You're back in the world. Enjoy.
Agilis, 34th Battalion, 3rd Artillery, 9th Division, USA
