1/8/2024 0 Comments Shadow of memories sequel![]() As one tiny measure of the ubiquity of memories, we might note that a photograph of the Marine flag-raising at Iwo Jima found its way inside a conference room of the Truman White House’s Council of Economic Advisers. Yet the nation as a whole was not going to turn its back on what the nation as a whole had just accomplished. Immediately afterward, controversies concerning the conflict - starting with the precise circumstances of Pearl Harbor - rumbled through the culture. Of course, as with any great historical event, the memory of World War II has gone up and down. They did, after all, lead the nation at the apex of its power. Indeed, both of those presidents were plenty controversial in their days, yet seven decades later, a sort of secular halo surrounds them. ![]() We could add more broadly that the Army wishes to link itself to memories of the Good War, the Greatest Generation, General Dwight Eisenhower, and, yes, the unifying leadership of Presidents Franklin D. Army “is hoping that reintroducing an iconic service uniform from the days of the Band of Brothers and Rosie the Riveter will help reframe its public image.” The Army uniform in question was known as as “ pinks and greens“ the jacket was a greenish-brown and the trousers were gray with a slight pinkish hue. Here’s some interesting and revealing news: “To Stand Out, the Army Picks a New Uniform With a World War II Look.” That was a headline in The New York Times on May 5, and it speaks to the fact that World War II, more and more, is the historical and civic touchstone of American life.
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