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Post by benteen on Jun 10, 2011 11:09:46 GMT -6
Fred: A fine bit of deductive reasoning about my alternate identity. Like I said... easy to spot a pro. Like picking out dress blues in a sea of (dare I say it?)... fatigues. , . Fred, Capt, that's utilities sir, not fatigues Be Well Dan
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Post by fred on Jun 10, 2011 11:13:05 GMT -6
Daniel, my boy! Isn't "utilities" USMC stuff? We always called them "fatigues"... that was from 1958 to 1972. Before or beyond is... well... beyond me!
Hope you are doing well, my friend.
Best wishes, Fred.
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Post by benteen on Jun 10, 2011 11:27:25 GMT -6
Daniel, my boy! Isn't "utilities" USMC stuff? We always called them "fatigues"... that was from 1958 to 1972. Before or beyond is... well... beyond me! Hope you are doing well, my friend. Best wishes, Fred. Capt, Yes sir that is USMC, being an old jar-head I figured Id pull your leg a little. I'm doing fine hope you and your family are doing the same. Damn good to see you posting and sharing your knowledge with us again. Maybe that means the second book is nearly finished? Looking forward to seeing you again at the next round table Be Well Always Dan
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Post by quincannon on Jun 10, 2011 11:41:46 GMT -6
Dan: ACU's
Now for Fred and Dan:
Fatigues went out about 80-81. They were replaced by BATTLE DRESS (I always liked mine with a short skirt, my legs you know) The so called Camo was like having a neon sign around your neck. You can picture green, dark brown, and black in the desert right. So they first came out with chocolate chip. They were a bust so they tried again. Finally a few years ago the came out with the Army Combat Uniform (ACU). No cigar this time either, so now they have a new one and the first unit to be issued these beauties was a deploying brigade of the 4th ID, right down the road from me at Carson. I had one soldier yesterday describe this new pattern as an ACU that someone threw up on. My neighbor tells me that they are first rate in the hide department so maybe after fifty years of screwing around they got it right.
Fred only: I suppose you know that Blues are now the service uniform. Another disaster in my view, but what the hell. You would now wear your Big Red One Combat Patch in a metal format on the right brest pocket. Our enemies must be laughing themselves to death. This new uniform looks to me with all the junk hung on it like a blue version of Robert Preston in the Music Man. If that were not bad enough try it with jump boots and a beret. No I am not kidding one damned bit. Be perfect for Clair though. Foppery at its finest.
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