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	Marine Rotary Wing Squadrons
		MH015.....HML-776 Figure of black helo and eagle, globe and anchor on black bordered 5 In.
		MH002.....HMX-1 “X” of red helo blades on black disc with eagle, globe and anchor and capitol bldg.
		MH036.....HMM-365 Blue Knights, Knight in blue armor w/red lance and buckler with gold eagle, globe and anchor on blue bordered white disc
	www.goldenwingsent.com /marine5.htm

	The United States Mint Pressroom
		Description: Eagle, Globe and Anchor — the Marine Corps Emblem, thirteen stars.
		Reverse: Depicts a soaring American bald eagle, encircled by 17 stars - one for each state in the union at the time of the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition.
		Description: "Badlands with Bison," features a pair of grazing American bison in the foreground and a sunset view of the rugged buttes and canyons that symbolize the State’s Badlands region.
	www.usmint.gov /pressroom/index.cfm?printer=yes&flash=yes&action=Photo (1192 words)

	USMC Force Recon
		USMC Eagle Globe & Anchor -- USMC Eagle Globe & Anchor
	www.vtarmynavy.com /usmc-force-recon.htm (63 words)

	History and Traditions of the United States Marine Corps
		There were numerous designs of insignia prior to the 1868 adoption of the Eagle Globe and Anchor device that we are familiar with today.
		All who have worn the Eagle, Globe and Anchor share a common heritage that goes back to the Revolutionary War.
		This site will attempt to provide a history of all of the various insignia, badges and buttons worn by the Corps during it's long and proud history.
	www.us-marine-corps.com (63 words)

	Encyclopedia: United States Marine Corps
		They appear on the flag of the United States Marine Corps, along with the Marine Corps emblem: the eagle, globe, and anchor, with the eagle representing service to the country, the globe representing worldwide service, and the anchor representing sea traditions.
		Officers new to the Corps may be trained through ROTC, the Reserve Officers Training Corps; OCS, Officer Candidate School, followed by The Basic School, both at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia; or the United States Naval Academy.
		Liberia suffered from civil war at the time, and civilian citizens of the United States and other countries could not leave via conventional means.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-States-Marine-Corps (63 words)

	United States Marine Corp
		The Emblem is the bald eagle astride a globe with an anchor in the background, and a banner with Semper Fidelis grasped in the eagle’s mouth.
		From the attack on New Providence Island in the American Revolution, to ongoing operations around the globe, the United States Marines prove themselves to be the “World’s Finest”.
		The Marine Corps Emblem was adopted in 1868 by the seventh Commandant of the Marine Corps, Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin.
	www.milfordarmynavy.com /departments/usmc/index.jsp (369 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions
		In 1867, when the Corps decided to have an official emblem, then-Commandant, Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin convened a board of officers who submitted a recommendation of the eagle, globe and anchor to the Secretary of the Navy.
		The emblem was adopted in 1868 and included a fouled anchor similar to those on the emblems of the British Navy and Royal Marines.
		It was contributed to the Corps by Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin, 7th Commandant.
	www.mca-marines.org /leatherneck/faq.htm (2891 words)

	Sgt Grit's Marine Forum - Emblem with latitude??
		On 19 November 1868, upon the recommendation of Brigadier General Commandant Jacob Zeilin, and a board of Marine officers, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles authorizes the “Eagle, Globe, and Anchor” as the U.S. Marine Corps Emblem.
		The addition of the American bald eagle, native of the North American continent and the official symbol of the United States of America, and the fouled anchor, originally used by the Continental Marines, leave no doubt that the Corps is both American and Maritime.
		In 1868, Brigadier General Commandant Jacob Zeilin appointed a board "to decide and report upon the various devices of cap ornaments of the Marine Corps." On 13 November 1868, the board turned in its report.
	www.grunt.com /forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=17048 (1382 words)

	history
		The emblem consisted of an American Eagle with wings spread, standing on the Western Hemisphere of the terrestrial globe, holding in his beak a scroll inscribed "Semper Fidelis" (always faithful with the hemisphere superimposed on an anchor.
		In 1954, General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., the 20th Commandant of the Marine Corps, modified the emblem by "fouling" the anchor with a length of rope.
		The U.S. Marines Corps has been involved over 50 years in helping to provide toys to children in need during the holiday season.
	www.toys4tots.us /history.htm (1382 words)

	Marine Corps Community for USMC Veterans.
		Marines wear only the eagle, globe and anchor, together with personal ribbons and their cherished marksmanship badges.
		There is nothing on a Marine's uniform to indicate what he or she does, nor (except for the 5th and 6th Regiments who wear a French fourragere for Belleau Wood) what unit the Marine belongs to.
		You cannot tell by looking at a Marine whether you are seeing a truck driver, a computer programmer, or a machine gunner.
	www.leatherneck.com /marine.php (1382 words)

	art for God's sake: Lima Company
		In May, Lima Company, which traces its military lineage back to a unit that fought one of the toughest battles on Iwo Jima in World War II, installed a pink granite boulder adorned with the Corps' eagle, globe and anchor, to record the names of its marines who died in Iraq.
		When they were called up, Lima Company, with some added reservists to bring it to an authorized strength of 160 troops, and the rest of the 3/25 went to the sprawling Marine base at Twentynine Palms, Calif., for refresher infantry training.
		Moreover, the marines were often frustrated in their hunt for insurgents who seemed to disappear into the desert, prompting some Americans to describe the sweeps as "whack-a-mole," after the arcade game involving a hammer and mechanical rodents that pop in and out of holes.
	danthress.blogspot.com /2005/08/lima-company.html (2720 words)

	SemperFi
		The Marine Corps Emblem - Eagle, Globe and Anchor.
		Adopted from the British Royal Marines, was modified in 1868 by the seventh Commandant of the Marine Corps, Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Grove/9133/SemperFi.html (186 words)

	The United States Mint Pressroom
		The reverse, by United States Mint sculptor-engraver Charles L. Vickers, features an engraving of the Eagle, Globe and Anchor, the official emblem of the United States Marine Corps.
		This emblem has remained virtually unchanged since 1868, when United States Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, approved the design as recommended by Brigadier General Commandant Jacob Zeilin.
		Two hundred thirty years ago, following skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, delegates to the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia and, on November 10, 1775, ordered the raising of two Marine battalions to serve as a landing force for the growing colonial fleet.
	www.usmint.gov /pressroom/index.cfm?action=press_release&ID=600 (944 words)

	USMC History of the Eagle, Globe & Anchor
		The emblem consists of an eagle clenching the Marine Corps motto ("Semper Fidelas") in its beak, the globe (Western Hemisphere), and the achor.
		The emblem was adopted from the British (Royal) Marines and was modified by Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin in 1868 to depict the Marines as both American and maritime.
	www.tmqg.com /~usmc/usmc.links-03.htm (59 words)

	Military Gear and Surplus Store
		With embossed Eagle, Globe and Anchor insignia on the heel counter, this boot is made to meet the challenges of wet, cold environments.
		Mach Series Desert Combat Boots are made for comfort and endurance from top to bottom and loaded with quality features.
		Original pattern Army Desert Boot developed during Operation Desert Shield prior to the all out desert war in Iraq and Kuwait.
	www.actiongear.com /cgi-bin/tame.exe/military/level3.tam?cart=03K19oja.rwa&l (59 words)

	Style B
		USS SIMON LAKE MARINE DETACHMENT red w/ eagle, globe, anchor
	www.patchplace.com /new_page_8.htm (23 words)

	US Marines
		The eagle represents the service of the US Marine jobs to their country, the globe represents their worldwide service and the anchor is the representation of their sea traditions.
		The US Marines are the naval infantry with specialization in military maneuvers on ships and conduction of amphibious assaults.
		Their main purpose is combat and are adaptable to a broad variety of combat operations.
	www.united-states-marines.com (23 words)

	THE STARFLEET COMMAND MARINE CORPS
		The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps has an Eagle, Globe, Anchor in the place of his star on his rank insignia.
		The Starfleet Command Marine Corps, SCMC, is the Marine Corps of the 23rd and 24th centuries which is based on the 20th century Marine Corps.
		As Commander of Starfleet Command, the Fleet Admiral shall be appraised of all SCMC operations via the SCMC Commandant or the Vice Commandant in the absence of the Commandant.
	www.ufphq.com /mc_handbook.htm (6695 words)

	USMC_EMBLEM
		It is not the "EGA" but the eagle, globe and anchor, the emblem of the United States Marine Corps."
		It is a spirit that makes a qualitive difference between a Marine and any other fighting force in the world.
		NO Marine should refer to our Emblem as an "EGA!" There is no such thing as an EGA.
	www.angelfire.com /ca/dickg/usmcemblem.html (842 words)

	Heroes battle links US
		Nothing symbolizes the quick-strike strength of the Corps and its ability to take the fight to foes anywhere in the world like the eagle, globe and anchor and the motto that accompanies it - Semper Fidelis - Always Faithful.
		Traverse the Paths of the Dead, defend Minas Tirith, and battle Sauron's forces on the Pelennor Fields before the final confrontations at the Black Gate and the Crack of Doom.
		Battle the Forces of Evil - Fight vicious foes including Shelob, the Witch King, and many more.
	battleus.hmk6.net /battle/heroes.html (842 words)

	The Woman Marine Home Page - Molly Marine!
		"On the surface, our Molly Marine may not look like the women we saw this morning receiving their Eagle, Globe and Anchor for the first time (at the Crucible emblem ceremony), but on the inside I assure you that that patriotism, the honor, the courage and the commitment is the same," said LtGen.
		The original Molly Marine, standing 20 feet tall from the ground to the top of her cover, became the first monument in the United States of a woman in military uniform and was dedicated in New Orleans on the Marine Corps' 168th birthday, Nov. 10, 1943.
		Quantico's Molly Marine statue is a bronze replica of the original which stands on the corner of Elk and Canal streets in NewOrleans.
	www.geocities.com /wmarinering/MollyMarine.htm (1057 words)

	Marine Rotary Wing Squadrons
		MH015.....HML-776 Figure of black helo and eagle, globe and anchor on black bordered 5 In.
		MH022.....HMM-164 Knightriders, Black figure of “the Knightrider” on dark olive green 5 In.
		MH047.HMH-464 Condors; Figure of a condor in flight carrying the earth on a yellow bordered white disk.
	www.goldenwingsent.com /marine5.htm (1057 words)

	BeldarBlog: Why the USS Zeilin prompts me to oppose Sen. Kerry's position on nuclear bunker busters
		The Zeilin was named after Brigadier General Jacob Zelin, a hero of both the Mexican-American and Civil Wars and, as the Seventh Commandant of the Marine Corps, responsible for the adoption of the Marine Corps' eagle-globe-anchor emblem in 1867 and The Marines' Hymn.
		With Ensign Dyer among its officers and crew, the "Mighty Z" steamed out of San Francisco for the western Pacific on 21Oct44, and in December participated in practice landings at Guadalcanal in preparation for the invasion of Luzon.
		The Zeilin suffered seven killed, three declared missing, and thirty wounded.
	beldar.blogs.com /beldarblog/2004/10/sen_kerrys_oppo.html (3524 words)

	USMC memorabilia, Marine Corps insignia
		A WW2 USMC Officer's Khaki overseas hat, with period bronze Eagle, Globe and Anchor.
		A USMC Officer's Bronze finished E,G, and A for the cover, WW2 period, by H and H and Imperial.
		An excellent condition 1920's vintage USMC Enlisted Visor Hat for the green uniform.
	www.larrystonebooks.com /usmc.html (3524 words)

	"Long overdue, but not forgotten"
		Through his leadership, persistence, determination, and "Jackie Robinson social skills," all of America's Marines have learned to embody the idea that Marines are made and molded from the inside; that it's the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor they wear on their hearts that makes them different from the society they protect--not the color of their skin.
		As important as the sword has become to Marine leaders as a symbol of their responsibility, so too has Branch's place in history become important to the future of the Corps' leadership since his commission.
		Branch was first presented with this sword at the National Naval Officers Association 29th annual Conference held at the Marine Corps Research Center on July 16-20.
	www.dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/6_43/national_news/11589-1.html (587 words)

	Colon Family Photo : Sergeant George O. Colon - AncientFaces.com
		In this photo of Sgt. George O. Colon, it appears the eagle, globe and anchor emblem of the United States Marine Corps, not an army device, is shown on the man's campaign hat.
		Research > Surnames > C > Colon > Sergeant George O. Colon
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	www.ancientfaces.com /research/photo/380202 (126 words)

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