USGI M56 H-SuspendersThe period between World War 2 and the Vietnam War was a mish mash of gear for US soldiers. The M 1956 Load Carrying Equipment (LCE) was intended to replace all former webbing systems and became the dominant system for the War in Vietnam. The largest improvements over former systems was the weight distribution and the modularity to add pouches easily depending on your mission. These suspenders were no less modular and could often be found being