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shaunaneto
Just an aside but anyone noticed the 1982 image of The Royal Marine's Surrendering on the Falkland Islands? What's the story of the guy stood behind the first Royal Marine with his hands on his head like the marines, appears to be wearing cammo face paint - but dressed in what appears to be a Barbour jacket (or Camel Thomson Tartan - I refuse to call if Burberry because Camel Thomson was invented before Burberry appropriated it! - lined Jacket), a shirt, moleskin coat and possibly a black blazer or fleece? Have seen a few images of Royal Marines post task force wearing variously civilian waterproofs or captured Argentinian Parkers over the smocks, but this guy looks a bit unusually dressed. Though he does have the obligatory Handlebar Moustache...