Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Hoping to be back home by July 4 for the parade. I usually dress up fancy like this. But now I have this new chin growth that I have become fond of during the eye-solation of the past few months. It’s even longer now than in the picBut it’s hardly military regulation (at least 20th Century). I can’t decide whether to mow the crop or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Keep it, looks good on ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Pull out you Spanish American War gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Use the chin strap as a face shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I like the "stache" on you; but, I'm not fond of beards. I think Hubby is handsome with a stache. Unfortunately, every year he grew a beard for Plainfield Raid and High Sierra. Do what pleases you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Pull out you Spanish American War gear. It would look too weird riding the jeep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: It would look too weird riding the jeep Couldn't you ride Shank's Mare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Doesn’t go with the period field uniform and gear. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 20 minutes ago, Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 said: I like the "stache" on you; but, I'm not fond of beards. I think Hubby is handsome with a stache. Unfortunately, every year he grew a beard for Plainfield Raid and High Sierra. Do what pleases you. What she said. My Burnsides wouldn't pass muster, either but they stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Wear your CV-19 mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 UB: Keep it growing and you'll soon be chanting this pome.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Plenty of WWII era soldier with beards.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 We had a Lt in our battalion who would have a completely full beard in 3 days. He had to shave twice a day if he was in base camp. Drove the Colonel nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Kid I grew up with was so hairy he had to shave twice a day in the Air Force. The base surgeon gave him a waiver, he could grow a beard if he kept it trimmed. He had to get the next size shirt to accommodate all the hair on his chest and back, Yeti look for sure. Bob, you can join up with Kelly's Heroes and you'll fit right in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I would keep the beard if you like it. There's no one frequenting parades and giving out chits for Unsat uniform infractions, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Nixon had a permanent five o’clock shadow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 48 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Couldn't you ride Shank's Mare? Absolutely not. There's a bodacious hill on the parade route that is not geezer friendly. That’s why we now put the flags on the float instead of having a VFW marching color guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 32 minutes ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: UB: Keep it growing and you'll soon be chanting this pome.... Or to quote George Carlin See my beard Ain't it weird? Don't be sceered 'sjust my beard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Absolutely not. There's a bodacious hill on the parade route that is not geezer friendly. Easy to fix. Have them reverse the parade route so you march down hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 52 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Easy to fix. Have them reverse the parade route so you march down hill. Downhill is even tougher on the legs than up. I’d need a stretcher at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I hate to be a party pooper but there may not be any parades due to the CoVid stupidity. Seeing as how people have forgotten what "freedom" and "independence" really is I would not be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Downhill is even tougher on the legs than up. I’d need a stretcher at the bottom. I've always found that so. In my younger days of hiking I sometimes didn't like going uphill. I almost always hated going downhill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I hate to be a party pooper but there may not be any parades due to the CoVid stupidity. Seeing as how people have forgotten what "freedom" and "independence" really is I would not be surprised. I’m aware of that, but checking with the home town it appears that things will go off, albeit with modifications. Our county has Zero cases of Covid so far. Most of the cases in Colorado are in the areas surrounding Denver, as expected. Very little in the rural areas, as opposed to my location here in Charlotte which is the highest rate in the state of N.C. They may not let me back in to Dolores County without a doctor’s note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylan Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 If you like it by all means keep it. Besides doesn't the 4th celebrate freedom, so give yourself the freedom to keep it if you wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 You have honorably completed your career as a soldier, and as a law enforcement officer. If you decide to dress as a soldier with a beard and be in the parade anyone who might criticize you is not your friend. You have earned your beard. Enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Will you have to self quarantine for a while? If so, you may not make the parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Chance Morgun Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I hate to be a party pooper but there may not be any parades due to the CoVid stupidity. Seeing as how people have forgotten what "freedom" and "independence" really is I would not be surprised. No problem. All you got to do is say it is a protest, not a parade, and you are good to go. If asked what you are protesting, just say you are protesting that you can't have a parade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I'm with Loophole. Keep the whiskers. Go as a Pacific Theatre US Army guerilla, working with Filipino resistance. You can even sub Army issues shorts for your full length trousers, and keep cool on a hot (Jul 4) day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 5 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: Plenty of WWII era soldier with beards.... Not plenty at all but they did tend to attract photographers. I know who that guy in the middle pic is but cannot remember. Dang it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 5 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: Plenty of WWII era soldier with beards.... 5 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Not plenty at all but they did tend to attract photographers. I know who that guy in the middle pic is but cannot remember. Dang it. George Legg. He was famous because he hadn't shaved since D-Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Branch out and be a sailor! Heck... everything else is weird in twenty-twenty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 You’re a “grizzled old veteran”. What part isn’t compatible with the outfit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Bob, Keep it if you want to. If anybody says anything about it, tell them you are channeling Joe Foss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Pepper Kid, SASS #60463 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I think the goatee looks good on ya. The VFW post I belong to I know at least several of the Honor Guard members have beards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Wear a uniform from the 1800s. All of those guys had beards. Duffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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