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17. Pink just doesn't fit well when describing fighting men.

Reply to Aristus (Reply #16)

Wed Dec 19, 2018, 06:26 PM

Dec 2018

The picture you show is what i wore in the regular army in 1969 but with green pant and its not pink. Find a picture with the pink and i may accept that our Army wore Pink. Prove it. You do know wikipedia can be edited by users right?

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Has anyone heard any more buzz about the Army bringing back the old 'pinks and greens'? [View all] Aristus Sep 2018 OP

They were supposed to announce GP6971 Sep 2018 #1

Thanks! Aristus Sep 2018 #2

Update GP6971 Sep 2018 #3

I'm glad they got rid of Greens DashOneBravo Sep 2018 #5

Knock it off asshole TEB Dec 2018 #20

She picked the puke green shirt? DashOneBravo Dec 2018 #21

Stop it you're gonna make me cry TEB Dec 2018 #22

It's worse than the Russkies? DashOneBravo Dec 2018 #23

And she wore combat boots TEB Dec 2018 #24

I think they look good DashOneBravo Sep 2018 #4

Looks like it was approved DashOneBravo Nov 2018 #6

Oh, how wonderful. Aristus Nov 2018 #7

Yep! DashOneBravo Nov 2018 #9

I liked the dark green class-a uniform JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2018 #8

I hated the old greens, enlisted in '77 CRK7376 Dec 2018 #10

I still one set of old greens. The major problem with them ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2018 #11

We must sent our Greens to the same cleaners... CRK7376 Dec 2018 #12

Its kaki not pink. pwb Dec 2018 #13

The colloquial term was 'pinks and greens'. Aristus Dec 2018 #14

I wore it and no one called it pink. pwb Dec 2018 #15

This was prior to the 'pickle green' Class A, which was adopted in 1956. Aristus Dec 2018 #16

Pink just doesn't fit well when describing fighting men. pwb Dec 2018 #17

This obviously bothers you, although I don't know why. Aristus Dec 2018 #18

o k just to end this that is pink pwb Dec 2018 #19