Ah, so! Apparently referred to as the "Vandergrift Jacket", after Gen. Alexander Vandergrift of Guadalcanal. There is another listed on eBay at this moment - check it out under "Vandergrift Jacket"
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After weeks turned to months, mine never did arrive. I canceled the order and bought a beautiful vintage Borsolino. Want to see pictures of that instead? Never again with the Peters Bros., I tell ya, never again! :p
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Indeed
The writer falls squarely in support of individual liberty and a prohibition on the use of force - no secret there! We err if we truly believe that the state and it's police (force) are infallible - the whole history of the human race has proven otherwise as does some modern American...
Hear! Hear! BK. The individual may have been wearing a "Nazi" uniform but we're not a "Nazi" society or a "Police State" (Yet!). BK you are absolutely correct only an independent impartial investigation will reveal the actual facts. Everything else is just hearsay. And, sadly true, the...
The accents...
I too was concerned that a lack of accent would detract from the believability of germans interacting with one another. What I discovered was a very effective seque' from German to English as the story began - from the titles morphing from German to English and then the German...
Saw it tonight. Was moderately impressed. It moved along well was visually, quite effective and realistic. If it weren't Tom Cruise, I think there'd be nothing but praise for this film. If one can get past the real Tom Cruise and believe in the character, it really is quite a good story and...
EB, I'd be interested in seeing some of those cards. Once you qualify, can you scan some and post them for us?! I love stuff like that! ;)
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The one that started it all....
Philadelphia, November 1839. "Robert Cornelius, self-portrait facing front, arms crossed. Inscription on backing: The first light-picture ever taken. 1839." One of the first photographs made in the United States, this quarter-plate daguerreotype, taken in the...
What a shame you got stuck with that limp lid citRon! Now you'll have to endure compliments, nods, winks and hugs from all the girls whenever and wherever you go! If you're not up to the task, please send that old bucket to me immediately so that it can give you some peace of mind! :p lol...
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