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British Army in Iraq 1942:
Has quite a resemblance to me on my hols, Tilly hat, Tilly shirt and shorts.
I usualy have a swagger stick though!
British Army in Iraq 1942:
We tore an old oil-furnace under our house (Circa 1906) And the brass valves have Swazi's on them. We kept them as they're pretty darn cool - but of course they're not on the coffee table...it's an old design, and sadly, it has some to represent the worst of humankind. But only PC thin-skins and those not willing to learn balk at the sight of it without any care of what it is...or was.
Oh, forgot to add the most important must do, TUCK YOUR SHIRT IN !!!!!!!!
To be fair, a lot of that will vary also with cultural experience. I'd expect the US and its First Amendment tradition to look very different upon the use of symbology like that than I would a country like France or Germany which was occupied by the Nazis. Radically different experiences of that period in history obviously have a lot to do with it.
No, it involves a tale of an A-1... humor knows no end!If this is in reference to my father's uniform, it wasn't done laddie!
To be fair, a lot of that will vary also with cultural experience. I'd expect the US and its First Amendment tradition to look very different upon the use of symbology like that than I would a country like France or Germany which was occupied by the Nazis. Radically different experiences of that period in history obviously have a lot to do with it.
If this is in reference to my father's uniform, it wasn't done laddie!
I've always found it a bit strange today's hyper-sensitivity over swastikas and related symbols compared to 30-40 years ago when there are now less people alive today who have strong memories of that time.
My leg hair can practically be braided. Not something anyone, particularly ladies or children, needs to see!
A Flying Tiger pilot once told me that my AVG patch was on the wrong shoulder
on my A-2 jacket. This was back in my youth when I wore leather jackets with
all kinds of painted images.