Something to try.
A few months ago I marked up an Air Force T-shirt with a couple of fabric marking pens that adds 355TH TFW and Takhli and my years on base.
I did this for two main reasons. [1] I was proud of my time in the AF at Takhli and [2] So I could wear it at air shows, state fairs, auto races and other places where there were a lot of people around and even just around town in hopes of finding other Takhli vets for a buddy letter or just to find a fellow Takhli vet to talk too. I did run into a few Thailand RTAFB vets this way. A couple had been at Takhli and two more from Korate and NKP. I also wear it to my DAV, AL, and VFW mettings for both of the reasons noted above.
There may be other Takhli vets, even the old squadron mates you are looking for living in your city or close by.
Hats are good too but because of their size you can't put too much information on them without the print being small. T-shirts are much more noticeable if you're trying to find a fellow Takhli guy in a crowd.
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