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In the hallway of the Navy Exchange,
Marine Barracks has posted a couple of
Bulletin Boards that might he interest
ing to read—one of excellent photos
taken of the Aleut children onAtka, and
another of the letters the kids wrote in
thanks for their gifts. It is really
worthwhile to stop and take a looksee
md find out how much these children of
Atka appreciated your gifts.
It was found out that the school on
Atka Island badly needs periodicals,
such as magazines, reference booklets,
or the like. This would be a good pro
ject if your Club or Organization is
looking for one.
Six more Marines have joinedthe ranks
of Marine Barracks since the last re
port, boosting us to 129 enlisted men.
Coming from Camp Pendleton, California:
Private Ronald L. MESSENGER
Private Tex E. RIEKE
Private Robert J. WAGNER
Private Wendell J„ COX
Private Boyd W, HARDIN
Private Clifford ELDEiEN
’ Another group of Marines are on the
way to a good career. Six men received
oromotion warrants to PrivateFirst Class
md our Commanding Officer’s congratul
ations. They were:
W. D. GRAHAM S, H„ MULKEY
B. M. GREENWAY W. A. WATSON
G. 0. KENSETH J. W. WAUGH
$15 has been donated to the Wavy Belief
Society by a nameless, jovial, Holiday
celebrator. It seems that guardpersonn^
el, out to check the traffic on Christmas
hve, were offered $15 so they, could have
a good time after going off duty. This,,
of course, is against regulat ions and the
honest but disappointed men turned in the
money to the Marine Officer of the Bay.
The $15 has been turned over to the Wavy
Belief as being donated by an anonymous
contributor. . ___
The Marine Uniforms.There are five basic
types of uniforms in the Marine Corps,
and of these the most outstanding and.
distinctive is the famous blue uniform*
The Dress Blues is a good symbol of what
Marines stand for; many traditions and
pride of which every Marines is a part
is incorporated in this uniform. Blue or
"Wavy Blue", an inconspicuous color at
sea and employed generally by the naval
forces of all countries, was selected by
the Corps for their uniforms, while the
pattern and trimmings of red and gold
served at the same time to make them more
distinctive. Although no historical rea«
son is assigned for the red stripe on the
outer seams of the trousers worn by Off-,
icers and Won-Commissioned Officers of
the Marine Corps—adopted shortly after
the Mexican War—tradition has it that
the red stripe commemorates the bloody
battle of Chapultepec during which many
Jit leers and JNiorv-Oommissioned Officers lost their lives0 In view of the fact that
•he early organization, duties, and regulations of the American Marines were patt
erned somewhat after ways and customs of their forerunners, the British Marines,it
is possible that the red of the British Uniform had its effect in the adoption of
?ed for the uniform of the United States Marines0
The other uniforms worn by the Marine Corps, although less colorful, play a very
Important part in the life of a Marine and nearly every one has a history interest
ing to hear, What^s more important is the fact that changes for the better keep
.oming out, making them more useful and economical, yet never forgetting those
parts that the battles of our forerunners have made traditional in our uniforms9