Manning and most of the other members of the military in the courtroom were wearing blue Army uniforms Tuesday rather than the camouflaged fatigues they've worn in previous hearings in the case.

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They are in mismatched uniforms - camouflage army shirts, blue jogging pants.

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The poem, written on Army notepaper in blue crayon, consists of four 10-line stanzas, each ending with the name of a distant outpost of the British empire.

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This means having a nuclear deterrent, a deployable army division, a blue-water navy with two aircraft carriers, and an air force with fighters and deep-strike jets.

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The military calls it purple, purple meeting, you know, you've got green for Army, and khaki for the Marines and light blue for - the Air Force, and blue for the Navy.

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He showed his version of camouflage, a luxe version that is, in mink in shades of blue, white and gray, as well as in traditional army colors as outerwear in slightly oversized proportions and a trouser suit.

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This fundamental conflict of interest would undermine the Southern cause, shape the destiny of the rebel army and ultimately contribute as much to the fall of Dixie as Lincoln's blue host.

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