{"id":3814,"date":"2017-01-12T07:06:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T12:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/?p=3814"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:21:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T19:21:38","slug":"every-marine-carries-the-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/every-marine-carries-the-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Marine Carries the Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/usa-marine-corps-flags.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3818\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/usa-marine-corps-flags-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"usa marine corps flags\" \/><\/a>History of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/military-flags\/armed-forces\/marine-corps-flags\">Marine Corps Flag<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Since the Revolutionary War, United States Marines have become very good at two things: making Marines, and winning wars. The Marine Corps has built its reputation for victory on the battlefield over nearly two and a half centuries, and in enough places around the globe to give truth to the statement that \u201cwe have fought in every clime and place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As one of the oldest war fighting organizations in the United States, the Marines have some great traditions, customs, and symbols. One of the Corps\u2019 most iconic symbols is its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/military-flags\/armed-forces\">service flag<\/a>, officially called the Battle Color of the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n<p>But the flag we see flying at every Marine post, hung on the walls of many barracks rooms, and even tattooed on the bodies of U.S. Marines the world over is not as old as the Corps itself.<\/p>\n<p>So, how did we get the flag we have today? The history of the Marine Corps Battle Color is as interesting and \u2018colorful\u2019 as the history of the Marine Corps itself.<\/p>\n<h2>Revolutionary Flags<\/h2>\n<p>\u2018On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress approved the resolution to establish two battalions of Marines.\u2019<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Captain Samuel Nicholas, 1st Commandant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marines today consider the Continental Marines our ancestors. They were a rag-tag group of misfits who fought alongside the Continental navy in the pursuit of independence from Great Britain. But little is known about what flags they may have carried to identify themselves as Marines.<\/p>\n<p>Some evidence points to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/flags-banners\/continental-colors-flag-grand-union\">Grand Union flag (also known as the Continental Flag)<\/a> being carried ashore by Continental Marines at New Providence on 3 March 1776. This flag consisted of thirteen stripes and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/flags-banners\/british-union-jack-stick-flag-4x6\">British Union Flag<\/a> placed in the canton (the top inner corner).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Continental-Marines-at-New-Providence-carrying-Grand-Union-and-Gadsden-Flags.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3819\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Continental-Marines-at-New-Providence-carrying-Grand-Union-and-Gadsden-Flags.jpg\" alt=\"Continental Marines at New Providence, carrying Grand Union and Gadsden Flags\" width=\"549\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Continental Marines at New Providence, carrying Grand Union and Gadsden Flags<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"figure aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/soldier.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3821\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/soldier.jpg\" alt=\"soldier\" width=\"252\" height=\"373\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Continental Marine and Grand Union Flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s also possible that those early Marines carried the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/flags-banners\/gadsden-flag\">Gadsden Flag<\/a> during that same operation.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Gadsden-Flag.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3823\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Gadsden-Flag.jpg\" alt=\"Gadsden Flag\" width=\"327\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a> Also known as the <em>rattlesnake flag<\/em>, this is the &#8220;Don&#8217;t Tread On Me&#8221; flag that became so popular again after 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>These early Jarheads may also have carried individual unit flags, as was sometimes the case during the Revolutionary period. But we don\u2019t really have evidence of any of these.<\/p>\n<h3>The 19th Century<\/h3>\n<p>The Marine Corps came into its own in the 19th century. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wHbP-aaC7V4\">From operations against the Barbary pirates (after which Marine officers started to carry the Mameluke sword<\/a>), to the Seminole Wars (when Commandant Archibald Henderson, the \u201cgrand old man of the Marine Corps\u201d stuck a note on his office door which said, \u201cGone to fight the Indians, be back when the war is over.\u201d), to Harper\u2019s Ferry and into the Civil War, United States Marines continued to bolster their reputation as fierce warriors.<\/p>\n<p>It was during the first half of the 19th century that we also saw the development of the first unique Marine Corps flag. The origin of this first flag remains unclear, but we know that it was in use by the 1830s.<\/p>\n<p>The original design featured a white field with yellow trim. It depicted an anchor and eagle in the center, and it was also emblazoned with a message: &#8220;To The Shores of Tripoli,\u201d to highlight the significance of the Marines\u2019 actions against the Barbary pirates and their amphibious landing and subsequent march to Derna, Tripoli.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/battle-painting.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3825\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/battle-painting.jpg\" alt=\"battle painting\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>This original flag was carried into battle during the Mexican-American war, but the design changed shortly after the conflict ended. The core components of the flag remained unchanged, but the text was amended in order to showcase our actions during the war. The text became &#8220;From Tripoli to the Halls of the Montezumas.&#8221; Although this phrase hasn\u2019t appeared on a Marine Corps flag in a very long time, it may sound familiar to you. That\u2019s because the Marines\u2019 Hymn that we sing today starts out with the lines, \u201cFrom the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The flag was used more often for ceremonies than for field operations, especially during the Civil War. But we still needed a flag for practical purposes on the battlefield. So, we used a variation on the national flag. It retained the red and white stripes, and included an image of an eagle perched on a shield with stars all around it. This design fell out of use in 1876, and was replaced with a copy of the national flag with &#8220;U.S. Marine Corps&#8221; embroidered in the center.<\/p>\n<p>Unrelated to the Marine Corps flag at the time, but still a very important event occurred in 1868: the adoption of the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor as the official emblem of the Marine Corps. This emblem also changed a bit over the years, but eventually played a key role in the design of the Battle Color.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/USMCEmblemEagleGlobeAnchor.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3826\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/USMCEmblemEagleGlobeAnchor.jpg\" alt=\"USMC Emblem: Eagle, Globe, &amp; Anchor\" width=\"285\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><figcaption>USMC Emblem: Eagle, Globe, &amp; Anchor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>The 20th Century<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"figure alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/spirit-of-1917.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3828\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/spirit-of-1917.jpg\" alt=\"spirit of 1917\" width=\"195\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Recruiting art circa World War 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The modern predecessor of our Battle Color came into use during the early part of the 20th century. The Marine Corps flag of 1914 put the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor to good use by making it a central part of its design. Unlike today\u2019s flag (which is predominantly scarlet red), the 1914 flag had a dark blue background, or field. The emblem was placed in the center of the field, and was encircled with a laurel wreath.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Recruiting-art-circa-World-War.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3829\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Recruiting-art-circa-World-War.jpg\" alt=\"Recruiting art circa World War \" width=\"335\" height=\"476\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Recruiting art circa World War<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It also added two things that might look similar to our current Battle Color. Above the wreath and emblem was a scarlet-colored ribbon that said, \u201cU.S. Marine Corps.\u201d Underneath it all was another scarlet ribbon, which said, \u201cSemper Fidelis.\u201d Our motto, semper fidelis, is Latin and means always faithful.<\/p>\n<p>The flag retained the yellow fringe of some previous designs, but it was removed in 1921, along with the text that was embroidered on the flag. All flags that still had the yellow fringe were removed from official use the next year.<\/p>\n<p>During this period, individual Marine units began placing special decorations on their flags. The decorations were originally embroidered directly onto the flags, but most units quickly acquired too many honors for that to remain practical. Instead, units began to attach silver bands to the flag that served to commemorate the unit&#8217;s actions in specific battles. The practice of attaching silver bands was discontinued in 1961.<\/p>\n<p>However, the tradition of battle streamers lives on today, with organizational colors (Marine Corps flags officially assigned to Marine units) and the Marine Corps Battle Color carrying dozens of streamers to display the honors won in battles around the globe.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ribbons.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3831\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ribbons.jpg\" alt=\"ribbons\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/marine-ribbons.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3830\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/marine-ribbons.jpg\" alt=\"marine ribbons\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<h2>The Modern Flag<\/h2>\n<p>In 1925, the Marine Corps adopted scarlet and gold as the Corps\u2019 official colors. But it neglected to update the design of the flag for several years. The blue-field flag of 1914 remained in use until almost 1940! On 18 January 1939, the Marine Corps finally updated its Battle Color to include the official colors of scarlet and gold. That design has remained essentially unchanged to this date.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Marine-Color-Guard-with-National-Ensign-and-MCRD-San-Diego-Organization-Color.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3834\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Marine-Color-Guard-with-National-Ensign-and-MCRD-San-Diego-Organization-Color.jpg\" alt=\"Marine Color Guard with National Ensign and MCRD San Diego Organization Color\" width=\"325\" height=\"433\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Marine Color Guard with National Ensign and MCRD San Diego Organization Color<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/marine-corps-flag.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3833\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/marine-corps-flag.jpg\" alt=\"marine corps flag\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/color-buard.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3832\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/color-buard.jpg\" alt=\"Marine Color Guard\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p>Marine Corps Order P10520.3B, Marine Corps Flag Manual<\/p>\n<p>The Marine Officer\u2019s Guide, Sixth Edition<\/p>\n<p>Recruit Knowledge, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, circa 2001<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of the Marine Corps Flag Since the Revolutionary War, United States Marines have become very good at two things: making Marines, and winning wars. 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