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...answer, check out "The Queen's Working Wardrobe: Memories of Royal Occasions 1945-1972," an exhibit at Kensington Palace in London through July. The display features 12 couture outfits worn by Elizabeth and celebrates Her Majesty's diverse and sometimes quirky style, from the drab Auxiliary Territorial Service uniform she donned during World War II to the glamorous black velvet evening gown she wore to The Battle of the River Plate opening in 1956, where she met Monroe. Also in the exhibition is the full-length black lace dress with matching veil the Queen wore when she met Pope John...
...could ever govern themselves. The first step is never easy, but freedom has to start somewhere. Phil Gonzalez Houston Your cover photograph of private First Class Christopher Lujan put a haunting, human face on the war in Iraq. Lujan, with his innocent face, seemed out of place in the uniform of war and on the streets of hell. Many of us are unable to comprehend how, at the beginning of a new millennium, we are still sending out our beloved children to kill and maim one another. Where are the protests? Will we never learn? Martha Howe Beaverton, Oregon...
...Minister. Six months later, Abbas quit because Arafat wouldn't cede control of the Palestinian military. Shortly before Abbas' resignation, a friend asked Abbas when he expected things to improve for the Palestinians. Abbas gestured toward Arafat's office. "When that man in there changes out of his khaki uniform," he said...
...call them trend chasers. For the first time in 22 years, the U.S. Army is updating its wardrobe. To better disguise soldiers hustling among desert, forest and urban environments, as they must do in Iraq, the Army is spending $3.4 billion on new multipurpose fatigues. The revamped uniform of muted camouflage shades, below, replaces the standard green, above, as well as desert and cold-weather fatigues. The new duds substitute Velcro and zippers for buttons, which used to snag on gear. Those are just some of the 22 changes the Army has made. The soldiers' favorite updates...
...week after Maupin disappeared, he surfaced on a video shown on al-Jazeera, the Qatari satellite channel. It showed him alive, surrounded by five gunmen masked in kaffiyehs. "My name is Keith Matthew Maupin," he said into the camera. "I am a soldier from the 1st Division." Wearing his uniform and boonie hat, Maupin appeared unharmed but dazed. "He didn't look hurt, but he was nibbling a little on his lip, which I've never seen him do before," Carolyn remembers. "I was impressed that the captors didn't have their guns pointing at him." They said...