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We (the grunts 1st Platoon) just had them made. Sometime in late 67 we came
up with the idea that we are Cavalry; the original Indian fighting Cavalry wore
yellow scarf's so why shouldn't we. We were proud and wanted to let everyone
know who we were. Looking back, at the time, they were a great moral booster.
The Phu Loi base laundry made them I can remember placing the order and
explaining what we wanted. We conceived and designed them as refreshments were
passed around the hooch. The thing being was the Airborne bloused their boots,
the Green Beret had cute little hats, so we The Cavalry should have something to
set us apart. No one ordered us to wear them or objected to us wearing them, not
even General Westmoreland. I still have an original in perfect shape. There is a
bit more as to why we quit wearing them, but I don't want to go there right
now.
Larry Hawkins
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