US Forest Service short-sleeved uniform shirt worn by Melody Starya Mobley

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United States Forest Service uniform shirt worn by Melody Starya Mobley. The polyester-cotton blend, khaki green, short-sleeved shirt has a standard collar and buttons at the center front with five (5) round khaki green plastic buttons. There are two (2) front pockets, one at each front side chest. Each pocket closes with a flap that fastens at the center with one (1) button. An insignia patch in green and yellow embroidery with the US Forest Service logo is sewn on the top of left sleeve: a shield with a pine tree at the center with text surrounding the tree. At the top is slightly arched text that reads [FOREST SERVICE]. Below and on either side of the tree is [U] and [S]. Text along the bottom of the reads [DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE]. The shirt is not lined.

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