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Posted on 08/28/2005 7:50:25 AM PDT by snippy_about_it
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 Background: The history of the Marine Corps emblem is a story related to the history of the Corps itself. The emblem of today traces its roots to the designs and ornaments of early Continental Marines as well as British Royal Marines. The emblem took its present form in 1868. Before that time many devices, ornaments, and distinguishing marks followed one another as official marks of the Corps. In 1776, the device consisted of a "foul anchor" of silver or pewter. The foul anchor still forms a part of the emblem today. (A foul anchor is an anchor which has one or more turns of the chain around it). Changes were made in 1798, 1821, and 1824. In 1834 it was prescribed that a brass eagle be worn on the hat, the eagle to measure 3 ½ inches from wingtip to wingtip. During the early years numerous distinguishing marks were prescribed, including "black cockades", "scarlet plumes," and "yellow bands and tassels." In 1859 the origin of the present color scheme for the officer's dress uniform ornaments appeared on an elaborate device of solid white metal and yellow metal. The design included a United States shield, half wreath, a bugle, and the letter "M." In 1868, Brigadier General Commandant Jacob Zeilin appointed a board "to decide and report upon the various devices of cap ornaments of the Marine Corps." On 13 November 1868, the board turned in its report. It was approved by the Commandant four days later, and on 19 November 1868 was signed by the Secretary of the Navy. The emblem recommended by this board consists of a globe (showing the Western Hemisphere) intersected by a foul anchor, and surmounted by a spread eagle. On the emblem itself, the device is topped by a ribbon inscribed with the Latin motto "Semper Fidelis" (Always Faithful). The uniform ornaments omit the motto ribbon. The general design of the emblem was probably derived from the British Royal Marines' "Globe and Laurel." The globe on the U.S. Marine emblem signifies service in any part of the world. The eagle also indirectly signifies service worldwide, although this may not have been the intention of the designers in 1868. The eagle which they selected for the Marine emblem is a crested eagle, a type found all over the world. On the other hand, the eagle pictured on the great seal and the currency of the United States is the bald eagle, strictly a North American variety. The anchor, whose origin dates back to the founding of the Marine Corps in 1775, indicates the amphibious nature of Marines' duties. On 22 June 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an Executive Order, which approved the design of an official seal for the United States Marine Corps. The new seal had been designed at the request of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. The new seal consisted of the traditional Marine Corps emblem in bronze; however, an American bald eagle replaced the crested eagle depicted on the 1868 emblem, and is depicted with wings displayed, standing upon the western hemisphere of the terrestrial globe, and holding in his beak a scroll inscribed with the Marine Corps motto "Semper Fidelis" (Ever Faithful) with the hemisphere superimposed on a foul anchor. The seal is displayed on a scarlet background encircled with a Navy blue band edged in a gold rope rim and inscribed "Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps" in gold letters. Coincident with the approval of this seal by the President, the emblem centered on the seal was adopted in 1955 as the official Marine Corps Emblem. Reference Section History and Museums Division      |
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on August 28:
0865 Rhazes [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakar˜ja al-Razi], Persian physician
1749 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust)
1774 Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton 1st American Catholic saint
1828 Leo Tolstoi Russian writer (War & Peace, Anna Karenina)
1828 William Alexander Hammond Brig General (Union Army), died in 1900
1831 Lucy Ware Webb Hayes 1st lady
1878 George Hoyt Whipple US, astrophysicist (Nobel-1934)
1889 Charles Boyer France, actor (Algiers, Fanny, Barefoot in the Park)
1905 Sam Levene actor (Demon, Gung Ho)
1908 Roger Tory Peterson NY, ornithologist/writer (How to Know Birds)
1916 C Wright Mills sociologist, writer (The Power Elite)
1917 Jack Kirby, cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk, Capt America)
1921 Nancy Kulp Penn, actress (Miss Jane Hathaway Beverly Hillbillies)
1924 Peggy Ryan Long Beach Calif, actress (Jenny-Hawaii Five-0)
1930 Ben Gazzara NYC, actor (Run for Your Life, QB VII)
1943 David Soul Chicago, actor (Starsky & Hutch, Here Comes the Bride)
1943 Lou Pinella Yankee manager (1969 AL rookie of the year)
1946 Bob Beamon US, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1968)
1950 Ron Guidry Yankee pitcher (Cy Young 1978)
1951 Wayne Osmond Ogden Utah, singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie & Marie)
1957 Daniel Stern Stamford Ct, actor (City Slickers, Wonder Years)
1958 Scott Hamilton Toledo, figure skating champion (Olympic-gold-1984)
1960 Leroy Chiao Milwaukee Wisc, astronaut
1968 Scarlet Annette Morgan Pfafftown NC, Miss NC-America-1991
1969 Jason Priestley Vancouver BC, actor (Brandon-Beverly Hills 90210)
1971 Janet Evans US swimmer (Olympics-1992)
Yupper, mighty impressive looking plane! Arlo ain't so bad either.
Leather bound door stop maker.
Gone to Crawford! Good for you. We expect a full report on this fine gentleman's book you know.
When I was in the navy I heard it was a seagull standing on a beachball waving a "Go Navy" flag.
War & Peace one of those books everybody knows about but no one has read.
Gone to Crawford! Good for you. We expect a full report on this fine gentleman's book you know.
Warthog in the morning. Good idea, go ugly early.
Hi miss Feather
ROFLMAO. MY Sailor wife liked that.
I remember a TV(?) movie with Dick Van Dyke. He'd gotten fed up with life and locked himself into his bedrrom until he read the entire book. I have no idea what the title of the movie was, or any other details.
Good morning, Snippy and everyone at the Freeper Foxhole.
Which guy is you?
LOL!
I heard the Marines say:
"We stole the Anchor from the Navy, the Wings from the Air Force. On the 7th Day, when God Rested, we stormed His fort, stole the globe, and have been defending it ever since."
Thanks . . . "some guy" FRmailed me all these cool Warthog links. Gotta give that bird it's due respect!
ROTFLOL. I love it. Good to see you.
Heh heh heh. I like it.
lol
I loved this quiet time and often succeeded in pushing thoughts about girls and the Detroit Tigers out of my mind. The best I could, I tried to reflect on the wonder of God and His salvation. And in the silence I often sensed His presence. Today we live in a noisy world. Many people can't even drive without music blaring from their car, or the beat of the bass vibrating their vehicle. Even many church services are marked more by noise than by quiet reflection. In ancient times the pagans cried out in a noisy frenzy to their idols (1 Kings 18:25-29). In sharp contrast, the psalmist saw the wisdom of silence, because in quiet reverence God can be heard. In the stillness of the night under a starry sky, in a hushed sanctuary, or in a quiet room at home, we can meet the living God and hear Him speak. The psalmist's words are relevant today: "Wait silently for God alone" (Psalm 62:5). —Herb Vander Lugt
While I wait on Thee; Hushed my heart to listen In expectancy. —Grimes To hear God's voice, turn down the world's volume.
Keeping Our Appointments With God What Is A Personal Relationship With God? |
LOL! It took me a minute to get it.
Back later.
free dixie HUGS,sw
And as a foormer University of Science, Music and Culture NFO wannabe I can only say in response to todays thread... SEMPER FI!!!
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
BTW This is the alfa6 bump for the Sunday Foxhole
Fun little movie clip from the 1940 movie "The Ghost Breakers" with Bob Hope...
http://extremewisdom.com/images/Best.wmv
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
Good morning feather.
Thanks for going and thanks for the link.
Congratulations on your two years of your poetry thread. My goodness, has it been two years already? I'm so sorry we've been so precoccupied to visit much. :-(
Thanks sweetie and Good morning.
Good morning USCBOMBGUY.
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Bittygirl just came in waving a fresh diaper at me trying to get my attention.
Yep, she was wet and needed changing.
Thank You, snippy. I do want you and Sam to know how much I appreciate your support over these two years.
You are missed, too.
LOL!!
Did you take a picture of this BG adventure. ;)
Note that the insignia on the fatigue caps of the US Marines is the jaegerhorn of the US Infantry....not visible, though, is a silver Old English "M" on a red background to distinguish the wearer as a Marine. The emblem mentioned in the article was actually worn on the dress shako, not the fatigue cap.
(both paintings by Don Troiani)
Thanks Bombadier.
Whoa! Sorry but that does nothing for me.
LOL! I remeber that flick. I was waiting for "You mean like Marines" for the punch line. ;-)
Keep those Warthog pics coming. :-)
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Written on the wall behind the pulpit of the church we attended in my teens were these words: "The Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him" (Habakkuk 2:20). And keep silence we did! All eight of us boys said nothing to one another as we sat waiting for the service to begin. 