1945: Desmond Doss, whose story was told in the movie Hacksaw Ridge, is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The first conscientious objector to be accorded the honor.
The ASU, aka the "Blues," had been around in some form since the 1930s. Prior to 2010 when it was made general issue, it was worn mainly by officers as a ceremonial uniform and by honor guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington.
Most modern combat uniforms can trace their ancestry back to the M42. The jungle uniform of the Vietnam War was basically a lightweight version of the M42 which in turn evolved into the BDU.
The Army recently unveiled prototypes for a possible new service uniform modeled after the WWII "pinks and greens."
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-army/2017/10/10/youre-not-seeing-things-soldiers-at-ausa-are-wearing-prototype-pinks-and-greens/
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