Back to khaki

Soldiers Magazine, April, 2005 by J. Dow Covey

I TREMENDOUSLY enjoyed reading "Tracing Army Green" in your February 2005 issue.

How the soldierly khaki uniforms came to be replaced by the "corporate America" style Army green uniforms was one of the great mysteries of the 20th century to myself and many other Soldiers. Just as mysterious is how an obviously ugly and unpopular uniform has lasted so long.

Given the opportunity, I would pay out of my own pocket to wear the World War II-style khakis as my Class A and Class B uniform. Let's return to the uniform of the "Greatest Generation," the uniform of hard work and victory, the khaki uniform.

SPC J. Dow Covey via e-mail