[hummingbird]

"Besides being a stupid idea why would anyone think it was necessary to waste $8 million of the US taxpayers money to do this?"

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And they were probably were "Made in China" - I recall some flags or berets were changed some time ago (l.o.n.g. ago!) that were made in China.

I think they were ditched at great cost.

[Cowboy Bob]

My understanding is that years ago, the grey wool used in the West Point, VMI and Citadel uniforms, was made in the Soviet Union.