The poncho liner has been a staple of deployed life since it was first introduced in Vietnam, but the origin of the "Woobie" is shrouded in mystery. There have been some amazing military ...

civil and military roles. Woven for so many different uses, “the poncho has no one country of origin,” the author said. In Bolivia, he said, the poncho had “its golden age” in the 19th and ...

Thus the poncho and poncho liner were born ... What kind of silly name is that for a piece of high-speed, military-grade equipment? The origins of the term are lost in the mists of time, but ...