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Military uniform

Among the earliest manufacturers of US military uniforms was the Capron Mills at Uxbridge, Massachusetts from 1820.


National Intelligence Medal for Valor

Second only to the National Intelligence Cross and the Intelligence Star among the intelligence community's awards for bravery, the medal is an authorized decoration for display on U.S. military uniforms, where it is worn after all U.S. military personal decorations and unit awards and before any military campaign/service awards and foreign decorations.


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Charles Pelham, Lord Worsley

A memorial to Lord Worsley was erected in Britain, in All Saints Church, Brocklesby, Lincolnshire; it is a marble relief the 17th century style (to complement the adjacent Pelham family tomb of 1629), depicting Pelham, dressed in military uniform, kneeling at prayer, and was carved by the sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger.

Hugh Sweeny

By early the next morning they were in position, manning the gun and dressed in military uniform on the main British defence line at Tug Argan Gap, some 60 kilometres south of Berbera.

Marcel Oopa

In 1950 Marcel Oopa took part in the first May Day celebrations in the history of French Polynesia, participating in military uniform.

Semyon Budyonny

Budenovka, a part of Soviet military uniform, is named after Semyon Budyonny.