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To: Clemenza
Bringing back the gold vest would also be nice.

Its not a gold vest, its a buff waistcoat. Buff, the color of untanned leather, is today known as tan or khaki. Its the current branch color of the Quartermaster Corps, but in the American Revolution was used as the facing color for a number of regiments and from 1779 as the color of the command and staff of the Continental Army, hence the appearance of George Washington is this costume.

99 posted on 08/24/2008 6:06:00 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: centurion316

Thanks!


105 posted on 08/24/2008 6:11:00 PM PDT by Clemenza (No Comment)
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