AUGUSTA, Maine — Those who want to show their support for local military families are invited to wear purple Friday on “Purple Up! For Military Kids” day, the Army National Guard and University of Maine Cooperative Extension announced.
“Purple is the color that symbolizes all branches of the military, as it is the combination of Army green, Coast Guard blue, Air Force blue, Maine red and Navy blue,” Chief Master Sgt. Steven R. Hughes, an ROTC instructor, said in promotional material about the event.
Maine’s Operation: Military Kids, part of the Cooperative Extension’s 4-H youth development program, has several programs for school-age kids who have a parent deployed in the military.
“Please wear purple on [Friday] to support and recognize the sacrifice our military personnel, families and youth are making in support of our country,” said a press release announcing the event.
For more information, contact Karen Gagne or Tiffany Gillespie at 800-287-1481.
The National Guard is selling “Purple Up!” T-shirts in support of Friday’s event for $10. To get a shirt call Hughes at 430-5773 or email steven.hughes2@us.army.mil or Kayla Cummings at 430-5953 or kayla.m.cummings@us.army.mil.
Purple up on Fri. ?
Did they change queah day, again ?
what does THAT have to do with anything ?
It is a wicked old standing juvenile joke that I sure has meaning to people of my generation
who remember being teased about “purpling up” on Tues. …. or was it Thurs ?
I would wear it on Friday but Fridays are wear red days until all the troops come home. They should have come up with a better day :(
I wonder why it’s printed on a LIGHT BLUE tee shirt ???
(no I’m not color blind, I have nearly all common colors of t-shirts and similar long-sleeved shirts, INCLUDING purple, and several blues” light and dark)
I thought purple was already being used by some other group. Oh well, there are just so many colors on the palette.
MSEA likes to wear purple on Wednesdays. Their members routinely like to wear pajamas on Mondays because they call out en masse.
There are purple ribbons used in support for domestic abuse victims.
They should be called “Shame” shirts if they are for supporting the troops in Afghanistan.