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I dont know if this was done before, but I was bored and decided to make the "evolution of the US soldier".

 

 

 

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Here is our (the ALH in Colorado) for the evolution of the US Infantry soldier:

 

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Awesome! Its the real thing! :thumbsup:

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hawkdriver

In both pictures, we skip directly from Vietnam to Desert Storm. No old "We do more before 9 AM than most people do all day" Soldiers, or Cold War woodland camo guys?

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Here is our (the ALH in Colorado) for the evolution of the US Infantry soldier:

 

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I thought each generation was getting taller than the previous one, not the reverse! :rolleyes:

 

Nice photo though!

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I thought each generation was getting taller than the previous one, not the reverse! :rolleyes:

 

Nice photo though!

 

 

Too funny! However, I don't see the Korean War in the first post. It looks like it jumps from WWII to Vietnam. Nice post though. Looks good....Kat

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Too funny! However, I don't see the Korean War in the first post. It looks like it jumps from WWII to Vietnam. Nice post though. Looks good....Kat

 

 

I wasnt really trying to do each war just doing time periods, thanks for the nice comment though. :thumbsup:

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I thought each generation was getting taller than the previous one, not the reverse! :rolleyes:

 

Nice photo though!

 

I noticed that too... I figured it was the addditional body armor, etc. that was weighing them down. :)

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No War of 1812 or Mexican War? But before we get too nit-picky, great effort to both OD MAN and Mark! I was part of a group that did a history of the soldier for the local Veteran's Day parades and some living history event. It is not easy getting enough people to do all of the eras. And when you even have enough bodies, matching those bodies to uniforms that fit was a whole 'nother challenge.

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Too funny! However, I don't see the Korean War in the first post. It looks like it jumps from WWII to Vietnam. Nice post though. Looks good....Kat

 

Bonjour,

You're 200% right Kat, the Korea war is really the forgotten war :crying:

 

Cheers

Valery

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Howdy,

 

We usually have someone doing War of 1812, Mexican War, and Panama, but they could not attend for the parade this picture was taken. I am amazed how many people know what impressions we do (though some are clueless). During this parade I had an elderly lady tell her graddaughter "thats what my daddy looked like in 1918" as she was pointing at me (I'm the AEF impression). It was touching to say the least!

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I thought each generation was getting taller than the previous one, not the reverse! :rolleyes:

 

It looks as though each generation is getting thicker...

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Bonjour,

You're 200% right Kat, the Korea war is really the forgotten war :crying:

 

Cheers

Valery

 

I did not forget the Korean war (I collect a lot of stuff from that period also), I just thought that pretty much the same gear was used in WWII and Korea, so it wouldnt make sense to ad that, but later today I will ad every single war I can think of.... :blink:

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I did not forget the Korean war (I collect a lot of stuff from that period also), I just thought that pretty much the same gear was used in WWII and Korea, so it wouldnt make sense to ad that, but later today I will ad every single war I can think of.... :blink:

 

 

OD MAN- Here is an edited list for you! :rolleyes:

 

• American Revolutionary War, 1775 – 1783

• Northwest Indian War, 1785 - 1795

• Quasi-War, France, 1798 – 1800

19th Century

• First Barbary War, 1801 – 1805

• Sabine Expedition, 1806

• War of 1812, 1812 – 1815

• Second Barbary War, 1815

• First Seminole War, 1817 - 1818

• Winnebago War, 1827

• Black Hawk War, 1832

• Second Seminole War, 1835 - 1842

• Mexican-American War, 1846 – 1848

• Cayuse War, 1847 - 1855

• Third Seminole War, 1855 - 1858

• American Civil War, 1861 – 1865

• Red Cloud's War, 1866 - 1868

• Korean Expedition, 1871

• Modoc War, 1872 - 1873

• Red River War, 1874 - 1875

• Black Hills War, 1876 - 1877

• Nez Perce War, 1877

• Bannock War, 1878

• Cheyenne War, 1878 - 1879

• Sheepeater Indian War, 1879

• Ute War, 1879-1880

• Pine Ridge Campaign, 1890-1891

• Battle of Leech Lake, 1898

• Spanish-American War, 1898

• Philippine-American War, 1899 - 1913

20th Century

• Boxer Rebellion, 1899 - 1901

• Banana Wars:

o United States occupation of Nicaragua, 1907-1933

o United States occupation of Honduras, 1907-1933

o United States overthrow of Guatemalan Government, 1907-1933

o Intervention during Panamanian Election, 1908

o United States occupation of Cuba, 1912

o United States occupation of Veracruz, 1914

o United States occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934

o United States occupation of the Dominican Republic, 1917-1924

• Mexican Expedition, 1916 - 1917

o Battle of Ambros Nogales, 1918

• World War I, 1917 – 1918 (time span of U.S. involvement)

• Russian Revolution, 1918-1920 (time span of U.S. involvement)

• Yangtze Patrol, 1922-1927

• World War II, 1941 – 1945 (time span of U.S. involvement)

• United States Intervention in Greek Election, 1947-1949

• Korean War, 1950 - 1953

• Operation PBFORTUNE, Guatemala, 1952

• Operation Ajax, US overthrow of Iranian Government, 1953

• Operation PBSUCCESS, Guatemala, 1954

• Operation Blue Bat, Lebanon, 1958

• Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuba, 1961

• Operation Powerpack, Dominican Republic, 1965 - 1966

• United States Intervention at Panama Canal, 1958

• Vietnam War, 1962 - 1973 (time span of United States involvement)

• United States Intervention at Panama Canal, 1964

• United States Overthrow of Chilean Government, 1964

• Operation Eagle Claw, Iran hostage crisis, 1980

• First Gulf of Sidra Incident, Libya, 1981

• Contra War, El Salvador, 1981-1990

• Occupation of Beirut, Lebanon, 1982-1984

• Invasion of Grenada, Grenada, 1983-1984

• Operation El Dorado Canyon, Libya, 1986

• Iran–Iraq War, 1987 - 1989

• Operation Just Cause, Panama 1989 - 1990

• Second Gulf of Sidra Incident, Libya, 1989

• Persian Gulf War, Iraq, 1991

• Somali Civil War, 1992 - 1994

• Yugoslav wars, 1994 - 1999

21st Century

• War on Terrorism, 2001 - present

• Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan 2001 - present

• Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines 2002 - present

• Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa 2002 - present

• Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003 - present

• War in North-West Pakistan, 2004 - present

• War in Somalia, 2006 - present

• Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara 2007 - present

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OD MAN- Here is an edited list for you! :rolleyes:

 

• American Revolutionary War, 1775 – 1783

• Northwest Indian War, 1785 - 1795

• Quasi-War, France, 1798 – 1800

19th Century

• First Barbary War, 1801 – 1805

• Sabine Expedition, 1806

• War of 1812, 1812 – 1815

• Second Barbary War, 1815

• First Seminole War, 1817 - 1818

• Winnebago War, 1827

• Black Hawk War, 1832

• Second Seminole War, 1835 - 1842

• Mexican-American War, 1846 – 1848

• Cayuse War, 1847 - 1855

• Third Seminole War, 1855 - 1858

• American Civil War, 1861 – 1865

• Red Cloud's War, 1866 - 1868

• Korean Expedition, 1871

• Modoc War, 1872 - 1873

• Red River War, 1874 - 1875

• Black Hills War, 1876 - 1877

• Nez Perce War, 1877

• Bannock War, 1878

• Cheyenne War, 1878 - 1879

• Sheepeater Indian War, 1879

• Ute War, 1879-1880

• Pine Ridge Campaign, 1890-1891

• Battle of Leech Lake, 1898

• Spanish-American War, 1898

• Philippine-American War, 1899 - 1913

20th Century

• Boxer Rebellion, 1899 - 1901

• Banana Wars:

o United States occupation of Nicaragua, 1907-1933

o United States occupation of Honduras, 1907-1933

o United States overthrow of Guatemalan Government, 1907-1933

o Intervention during Panamanian Election, 1908

o United States occupation of Cuba, 1912

o United States occupation of Veracruz, 1914

o United States occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934

o United States occupation of the Dominican Republic, 1917-1924

• Mexican Expedition, 1916 - 1917

o Battle of Ambros Nogales, 1918

• World War I, 1917 – 1918 (time span of U.S. involvement)

• Russian Revolution, 1918-1920 (time span of U.S. involvement)

• Yangtze Patrol, 1922-1927

• World War II, 1941 – 1945 (time span of U.S. involvement)

• United States Intervention in Greek Election, 1947-1949

• Korean War, 1950 - 1953

• Operation PBFORTUNE, Guatemala, 1952

• Operation Ajax, US overthrow of Iranian Government, 1953

• Operation PBSUCCESS, Guatemala, 1954

• Operation Blue Bat, Lebanon, 1958

• Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuba, 1961

• Operation Powerpack, Dominican Republic, 1965 - 1966

• United States Intervention at Panama Canal, 1958

• Vietnam War, 1962 - 1973 (time span of United States involvement)

• United States Intervention at Panama Canal, 1964

• United States Overthrow of Chilean Government, 1964

• Operation Eagle Claw, Iran hostage crisis, 1980

• First Gulf of Sidra Incident, Libya, 1981

• Contra War, El Salvador, 1981-1990

• Occupation of Beirut, Lebanon, 1982-1984

• Invasion of Grenada, Grenada, 1983-1984

• Operation El Dorado Canyon, Libya, 1986

• Iran–Iraq War, 1987 - 1989

• Operation Just Cause, Panama 1989 - 1990

• Second Gulf of Sidra Incident, Libya, 1989

• Persian Gulf War, Iraq, 1991

• Somali Civil War, 1992 - 1994

• Yugoslav wars, 1994 - 1999

21st Century

• War on Terrorism, 2001 - present

• Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan 2001 - present

• Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines 2002 - present

• Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa 2002 - present

• Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003 - present

• War in North-West Pakistan, 2004 - present

• War in Somalia, 2006 - present

• Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara 2007 - present

 

 

:pinch: thank you.......

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I actually formed a Heritage Honor Guard withion our VFW Honor Guard...dressed from the Rev War to the present...the first time we went out was for Memorial Day the Dayton national Cemetery...we spent an extra 1.5 hours after the service just answering peoples questions - they love to see how things changed over the years....

 

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Here is our (the ALH in Colorado) for the evolution of the US Infantry soldier:

 

post-6024-1247106877.jpg

 

That's great!

 

But shouldn't they get taller as the years go by instead of shorter? ;)

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OD MAN, that is a really cool picture. They guy wearing the Spanish American war outfit is huge, he's got to be 6' 3" (Unless everyone else is really small. :think:) . I don't think that would be an asset charging up a grassy hill but it sure would be if he made it :lol: . Very cool list that Beast kicked but I would have to toss the Bay of Pigs out as there was no U.S. troop involvement in it, but still very cool Beast :thumbsup: .

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