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antedate the war. Such a stripe of that time was normally reserved for officers, but due to the casualties among the officers of the battle, the NCOs lead the remainder of the assault, and hence the stripe recognizes the leadership role of NCOs thereafter. In 1849, the stripes were changed to a solid red from dark blue stripes edged in red, which dated from 1839.
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U.S. Marine tradition maintains that the red stripe is worn on the trousers of the blue dress uniform, commonly known as the blood stripe, because a large number of the Marine NCOs and officers of the detachment died while storming the castle of
Chapultepec in 1847, though iterations of the stripe
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According to Marine Corps history, the blood stripe is to honor fallen marines from the
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uniforms, with the scarlet flanked with gold trim, and on members of the
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ordered uniform changes that included the Marine Corps adopting the
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310:. Marine For Life. 3 September 2006. Archived from
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43:. This red stripe is 2 inches (5.1 cm) for
83:. Modified versions are worn on the officers'
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61:inches (3.8 cm) for other officers, and
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224:[Historical review] (in Spanish).
154:Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps
414:Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
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203:National Museum of the Marine Corps
893:Color Sergeant of the Marine Corps
419:Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
270:"Marine Corps Uniform Regulations"
178:from websites or documents of the
75:inches (2.9 cm) for enlisted
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433:Marine Corps three-star generals
326:Leicht, Paul W. (March 5, 2004).
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517:Organization of the Marine Corps
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332:Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
174: This article incorporates
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757:Criminal Investigation Division
479:Senate Armed Services Committee
429:Marine Corps four-star generals
549:III Marine Expeditionary Force
467:House Armed Services Committee
409:Commandant of the Marine Corps
77:staff noncommissioned officers
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532:II Marine Expeditionary Force
252:United States Naval Institute
1006:History of women in the USMC
976:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
767:Chaplain of the Marine Corps
628:Marine Air-Ground Task Force
612:Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary
596:Marine Corps Systems Command
544:I Marine Expeditionary Force
248:Uniforms of the Sea Services
404:Under Secretary of the Navy
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385:United States Marine Corps
336:United States Marine Corps
278:United States Marine Corps
246:Rankin, Robert H. (1962).
180:United States Marine Corps
41:United States Marine Corps
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948:Marine Corps War Memorial
798:Officer Candidates School
668:Marine expeditionary unit
522:Headquarters Marine Corps
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898:Eagle, Globe, and Anchor
772:Associated organizations
149:Eagle, Globe, and Anchor
762:Judge Advocate Division
308:"Marine Corps Uniforms"
688:Marine Raider Regiment
274:Mco P1020.34G W/Ch 1-5
176:public domain material
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850:Vehicles and aircraft
673:Marine Security Guard
556:Marine Forces Reserve
539:Marine Forces Pacific
527:Marine Forces Command
484:Seapower subcommittee
399:Secretary of the Navy
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913:Drum and Bugle Corps
855:Individual equipment
808:Martial Arts Program
121:U.S. Naval Institute
105:Spanish Navy Marines
1074:Trousers and shorts
198:"Lore of the Corps"
953:Marine Detachments
883:Acronyms and terms
793:School of Infantry
747:Historical Marines
678:Special Operations
561:Fleet Marine Force
222:"Reseña Histórica"
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