US Army 1967 ERDL "Non-Rip" Poplin Jungle Pants this style would be worn

this style would be worn by servicemen of all branches of the military and continue in use to this day

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Founded in 1871 in Wappingers Falls - only an hour from my new house and a town I've been through many times - Sweet-Orr actually pre-dated Levis by a few years

Worn on the backs of everyone from Che Guevara to the 59 Club

US Army 1967 ERDL "Non-Rip" Poplin Jungle Pants this style would be wornIntroduced into service inn 1967 this was an early iteration of the ERDL pattern camouflage that would become the standard US camo pattern of the second half on Vietnam and on into the 1970s. This featured the 'green dominant' pattern (note the colour contrast against the brown dominant background) that wasn't wholly suited to use in Vietnam, with the bright green standing out against the brown tinged grasslands. These were soon replaced in service by