Battle Dress Uniform trousers worn by General Colin L. Powell

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One U.S. Army Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) trousers worn by General Colin L. Powell. These long sleeve camouflage BDU trousers are a boxy construction of cotton and nylon blend and feature a hidden fly closure of two (2) olive green plastic buttons. There are seven (7) belt loops and a yellow paper dry cleaner’s tag attached to one of the loops on the proper left side of the waist. Two (2) light green adjustable bands are attached to the waist between two belt loops on each side of the waist. There are two (2) hand pockets, one on each leg and two (2) extra-large pleated cargo pockets halfway down each leg. Each cargo pocket has flat-edged flaps tacked by two (2) hidden green plastic buttons above reinforced knees. On the back of the trousers is a reinforced seat and two (2) large cargo pockets with two (2) olive green plastic buttons hidden by flat-edged flaps.

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