{"id":3904,"date":"2017-02-28T08:29:17","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T13:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/?p=3904"},"modified":"2024-06-27T14:02:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:02:40","slug":"the-marine-corps-emblem-elements-and-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/the-marine-corps-emblem-elements-and-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"The Marine Corps Emblem: Elements and Meaning"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Marine<\/a>For Marines, the Eagle, Globe, & Anchor is a hallowed symbol. It\u2019s a badge of honor. Marines wear the Eagle, Globe, & Anchor on their uniforms; it\u2019s a central part of the Marine Corps flag<\/a>; and many Marines get it tattooed on their body. Earning the Eagle, Globe, & Anchor is what makes a Marine\u2026a Marine.<\/p>\n

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\"New<\/a>
New Marine receives the Eagle, Globe, & Anchor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Eagle, Globe, & Anchor consists of three parts. The top part is the Eagle.<\/p>\n

\"USMC<\/a>
USMC Enlisted Emblem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The eagle signifies the Marines\u2019 commitment to support and defend the Constitution. It also represents the fact that we fight \u2018in the air.\u2019 Our aviation heroes include such figures as the Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr (Marine fighter pilot, test pilot, astronaut, and U.S. Senator).<\/p>\n

\"Honorable<\/a>
Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Eagle carries a banner in his beak, which is embroidered with our motto, Semper Fidelis. On the Marine Corps flag, there is another banner underneath the whole emblem that says, \u2018United States Marine Corps.\u2019<\/p>\n

\"United<\/a><\/figure>\n

The central part is the Globe. It depicts the Western hemisphere, because that\u2019s where the bulk of the Corps\u2019 action took place in its early history. The Globe also represents our global reach. If you pay close attention to the Marine Corps flag, you\u2019ll notice that the Globe consists of two colors, and shows some lines of latitude.<\/p>\n

\"USMC<\/a>
USMC Officer Emblem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Behind the Globe is the Anchor, which stands for our ties to the U.S. Navy<\/a>. Since the earliest days, the Marines have worked with the Navy to be an amphibious fighting organization, able to project force ashore. The Anchor is \u2018fouled,\u2019 meaning it has rope (or line) wrapped around it. The Anchor\u2019s fouling does not have a \u2018bitter end,\u2019 or a loose end; it is essentially perpetual. This shows that we aren\u2019t going to disappear anytime soon; our time as a fighting force won\u2019t come to an end.<\/p>\n

\""The<\/a>
“The raising of that flag on Mt. Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years.” – James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, 1945<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whether in a full color tattoo, on a t-shirt, on a Marine\u2019s uniform, on a bumper sticker, or on any of the Marine Corps flags that fly across the globe, the Eagle, Globe, & Anchor is an important symbol of the Marine Corps\u2019 culture and history.<\/p>\n

\"Marine<\/a><\/a>Check out all the Marine Corps Flags and related accessories<\/a> here:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/military-flags\/marine-corps-flags<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Marines, the Eagle, Globe, & Anchor is a hallowed symbol. It\u2019s a badge of honor. Marines wear the Eagle, Globe, & Anchor on their uniforms; it\u2019s a central part of the Marine Corps flag; and many Marines get it tattooed on their body. Earning the Eagle, Globe, & Anchor is what makes a Marine\u2026a… continue<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":3917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[414,408],"class_list":["post-3904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flag-information","tag-marine-corps-emblem","tag-marine-corps-flag"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Marine Corps Emblem: Elements and Meaning - Gettysburg Flag Works Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/the-marine-corps-emblem-elements-and-meaning\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Marine Corps Emblem: Elements and Meaning - Gettysburg Flag Works Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For Marines, the Eagle, Globe, & Anchor is a hallowed symbol. 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