21.   The burly Briceno, who wore camouflage fatigues and a black beret, had reason to swagger.

22.   The black beret is to become synonymous with the U.S. Army, just as the Jeep was beginning in World War II.

23.   The decision to outfit every soldier in a black beret was controversial even before contracts were awarded to foreign suppliers.

24.   The Panthers projected a cool, chic image with their black berets and dark glasses, but many of them led turbulent lives and had run-ins with the police.

25.   The only thing slightly rakish about his stage presense is a black Kongol beret.

26.   The original announcement that regular soldiers would wear black berets sparked outrage among Army Rangers, the unit that traditionally wears the black beret.

27.   They put off an announcement that they were going ahead with plans to buy from China more than half a million new black berets for the Army.

28.   Uncle Sam wants you to consider the fashion possibilities of a black beret.

29.   Ventura complained about new Army regs allowing soldiers to wear black berets, which had always been exclusively worn by Army Rangers.

30.   With his black beret, bushy mustache and bellicose persona, Jorge Briceno, has become an icon of the war to many Colombians.