[Magdalen] Dress Blues.

[Grace Cangialosi]

Camo outfits for little girls have this pink color on some of the patches. Frankly, I think it looks ridiculous...

> On Nov 14, 2015, at 12:13 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> In a message dated 11/13/2015 11:54:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
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> We  started calling the new uniform "chocolate chip" because of the  
> apparent
> similarity.>>>>>>
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> On the subject of colors for military uniforms, there was a shade of 
> khaki tinged with pink used in summer uniforms for the Army until
> about the time of the Viet Nam War.  This color only existed in  the
> everyday summer short-sleeved shirt and trousers version.  I
> can't find out much about the history of this somewhat odd color
> which was referred to as "pinks."
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> I had something like four summer short-sleeved uniforms.  Two of
> them had this khaki-pink tint.  I gather that the color has been
> completely abandoned.
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> David Strang.
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