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Different styles of rank insignia are worn on different uniforms of the United States Marine Corps. Commissioned officers , which are distinguished from other officers by their commission , or formal written authority, have ranks that are subdivided into general officers , field-grade officers , and company-grade officers .
The United States Merchant Marine [1] [2] is an organization composed of United States civilian mariners and U.S. civilian and federally owned merchant vessels.Both the civilian mariners and the merchant vessels are managed by a combination of the government and private sectors, and engage in commerce or transportation of goods and services in and out of the navigable waters of the United ...
Pages in category "United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia was used by the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, specifically the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force. Originally based on French ranks , the ranks were changed in 1967 to resemble US ranks more closely.
Today members of the ten Marine Corps field bands wear the standard Blue Dress uniforms, while the members of the United States Marine Band (The President's Own) and the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps (The Commandant's Own), both based in Washington, D.C., carry on this tradition by wearing the Red Dress uniform, which features a ...
The Prisoner of War Medal — may be awarded to any person who was a prisoner of war after April 5, 1917, (the date of the United States entry into World War I). It is awarded to any person who was taken prisoner or held captive while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing Armed Force; or while ...
A Marine with more than one insignia within the parachutist, EOD and diver groups may only wear the senior insignia of the group. Marines may wear two insignia from the aviation group. [8] If the Marine Special Operator Insignia is worn, no other insignia shall be worn.
Pages in category "Military units and formations of the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.