tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281872119838034340.post1161807947501279836..comments2024-03-28T07:27:28.140+13:00Comments on The Beret Project: "A sign of our Greatness...?"Beret And Boinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02547349500135165830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281872119838034340.post-2607792370970146852017-09-06T21:06:40.651+12:002017-09-06T21:06:40.651+12:00"...looks too 'foreign' or 'femin..."...looks too 'foreign' or 'feminine'...". - therein lies the crux of the issue. How can a soldier look macho when he looks like a poofter Frenchie? Xenophobia and homophobia drive so much of society.Angelo's Papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13988340459201968063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281872119838034340.post-26648196955982778332014-03-19T01:51:47.670+13:002014-03-19T01:51:47.670+13:00Way back during Vietnam, my unit was authorized to...Way back during Vietnam, my unit was authorized to wear berets with the unit logo. It was optional and most of the guys elected to stick with the boonie hat or the baseball cap. the general attitude was "We don't want to look like a bunch of French painters."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839304132985763222noreply@blogger.com