[LonePalm]

That is the sticker I have on the back of my car.

From Wikipedia:
The Ghost Army was a United States Army tactical deception unit during World War II officially known as the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops. The 1,100-man unit was given a unique mission: to deceive Hitler's forces and mislead them as to the size and location of Allied forces, while giving the actual units elsewhere time to maneuver. Activated on January 20, 1944, the Ghost Army arrived in Europe in May shortly before D-Day and returned to the US at the end of the war in July 1945. During their tenure, the Ghost Army carried out more than 20 deception campaigns, putting on a "traveling road show" using inflatable tanks, sound trucks, fake radio transmissions, scripts and pretense.

The logo was not used by the unit during WW2 but became associated with the unit after the war.

All joking and rivalry aside, we are one team, except during the Army/Navy game. Then you're on your own.

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Porkchop]

***All joking and rivalry aside, we are one team, except during the Army/Navy game. Then you’re on your own.

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I know it’s a little early, but I loved this preshow opening from 2017...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tjhw-0H6FI

(note the dates at about 1:10)

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[tang-soo]

I remember many years ago, one of Paul Harvey’s “Rest of the Story” episodes discussed the Ghost Army and went into a bit of detail about its mission. The episode was specifically about the young man named Bill Blass, who was one of the designers of the facades used during the D-Day spoof. The same Bill Blass who would later become known as a famous fashion designer.

[stylin19a]

Navy is actually 2 teams...some go on to be the U.S.M.C.’s finest.