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Army tests suede combat boots for future soldiers
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md.—32 volunteers walk a 15 mile daily course through heat and humidity to test a suede brown boot with fiberglass toe. The Army hopes it replaces the black boot worn since 1959, citing infrared detection benefits and durability. Results expected by December 1983, with annual boot spending around 80 to 100 million dollars for up to 3 million pairs.
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Aberdeen
Proving Grounds
UPI
Army
Gerry McElroy
Levittown
Lynwood Johnson
Harrisburg
Doug Swain
Natick