We went through night shooting training in the military in early-mid 1960's. It was before the starlight scope and without the advantage of infrared.
According to all I have ever read the PVS-1 and PVS-2 were patented by the U S Army in the 1960s, and were certainly used in the Vietnam War. Your experiences must have just barely pre-dated them, Gene. I started out hunting hogs and shooting deer on predation permits with Gen 3 devices. I moved to thermals some years go but sometimes wonder if I wasn't better off with my old PVS units. They were very sharp and crisp. Thermals have improved, and come down in price a whole lot, but the images are nowhere near as crisp as the old "starlight scopes".
