Fashions and utilitarian needs change in the course of nearly two and a half centuries, and that goes for United States Army combat uniforms as well. It can be hard to picture what the older ones were like, outside of paintings and black-and-white photographs, so allow this video from to help.

Now I just want to see one featuring dress uniforms.

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