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Tango01 | 07 Jan 2021 10:22 p.m. PST |
…Inauguration in Unique Style "The Marines preparing for Inauguration Day ceremonies wore black face masks, white gloves -- and an unusual combination of a Vietnam-era field jacket in woodland camouflage with their khaki-and-olive green service dress uniforms. Photos of the uncommon ensemble -- made stranger by the fact that the Corps transitioned to digital camouflage nearly two decades ago -- drew a number of "what are they wearing" comments on social media…"
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Editor in Chief Bill | 08 Jan 2021 4:22 a.m. PST |
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mrwigglesworth | 08 Jan 2021 7:39 a.m. PST |
That's the jacket I have from 1988. |
Tango01 | 08 Jan 2021 12:31 p.m. PST |
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jdpintex | 08 Jan 2021 2:57 p.m. PST |
Is the captain out of uniform if he isn't wearing his mask correctly? Also is it just me, but some of the jackets in the back seem lighter than the ones in front. |
Old Glory | 08 Jan 2021 4:23 p.m. PST |
1967 -1971 -- Never ever saw that uniform. looks like dress khakis under the jacket? Russ Dunaway |
cmdr kevin | 09 Jan 2021 11:40 a.m. PST |
It look like the marines in the back are wearing the British jacket. |
Tango01 | 09 Jan 2021 12:23 p.m. PST |
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COL Scott ret | 10 Jan 2021 10:21 p.m. PST |
Looks like they didn't have the appropriate jacket to go with what the Army would call class B |
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