Re: Beer crates, again...

>>The turban cannot be worn under a kevlar helmet, and
>>the beard makes it impossible to correctly wear a
>>protective mask.
>
>Granted. I think the Sepoys were less concerned about it back in the
'40s 
>and before. Head protection being a relatively recent innovation back 
>during the great war. Still, they omitted the concerns of the use of
the 
>respirators for WWII. I've a few pictures of Indian troops with full 
>beards and such in the desert fighting in North Africa or in the east.

I know they have Sikh police officers in the UK, and they wear a turban,

with a Black and White checkered band around it, with the badge in the 
middle of the turban.

John S.


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