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Featured: Rakkasans
  • Rakkasans - Men's
  • Rakkasans - Men's
  • Rakkasans - Men's
  • Rakkasans - Men's
  • Rakkasans - Men's
  • Rakkasans - Men's

Rakkasans - Men's

100% MADE IN THE USA: WOVEN, DYED, CUT, SEWN, DESIGNED AND PRINTED - That's the ALL AMERICAN GUARANTEE!

PREMIUM TEES: Providing all day comfort, made of super soft, premium materials, with a great feel, offering a closer, more athletic fit.   

  • 30/1 combed ring-spun 100% Cotton 4.4 oz/sq yd
  • 90% combed ring-spun Cotton,10% Polyester 4.4 oz/sq yd: Heather Gray
  • Tagless
  • Double needle sleeve and bottom hem
  • Taped shoulder to shoulder
  • Side seemed.

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10% from each shirt purchased goes to the Green Beret Foundation

EVERY SHIRT HAS A STORY:

RAKKASANS
Soldiers of the 187th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) have the distinction of belonging to the only airborne regiment that has served in every conflict since the inception of American airborne forces. Today, the 1st Battalion and 3rd Battalion of the 187th carry on that tradition, assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT) of the 101st Airborne Division. The 3d BCT carries on the nickname "Rakkasans". 

At the end of WWII, the 11th Airborne Division was selected as the first troops to enter Japan on occupation duty. On August 30, 1945, the 187th Infantry was the first foreign military force to enter Japan in more than 2,000 years. It was in Japan that the regiment earned its nickname. The Japanese had no word to describe these soldiers falling from the sky, so they used the made-up Japanese word "rakkasan" to describe what the American soldiers did. The literal translation means "falling down umbrella men." The locals started calling the troopers "Rakkasans," and the name stuck.

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MEN'S

PREMIUM TEES: Providing all day comfort, made of super soft, premium materials, with a great feel, offering a closer, more athletic fit.  

WOMEN'S

PREMIUM TEES: Providing all day comfort, made of super soft, premium materials, with a great feel, offering a fit just for the ladies.   

KID'S

PREMIUM TEES: All day comfort made from cotton in a super soft tee. Sizes 2T to YL.

VETERAN INSPIRED

Designs commemorate units of the United States Military. 10% of each purchase from our Veteran Inspired Collection goes to support the Green Beret Foundation.