15-199 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[browningautorifle]

Would this be the navy version of the Honor Guard/Old Guard/Drill team?

[Mark in Rochester]

Would this be the navy version of the Honor Guard/Old Guard/Drill team?

coast guard

[emmagee1917]

Is the do-dad under thier chin the shirt , a scarf , or something else ? Did it perform a function back in the old sailing days ? You know , like the leatherneck's leather neck band .
Chris

[browningautorifle]

That's an ascot. It's just a finisher for dress up. A gentleman doesn't show off his chest. He wears a tie...a closed collar... We used to wear them also as pert of our uniforms...in the '70s...

[rayg]

That's an ascot. It's just a finisher for dress up. A gentleman doesn't show off his chest. He wears a tie...a closed collar... We used to wear them also as pert of our uniforms...in the '70s...

For dress parades mine was blue for infantry, Ray

[Mark in Rochester]

For dress parades mine was blue for infantry, Ray

found this on line


BLACK for the CHAPLAIN Corps
COBALT / TEAL BLUE for the CHEMICAL Corps, CSM & unassigned
SILVER GRAY for the FINANCE Corps
LIGHT BLUE for the INFANTRY
ORIENTAL BLUE for MILITARY INTELLIGENCE Corps
MAROON for the MEDICAL Corps
CRIMSON for ORDNANCE
BUFF for the QUARTERMASTER Corps
ORANGE for the SIGNAL Corps
WHITE for SPECIAL UNITS
AVIATION / AIR FORCE BLUE for AVIATION Units: Army & USAF AIR FORCE issue
PURPLE for CIVIL AFFAIRS (a new Branch color)

[Bob Seijas]

Yep, in the Army each branch had it's own color dress scarf. Your Basic Training photo was taken wearing it.

[emmagee1917]

Ok , thanks . For some reason I had not seen these before , or maybe did not notice them.
Chris

[browningautorifle]

Very interesting Mark. We used to purchase ours in Ft Lewis PX when we'd go to range camp or heavy weapon range camps there. They were all there...