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Originally Posted by Badger52
I wonder if some are intentionally trying to contrast themselves with those who are more pretentious about such things. When I was in a galaxy ago the guidance was "you will wear all authorized blah blah."
Collateral thought looking at Murphy's photo; how good a nice fourragere looks with the right uniform/decoration balance. With someone like People's Field Marshal Milley it'd get lost in the background.
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You are probably correct. Most of us will recognize Audy Murphy with all his bling, but he also had a slim-jim version.
I wonder if the bling pictures were for the war effort PR and/or Hollywood.
Then there is Bo..
Personally, I like the less is more..
At one time I would get a little annoyed by seeing VN ribbons on sailers and flyboys who did nothing more than delivering supplies to the theater. Then the five-sided outhouse declared all who served are VETERANS using a calendar.