Beards: A symbol of being in Special Ops, on the Red Sox, or of a certain gayness?
Three things that strike me lately about beards: They’ve become a symbol of being in Special Ops, especially in Afghanistan. Even Air Force weathermen were growing beards, if they could get away with it. So, elite soldiers. They also are the symbol of the Red Sox this year. Makes more sense than “cowboy up,” I ...
Three things that strike me lately about beards:
Three things that strike me lately about beards:
- They’ve become a symbol of being in Special Ops, especially in Afghanistan. Even Air Force weathermen were growing beards, if they could get away with it. So, elite soldiers.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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