This World War II poster is a classic, but it's also a relic, thanks to a generation of women who decided Navy blue looked as good on them as it did on men.

Back in August 1993, when Colin Powell was getting ready to retire as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Lawrence Korb made a bold plea on the op-ed page of The New York Times : "Isn't it time to select a woman as chairwoman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Or at least to join the other five chiefs as a member of the club?"

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