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The Special Services handbook for the show Hi, Yank! contained more than eight pages of patterns and illustrations for dresses to be worn by male soldiers, including instructions for making a “G.I. showgirl” gown out of an army blanket and a tutu out of a military-issue “T-shirt dyed pink.”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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They acquired private mobile phones to avoid using military-issue telephones, and to prevent Army detectives from monitoring their conversations.
Jury to Weigh Bribery Case Against Army Major, Wife Joel Millman 2011
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Many Swiss homes proudly display a grandfather's military-issue gun.
In Switzerland, a Cherished Tradition Comes Under Fire Deborah Ball 2011
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Of course, boot camp in any of the armed services provides a fantastic foundation—everyone wearing the same clothes, sleeping in a bunk room, organizing your military-issue belongings exactly the same as the guy next to you.
The Orange Revolution Adrian Gostick 2010
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The room was furnished with some chairs, desks with five military-issue laptops hooked up to the Internet, several extra Ethernet lines dangling from the walls, and two phones from which soldiers could call home for free.
Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010
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After the initial frenzy among the waiting crowd, when helicopters could only hover and toss out their cargo, a second flight landed and soldiers passed out some 2,000 military-issue ready-to-eat meals to an orderly line of Haitians.
Haiti Earthquake Aid Slowly Reaching Victims As Desperation Grows 2010
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I wore military-issue shorts, a military-issue shirt, and military-issue shoes.
In the Shadow of Freedom Tchicaya Missamou 2010
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The room was furnished with some chairs, desks with five military-issue laptops hooked up to the Internet, several extra Ethernet lines dangling from the walls, and two phones from which soldiers could call home for free.
Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010
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Of course, boot camp in any of the armed services provides a fantastic foundation—everyone wearing the same clothes, sleeping in a bunk room, organizing your military-issue belongings exactly the same as the guy next to you.
The Orange Revolution Adrian Gostick 2010
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Of course, boot camp in any of the armed services provides a fantastic foundation—everyone wearing the same clothes, sleeping in a bunk room, organizing your military-issue belongings exactly the same as the guy next to you.
The Orange Revolution Adrian Gostick 2010
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