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    HATS WITH HISTORY

    http://imgur.com/a/2kOLd Found this Resistol at a local thrift store for $3. 7 3/8, which is my size, and I'd been wanting a straw western so I was thrilled to snag it. Looked dirty on the outside/top but the inside was flawless. Was able to clean up the top a decent amount with a damp cloth...
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    Scouting anyone?

    I was involved in Cub Scouts and Webelos with my best friends and loved it. I moved on to Boy Scouts, but the troop organization just seemed to fall off heavily. Looking back on it, maybe the leaders were trying to instill more of a 'boy-led' troop, but there was little direction given. I...
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    Akubra Overload

    Here's my $2 thrifted Snowy River:
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    Akubra Overload

    Picked up an Akubra Snowy River in my exact size at the thrift store. $2! I couldn't believe it. So far I like it, and it's my first akubra.
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    Civil War Vets reunion

    My grandfather, who is still alive and kicking at 94, recently typed out his memories of flying in WWII. He mentioned that at cadet training, the drill instructors were a bunch of mean Southern boys, grandsons of Civil War vets, and they were more than eager to give the young Yankees a hard...
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    BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL SWEATERS

    (sorry for the link, cant figure out how to post the pic) A friend and I modeling my old Southern Methodist University Mustang Band sweaters. We were bored one day and decided to take some "retro" photos in front of dad's '61 Lincoln. I was a member of the band, and fell in love with old pics...
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    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    The Marine Corps still issues all recruits a green 'wooly-pully' sweater at boot camp. I'm pretty sure they are acrylic, though. The USMC also authorizes a blue sweater with Dress Blue 'C' uniform (blue pants, khaki long-sleeve shirt), but I believe they are trying to phase this out. I say...
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    Thank God for Ralph Lauren

    I own the exhibit 'a' suit. I have yet to wear it, need to let the hem out just a little, but the coat fits very well and I love the overall look of it.
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    New Vintage 3 Piece Suit: Looking for Feedback

    What's the term, if there is one, for the way this jacket looks to be tailored around the OP's waist? Do suits ever come like this or is this always a custom-tailored job? I ask because I have a bigger chest but a pretty small waist, and every time I try a coat on, it looks huge around the...
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    Gladstone / Doctor's Bag

    Little side story about doctor's bags. My great-grandfather was a surgeon in Miami, FL from the 20's-60's, and during the war years (too old to serve at that point) he was like THE on-call surgeon in Dade County. Everyone around town seemed to have story about how he delivered their baby, or...
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    Going to a jazz age baseball game

    Well, I live only a couple blocks from the new ballpark here in DC, so I have chances aplenty to go see a game. A friend and I thought it would be fun to dress up like 1920's-30's baseball fans, waving pennants, etc and go see what hilarity ensues. We would either go as just fans, or as...
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    Battle of the Atlantic/Merchant Marine

    My brother is currently attending the US Merchant Marine Academy in King's Point, NY. Its campus is the old Chrysler estate on Long Island. Really neat location with easy access to NYC.
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    Good looking boaters that won't break the bank?

    An entire band of boaters From the early 60's through the mid 70's, the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Mustang Band often wore straw boaters, usually when wearing their candystriped blazers. Apparently, they kept blowing off during halftime shows, and after a particularly windy game, they...
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    The Veterans History Project

    My grandfather (still alive, 90 years young!) served in the Army Air Corps in WWII. My mom said that none of his kids knew too much about his life before and during the war, at least not in too great of detail, so last year, he sat down and typed about a 20 page autobiography with pictures and...

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