Harold Whiting, 157th Engineer, asked this question for his friend:

"...His question is, when did the Gov or army stop issuing the Shoulder rope? I believe it goes on the left shoulder. Might be called a rope or whatever. I am sure you know the answer..."

H Whiting

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These go by several names including:

fourragere, cord or lanyard

Here's a few links for explanation:

[1] http://www.jcs-group.com/military/rank/patches.html

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourrag%C3%A8re

[3] http://www.marlowwhite.com/army/uniforms/w...ourrageres.html

Fourragere is when you go looking for something (like fourraging)

Rope is what they put around your neck and yank the floor out.

LANYARD goes on and under your LEFT ARM. has a loop that fastens on shoulder button

Being in our Color Guard MY lanyard is Blue, (ARMY INFANTRY)

Fourragere is when you go looking for something (like fourraging)

Rope is what they put around your neck and yank the floor out.

LANYARD goes on and under your LEFT ARM. has a loop that fastens on shoulder button

Being in our Color Guard MY lanyard is Blue, (ARMY INFANTRY)

Sorry Rocky but fourragere with the accent over the e between the letter g and the letter r means lanyard in French Comme ca -----Fourragère

Top/Sgtleo

Sorry Rocky but fourragere with the accent over the e between the letter g and the letter r means lanyard in French Comme ca -----Fourragère

 

Top/Sgtleo

TopSarge----I'll stick to my gunssss,here in the states when I go looking for something I

fourragere around,, my lanyard is fastened securly while I use the rope to tie what I

found fourraging..

Yup, all depends on whose backyard yer in!

Yup, all depends on whose backyard yer in!

 

YOU ARE SO RIGHT MAAM. THAT'S WHY YOU ARE NO. 1 IN MY BOOK. Went to another

school today and had a nice talk with the kids. I found out they don't know very much of WW 11

cause no one tells them. Hugs your way rocky

TopSarge----I'll stick to my gunssss,here in the states when I go looking for something I

fourragere around,, my lanyard is fastened securly while I use the rope to tie what I

found fourraging..

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Didn't mean to get you angry but I'll stick to what I said and according to the American Version of Webster's Dictionary that I'm using;

foraging is when you are searching for something and

fourragere is the French word for a lanyard

Top

TopSarge----I'll stick to my gunssss,here in the states when I go looking for something I

fourragere around,, my lanyard is fastened securly while I use the rope to tie what I

found fourraging..

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Didn't mean to get you angry but I'll stick to what I said and according to the American Version of Webster's Dictionary that I'm using;

 

foraging is when you are searching for something and

 

fourragere is the French word for a lanyard

 

Top

I knew that Top Sarge,, I was just kidding around, Just getting everyone to smile.

I.m hongry Gess I'll go forage for some food, put it in my bag and tie it with a rope.

"fourragere", boy that word is as long as my lanyard.