Stand with Our Troops, Wear Their Hat

i shit you not, this is the titLe of the newsmax emaiL. support the troops by buying our shit.




Get the Desert Camouflage Hat
Same One Worn by Our Troops!
Makes a Great Christmas Gift

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NewsMax.com is proud to offer the U.S. military's Desert Camouflage Hat - the same hat worn by our troops in Iraq.

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The Story of the Desert Hat

When America won its war to liberate Iraq, and for a time, it seemed that our greatest enemy was not Saddam's loyalists but Mother Nature.

As American and coalition combat troops moved relentlessly north across the barren Iraqi desert, they were met with stiff resistance from fierce sandstorms, an unvanquished sun and extreme heat.

The answer to these elements was the Desert Camouflage Hat - known in Army lingo as the "desert boonie hat".

First developed for American GIs fighting in the jungles of Vietnam, the hat has been modified for several climatic and terrain conditions.

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Recollections of War

One memory Americans have of Operation Iraqi Freedom is the troops dressed in desert camouflage suits and the embedded journalists wearing trusted boonie caps.

There were also hot Kevlar helmets, but our troops in the simple headgear of camouflage desert boonies enjoyed the broad floppy brim, usually cocked at a jaunty angle, low over the eyes with the straps fastened not at the chin but at the nape of the neck.

There was something remarkably all-American about the young non-commissioned officers' "cover," which is what Marines call anything that adorns the head.

The desert camouflage boonie might have reminded many of the Stetson cowboy hats the Air Cavalry pilots sported in Vietnam.

And, of course, there was John Wayne's dusty number with the curled-back brim, which the icon wore in such classics as "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon."


and it goes on and on.

Apple pie, John Wayne and the American Way. We fight to bring you FREEDOM and a whole LOTTA STUFF!

TG

marketing gimmick.

when they couLd have gotten them free with a subscription to newsmax.

Just the stupid boxy ones that squeezed too tight on my head and never fit when your hair was put up.

That's how you support the troops......

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5543978&mesg_id=5544780

I was previosuly signed up. So I will continue to speak up! :)

Now if we could jsut gt folks to pay attention about energy...P.O.


Olafr

NYS Army National Guard 1990-91
Infantry Private

United States Navy 1991-1995
Gunners Mate (Guns) 2nd Class Petty Officer

I'm a navy brat myself.....

Soldiers fighting in Iraq wear Kevlar battle helmets. Unless they are stationed in a very safe place (like Kuwait) they are not allowed to wear the "desert hat," nor would one want to.

So, why not buy the 10 pound kevlar helmet and wear that around all day. It's not comfy... Why don't you also pre-heat your oven to 140 and then stick your head inside with the helmet on? Then snort a bunch of sand. Yes?

What a joke!

These type hats are what SF and LRRPs would be wearing...

:rofl:

"cocked at a jaunty angle"?!

"sported in Vietnam"?!

"John Wayne's dusty number with the curled-back brim, which the icon wore in such classics as "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon."???!!!!

These people are truly hallucinating.

You too can wear the hat all the trendiest soldiers in Iraq are wearing! Whether you're manning the home front, piloting a desk, or enjoying "shore leave" in Baja, it's the hat to be seen in this season!

Available in taupe, salmon, petal, graphite, dill, loden, chocolate, butter, and holly.

'cause don't ya know, Hummers (with air conditioning, sunroof, sound system, automatic everything) are OH SO MILITARY CHIC!

You mean my SUV magnet is no longer enough?
:shrug:

first the "support the troops" ribbons, now hats. Oh wait, first it was the American flags made in China after 9/11. So who's making all of the money off of this fake patriotic thing? Or is the money going to the pentagon because they're really hurting for the moola. I support the troops by sending them books (they especially like comic books), food and other things. (last time I got a request for kool-aid, they were getting tired of soda) I don't need to put a ribbon on my car or by a friggin hat!!!!

"When America won its war to liberate Iraq" Hey, if we've won the war, let's go home, NOW.

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Support our troops and buy an M-16 instead.

But of course they are too chicken-shit for that now, aren't thay?

Well, my husband is wearing that hat, and I think I would like the soldiers to file a class-action lawsuit to claim some of the profit! That would only be fitting now wouldn't it?

:grr: :grr: :grr:

This makes my blood boil! I just may have to write them an e-mail!

Thanks for posting :hi: