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Last week he turned up at the fighting fronts in a light grey flannel bush coat, khaki drill breeches, polo boots, Sam Browne belt, and an ancient stern-visored guardsman's cap, which he has clung to for years: it has been rebuilt three times. Neither at Dunkirk nor anywhere since then has he bothered to wear a steel helmet...
Things are pretty quiet around the White House until Johnny comes march ing home. He quickly changes into his khaki uniform, Sam Browne belt and over seas cap, which are as near to G.I. as regulations allow. (He broods over the fact that he cannot wear regulation buttons, insignia and decorations.) Sometimes he gets in an awkwardly uneven game of ping-pong with his mother, or a swim, but usually he breaks out of doors to climb trees and get all dirty. When this palls he remembers his ambition, and strides down to the guard house to help the soldiers...
These are new summer uniforms for the women's services. For dress, Marine Women's Reserve Officers (left) will wear a neat white Palm Beach suit. Enlisted WACs (center) will wear a khaki tropical outfit similar to their officers'. An innovation: the garrison cap by Hatter Knox. WAVES and Spars (right) will wear slate-grey seersucker, instead of last year's blue cotton gabardine, which ran when washed. A feature: the fitted jacket with four pockets, one real, three false...
Despite these staff losses, Dean Burwell said, the Med School is giving instruction under an accelerated program to its regular peacetime complement of about 500 students. Most of these students now wear khaki or navy blue and will be commissioned and put on active duty upon graduation...
...been a bunk padder's fate, and we can offer little consolation. As you know, the mess hall was named for the former Admiral of the Supply Corps who "banished salt horse and cracker hash from the high seas." We will glady rename it for you boys in khaki if you can get the menu changed at Cowie Hall. In the meantime, we'll understand if, in your weakened condition, your vocal work is a little less fervent, your cadence not quite so thick, nor your salutes so generous...