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The jackets were made from three-point trade blankets that Askin, who at the time was keeper of the King's store at the fort, supplied on the captain's authority. [2] Although the order called for blue coats, the number of blue blankets proved insufficient, so the number was filled out by coats made from blankets in red as well as the black-on ...
A British Warm is typically a heavy, double-breasted wool coat made from a 100% wool cloth known as Melton. [4] It is taupe-coloured, has peak lapels and leather buttons, often has epaulettes, and is slightly shaped. It falls just above the knee, and is sometimes belted. [3]
A Hudson's Bay point blanket is a type of wool blanket traded by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in British North America, now Canada and the United States, from 1779 to present. [1] The blankets were typically traded to First Nations in exchange for beaver pelts as an important part of the North American fur trade .
On 14 June 2001, U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment and the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade were authorized to wear a distinctive tan beret to replace the black berets that had recently become the army-wide standard. The color was chosen by the members of the 75th Ranger Regiment as being similar to other elite units ...
I want you for U.S. Army : nearest recruiting station / James Montgomery Flagg. 1917. Library of Congress War poster with the famous phrase "I want you for U. S. Army" shows Uncle Sam pointing his finger at the viewer in order to recruit soldiers for the American Army during World War I.
"The use of blanket parties and other forms of corporal punishment is illegal within the military." Which military? If this means the *U.S.* military specifically, it should say so. I agree--the military reference should be clarified. I would also like to know historical facts (e.g., when did it become illegal). Yfisaqt 06:24, 18 August 2012 (UTC)