THE OLD GUARD

LOL-DON, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE IMMORTALS AT FORT MYERS, VA?

I  was in the 2nd US Infantry, a fighting battalion among fighting
battalions, and we (and others) referred to the 3rd  as "The  Immortals"
because the regiment had not seen combat since around the  turn of the
last century . . . 

they were also known as the Military Kubuki Club, because all the unit
did was military kubuki (ceremonials).

the black  Ranger beret. 

as i recall from being on the scene wy back when, the black beret was
given to LRRPS in the  RVN, and the LRRPS were all Ranger and Airborne
qualified troops.

the reason SOOOOOOOOOOO many US Generals run around with airborne bades
is because  way back when, if you were an officer and if you planned on
getting promoted you went to both Airborne and Ranger Schools.

ditto for career NCOs with infantry MOS and no lip lock on some officer.

promotion requirements.

remember Rangers became re-activated as Airborne Rangers during the
Korean War, and then de-activated afterwards except for the Ranger
School.

DAWGIE, who wore an effen boonie hat in all of his non steel pot
travels into the green . . .