From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Sat Oct 11 2003 - 09:15:44 PDT
At 9:36 AM -0600 10/11/03, Gene Pantano wrote:
>Guys here is a good one..
>Not quite MV related...but USMC related...
>I have had a request from a MARINE Recruiter in KS....
>He has a question that I thought someone on the list may be able to come up
>with some answers on..
>It seems that in the 20's...in the South Pacific...the US MARINES were
>issued "SARONGS"...yes..SARONGS..to better interact with the local Island
>inhabitants. They even had the red stripe down the sides... What he needs is
I can see this.
"Sarge? The Lt says we have to wear skirts?!!?? What gives?"
Somehow Gene, I don't see many Marines bragging about this uniform change.
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