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Old 12-04-2008, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by boogiedowndonovan
Hey,

Can someone explain why US artillery is sometimes referred to as "red legs"?

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I don't know where the colors started, but when an officer is in his dress blues (In the Army), the stripe down his trousers is red. Every branch has its own stripe color. (Infantry is blue.)
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