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Classified section of the Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, NE, January 24, 1948.
Classified section of the Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, NE, January 24, 1948.
The vets turned protesters wearing uniforms.....as if to say "man I was there, I have the right to protest", their uniform was still a badge of honor deep down i think...
Cheap surplus...sure look what they were wearing..."modern M65s and 51s, modern utility uniforms" sure it was cheap...it was everywhere...same can be said, I think, of the new war surplus we face...modern BDU's and ABUs are a dime a dozen in any military town...go to any construction site in and around Dover DE and the workers have on the surplus BDUs and field jackets, boots, etc
60 year old surplus...now it gets pricey...no longer surplus but "collectible"
I think that's exactly what they were thinking, and of course they were there and had a right to protest.Phantomfixer said:The vets turned protesters wearing uniforms.....as if to say "man I was there, I have the right to protest", their uniform was still a badge of honor deep down i think...
It was probably made by the same company that had its G-9 contract cancelled at the end of the war but which had a large stockpile of cloth, etc, sitting around, and (of course) the patterns. I don't know, but I doubt there was any legal issue selling military clothing to civilians in those days as there is today, at least after the war had ended.Dinerman said:Thanks. This kind of military influenced coat fascinates me. I'd almost swear it was a de-milled one with civil tags added, but for the Italian made zips. Even the fabric feel like the real thing.