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This Date In Marine History
4 July 1801: President Thomas Jefferson reviewed the Marines, led by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, LtCol William W. Burrows and the Marine Band, on the White House grounds. The smartly uniformed Marines performed drills and fired various salutes in observance of the new nation's 25th anniversary.
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" To observe a Marine is inspirational,
to be a Marine is exceptional."
Gunnery Sergeant Charles Wolf
Clarification on Hand Salute
1. THIS ALMAR REINFORCES THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS AND
AMPLIFIES THE PROVISIONS OF THE REFERENCE FOR
RENDERING SALUTES AND HONORS
TO THE NATIONAL FLAG; THE PROPER CONDUCT OF THE
MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY CAKE
CUTTING CEREMONY; AND THE PLAYING OF THE MARINES'
HYMN.
2. CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS PROVIDE A LINK TO THE PAST; THEY BOND
MARINES WHO
HAVE GONE BEFORE WITH MARINES WHO WILL CARRY THE TORCH THROUGH
THE FUTURE.
ANY LOSS OF TRADITION OR IMPROPER OBSERVATION OF CUSTOM BLURS
OUR IDENTITY
AND WEAKENS US AS AN INSTITUTION. THROUGH THE FAITHFUL
ADHERENCE BY
COMMANDERS AND EACH INDIVIDUAL MARINE, WE PRESERVE OUR IDENTITY
AND
REPUTATION AS A UNIQUE AND ELITE FIGHTING ORGANIZATION.
3.
SALUTING. A RECENT CHANGE TO THE LAW HAS AUTHORIZED ACTIVE DUTY AND
RETIRED
SERVICEMEMBERS TO SALUTE THE NATIONAL COLORS, WHETHER COVERED OR
UNCOVERED,
INDOORS OR OUT. BY CUSTOM AND TRADITION, MARINES DO NOT RENDER
THE HAND
SALUTE WHEN OUT OF UNIFORM OR WHEN UNCOVERED. LET THERE BE NO
CONFUSION;
THAT HAS NOT CHANGED. DURING THE PLAYING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM,
OR THE
RAISING, LOWERING, OR PASSING OF THE NATIONAL FLAG, MARINES WILL
CONTINUE TO
FOLLOW NAVAL TRADITIONS AND THE POLICY / PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN
REFERENCE
(A). SPECIFICALLY, MARINES NOT IN UNIFORM WILL FACE THE FLAG,
STAND AT
ATTENTION, AND PLACE THE RIGHT HAND OVER THE HEART. IF COVERED,
MARINES NOT
IN UNIFORM WILL REMOVE THEIR HEADGEAR WITH THE RIGHT HAND AND
PLACE THEIR
RIGHT HAND OVER THEIR HEART. WHEN THE FLAG IS NOT PRESENT,
MARINES WILL ACT
IN THE SAME MANNER WHILE FACING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE
MUSIC. IN CASES
SUCH AS INDOOR CEREMONIES, WHEN MARINES ARE IN UNIFORM AND
UNCOVERED, THEY
WILL FACE THE FLAG, OR THE DIRECTION OF THE MUSIC WHEN THE
FLAG IS NOT
PRESENT, AND STAND AT ATTENTION.
4. THE MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY CAKE
CUTTING CEREMONY. THE MARINE CORPS
BIRTHDAY CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY IS ONE OF
OUR TIME-HONORED TRADITIONS IN
GARRISON, IN THE FIELD, AND IN COMBAT. ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS
OF THE CEREMONY IS THE TRADITIONAL
RECOGNITION OF THE OLDEST AND YOUNGEST
MARINES PRESENT. TO CLARIFY THE
LANGUAGE IN REFERENCE (A), THE COMMANDER
CUTS THE CAKE AND HANDS THE FIRST
PIECE TO THE GUEST OF HONOR. THEN THE
COMMANDER HANDS THE SECOND PIECE OF
CAKE TO THE OLDEST MARINE PRESENT AS A
SIGN OF HONOR AND RESPECT TO
EXPERIENCE AND SENIORITY. AFTER TAKING A BITE,
THE OLDEST MARINE PASSES THE
SECOND PIECE OF CAKE, AND A CLEAN FORK,
DIRECTLY TO THE YOUNGEST MARINE
PRESENT; THIS ACTION SYMBOLIZES THE PASSING
OF WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, AND
EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN
THOSE WHO WILL CONTINUE TO
CARRY ON OUR MARINE CORPS TRADITIONS.
5. PLAYING OF THE MARINES'
HYMN. THE MARINES' HYMN IS THE OFFICIAL HYMN OF
THE MARINE CORPS. IT IS
THE SONG OF PRAISE TO OUR INSTITUTION AND THE
LYRICS ARE A DIRECT TRIBUTE TO
OUR WARFIGHTING CULTURE. BY CUSTOM AND
TRADITION, THE MARINES' HYMN IS THE
LAST SONG PLAYED AT CEREMONIES AND
GATHERINGS OF MARINES. ALTHOUGH THE
REFERENCE ALLOWS FOR THE PLAYING OF
SPECIAL MUSIC REQUESTS BEFORE THE
MARINES' HYMN, SUCH AS "ANCHOR'S AWEIGH,"
THIS IS BY EXCEPTION AND AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE LOCAL COMMANDER.
6. ONE OF OUR HALLMARKS AS MARINES
IS THAT WE ARE AS GOOD ON PARADE AS WE
ARE IN THE ATTACK. OUR SHARP
APPEARANCE - IN AND OUT OF UNIFORM - AND OUR
SUCCESS IN BATTLE ARE TWO
IMPORTANT PARTS OF OUR IDENTITY. WE TAKE PRIDE IN
OUR TRADITIONS, AND THEIR
UNIFORM APPLICATION, WHEREVER MARINES ARE
ASSIGNED.
7. SEMPER
FIDELIS,
JAMES T. CONWAY,
GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.
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