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US soldiers preparing to perform a drag show for the civilian population in support of the war effort, WW2
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God damn, those GIs are killing it in those dresses. I live near(ish) a military base, I should see if I can get to their next charity drag show
Do they still do them? Seems like something Republicans would be up in arms about.
Yes they do! It's an army tradition that goes back to the union army in the civil war. Also, it definitely is a culture war talking point, mostly by the twitter faction of the Republican party