Thursday, July 1, 2010

TODAY'S MOTO PHOTO - MAJOR GENERAL JOHN A. LEJEUNE

Thirteenth Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1 July 1920 - 5 March 1929

John A. Lejeune (l) and Major General Smedley D. Butler (r) sharing a smoke, circa WWI

4 comments:

  1. ChrisJuly 2, 2010 at 5:57 AM

    Can you tell me what the difference was in hats they both wear?

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  2. JohnJuly 2, 2010 at 10:11 PM

    Some time toward the end of WWI the Marine Corps underwent another uniform change. What we see here is BGen Lejeune wearing the "winter field cap" and BGen Butler wearing the newer version, perhaps before the official transition deadline (Marine Corps Order).

    This is very typical - before the complete/official transition to the new digital MARPAT at the end of 2004, Marines were wearing both old and new designs with both black or desert boots.

    Thanks for the question.

    Cheers!!

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  3. ErinJuly 3, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    Bill's heading to Lejeune for the 4th. I never made it out there when I was in NC.

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  4. ChrisJuly 5, 2010 at 11:42 AM

    Thanks for the answer! Always willing to learn!

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