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  1. WW2WaltUSMC

    You Know You Live in a Small(ish) Town When...

    You know you live in a small town when you grow up to become a cop and one of your new colleagues was your DARE teacher in middle school. Another of my colleagues busted up a party at my house in high school. Rather than locking us up for underage drinking, he made us call our parents. He told...
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    Happy Easter!

    Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter! Hope everyone enjoyed their day, regardless of how you choose to celebrate Pascha, or if you choose not to! I enjoyed my first Russian Orthodox Pascha service with my girlfriend and her family last night. It was truly beautiful and the palpable joy at...
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    Civil Air Patrol

    I was a CAP cadet from late 2000 through 2006, when I joined the Marines. Had a lot of great experiences including doing Katrina relief shelter ops on Camp Edwards in 05 and lots of ES training. Did an OFlight in October of 2001 when the majority of general aviation was still grounded post 9/11...
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    Men rings - How to choose? What do you wear?

    I don't wear rings on a daily basis, a combination of holdover tendencies from my service (Aircraft and rings don't mix well) and seeing a former coworker get his finger broken while climbing a fence in a foot chase. My Marine Corps ring also chafes my fingers quite a bit when shooting, so is...
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    What do you use to shave?

    I use a Gillette Mach 3 Turbo or a Merkur safety razor from the Art of Shaving Store. Depends on how quickly I'm getting ready. On most days it's the Mach 3, as I needn't worry as much about slicing myself with an open blade. I shave immediately post shower so my beard is at it's softest. I...
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    WWII Songs

    Bless 'em all, bless 'em all, the long and the short and the tall. There'll be no promotion this side of the ocean, Cheer up my lads! Bless 'em all! Well we sent for the army to come to tulagi, but General MacArthur said no. I'll tell you the reason, this isnt the season, besides you've got no...
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    WWII Songs

    Lift your head and hold it high, honey! Lift your head and hold it high, baby! Lift your head and hold it high, The Fifth Marines are passing by! Honey baby, my! I dont want a BAR, honey! I dont want a BAR, baby! I dont want a BAR, I'll get me a babe with a candy bar! Honey baby, my! Dont want...
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    Does wearing vintage Get you noticed by the opposite sex?

    I wear a suit, tie, and fedora every day to class. It certainly gets me noticed by the fairer sex, but men notice me just as much. I think wearing vintage clothing is only part of the deal. You need the mindset and attitude to back it up. You have to possess the class to take the criticisms and...
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    Favorite Military Quotes

    War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a...
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    Shoe shine:Do your own or take out??

    I've shined my own boots and shoes since I was twelve. I love sitting down with my polish kit and making my leather gear shine like a mirror. I do use shine boys often though. When I have a few free minutes in the city I like to stop by the prudential center, their shine boys are the best in...
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    87 Year Old Iwo Jima Marine Hasn't Lost His Touch Either

    Oorah!! That is one hard corps old leatherneck! Those flamethrowers are fun toys, we have three functional flamethrowers in the USMCHC armory. You would be hard pressed to find a young guy who can take that heat, so to see Williams still rocking it at 87 is motivating to the maximum!
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    How deep is your style?

    I would say that my style runs deep, but it doesnt have all that much to do with clothes. I dont own any true vintage suits yet, but the two I own have, I think, a more vintage styled cut than most, and of course tailored to fit. I wear a suit almost daily, and when I don't wear a suit I usually...
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    Reactions when you first start wearing brimmed hats.

    I get a fair amount of comments when I wear my hats, which is any day I'm wearing something dressier than jeans and a tshirt. Most of them are by and large good comments, being a college student now most people my age identify the fedora with the "mafioso" look. I find the young men in my...
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    Mobile Phones?

    I too have the iPhone and now that I do, I use it for every thing. Facebook, email, calls, texts, apps, etc. I am posting from it right now. But I do still wear a wristwatch, and I still use my land line at home. I give out my cell number as it the surest way to get a hold of me, but I make most...
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    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    The USMC still issues the green wooly pully service sweater to all Marines in boot camp. I keep mine in the back of my jeep for emergency warming layering. I still have my USAF blue v-neck somewhere, I need to find it. I think it would look nice with a white shirt, red patterned tie, and grey...
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    Poll: Where do Fedora Loungers live?

    I'm American, from Ipswich, MA, and just returned home after four years in the Marines which took me to such lovely places as Pohang, ROK, Jacksonville, NC, Yuma, AZ, 29 Palms, CA, Cherry Point, NC, Pensacola, FL, and of course Parris Island, SC. I can often be found in Maryland or Virginia as...
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    A young Bostonian travels to London

    Exactly the two outergarments I was thinking of! I have my issued trench coat that sans insignia looks great, and my black leather jacket for more casual attire.
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    A young Bostonian travels to London

    Thank you so much for the responses! What sort of outerwear should I bring to London in April? I'm going to guess I should bring my trench coat in case of rainy days, will it be cold enough to necessitate my bringing an overcoat as well?
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    A young Bostonian travels to London

    Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! I am traveling across the pond in April to visit a young lady studying abroad in London. I want to buy a new suit for this trip, as I think my tailored 2 button black shadowstripe from Korea (photos to follow in the show us your suits thread shortly.) may...
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    Favorite Uniforms

    Of course I am going with my USMC Dress Blues. Either my WWII ones or my moderns. The moderns have enchanted the natives of three continents so yea. But I remember at Williamsport last year, there was an Italian Officer who had a spectacular black silk braid on black velvet Italian mess dress...

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