European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 12, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 7 army photos a Rev a i f i a ?mekahfeimhhmahvmqhhihvhihmvhhvmkvvbv9bvbhhpmhammhhmhvbnbmbhhbhlhihmlbi Bone jarring command or Mau Call right above Are As much a part of i recruit life As the i s Campaign hat 120 years of professionalism jobs May change hat s the same by Perry flippins&8 Washington Bureau Washington is Basic trainees alternately cuss it and covertly chide its Smokey the ear appearance. Cos prize it above their one jarring ability to blast recruits  anyone else can fail to notice it the distinctive Flat brimmed Campaign hat worn by Drill instructors in Basic train ing centers across the country. Since it was introduced into the army More than 120 years ago the hat has evolved from floppy brimmed Blue Felt to today s Tough Crisp , no other army head gear symbolizes the military professionalism of the i quite As Well As the Smokey Bear Campaign hat. No one knows when the army first authorized soldiers to Wear the Campaign hat but it i known that in 1846 the first Campaign hat was created by the French for their dragoons called Volti Geurs in Light infantry regiments. By 1855, mounted american troops were wearing the Hardy hat a variation of the French Campaign hat but with plumes and turned up brim on one  entire army wore the Hardy hat from 1858 to 1872when a Black Felt Campaign hat was introduced. The Blac variation lasted four years until someone added a Center crease and trimmed the brim. When veterans of the Spanish american War discovered the Comfort and reliability of Khaki they used it for uniforms leggings and the revived Broad brimmed Campaign hat. The direct ancestor of the hat worn by Dis in the training centers today came into being sept. 8, 1911, when Robert j. Thorne assistant to the acting quartermaster general of the army described the specifications for the famous Montana Peak Campaign hat which has remained basically unchanged Ever  Campaign hat along with the rimless Garrison Cap and pie pan helmets covered the Heads of the Many men who went to France and declared Lafayette we Are  but when the americans were called to defend Europe the second time the Campaign hat Sam Browne Belt old style breeches and boots were no longer , the i s hat recalls the history of american me who fought earlier wars for their country and most of it present wearers Are combat veterans who pass on to trainee the knowledge of Battle and Pride in service. Their Pride misrepresented by the Campaign hat. 3 Oom wat training or ill Barracks Piispa Eions Are by the Man with the hat who seems to be everywhere Dong Tam Vietnam up american Gas Don t have the nine lives of a cat but one medic from the . 9th inf div is Mak ing a Good show of  medic spec. 4 Benjamin Cherry 21, of Norfolk va., recently was lying on his air mat Tress when a Viet Cong tossed 10-Pound Satchel charge which landed just three feet from  did not explode. Last August. Cherry took covering a Small Hole when his unit received sniper fire. A communist rocket dropped into the Hole be Side him. It failed to go  be been in the Field with a line company for eight months 1cherry said and these close Calu have convinced me that someone is watching Over  Maples let 2nd Star Heidelberg s4s Herronn. Maples Usa eur Deputy chief of staff for logistics has been promoted to major general