Wigwam Jones
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I suspect these things come and go. The Wooley-Pully became authorized gear shortly after I enlisted in 79, as I recall. There was also briefly an olive drab windbreaker which I've searched for in vain these many years. The windbreaker didn't last long.Hey Wig,
Welcome to the Lounge.
A 1952 film, What Price Glory? features James Cagney in a World War I US Marine Corps tale
wherein the said sweater is worn; although the famed garb's sartorial uniform provenance is
unknown to me, it definitely dates back to the Second World War. I recall remarking the Corps
issue sweater with a Marine captain at Ft Sheridan, Illinois forty-some years ago. British Marine
commandos wear the sweater and have a lineage worn since WWII, hence the name tag.
My very favorite bit of authorized uniform gear was and remains my beloved sateen M-65 field jacket. Hardly an item of sartorial splendor, it remains the single most comfortable jacket I've ever worn. Recent weight loss on my part has me able to wear mine again, after 40 years. I'm well chuffed.