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Kilo 4/13
Reunion
2010
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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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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