Why don't USMC vehicles display a National Insignia, like the famous White
Star?
(And, despite my love for my beloved Corps, "'Cause we're th' meanest sons
o' *^%$ and don't fraggin' WANT to!" don't count... And you Army and Air
Force types keep yer VD jokes to yerselves... As far as you Navy folks,
you keep the shot records, so I won't say nuthin', but iff'n you want to
catch a break coming back late over the quarterdeck from liberty, you'll
mind yer manners...)
Let the challenge commence!
Bill
---------------------- Forwarded by William R. Benson/PLG on 09/08/99 11:58
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Muttguru@aol.com on 09/08/99 11:56:25 AM
To: William R. Benson/PLG, mil-veh@skylee.com
cc:
Subject: Re: [MV] RE: White Star on US vehicles.
In a message dated 08/09/99 16:27:56 GMT Daylight Time, Benson@plg.com
writes:
<< the USMC is subject to the rules and regulations governing Naval Forces
(no, we ain't part of the Navy, we're part of the Department of the Navy,
which is a different
animal), we follow a different set of rules regarding the marking of our
vehicles? >>
Bill, during my research into markings etc, I did notice that USMC mutts
did
not have any National Symbol. At first, I thought it was the
"don't-know-the-rules" syndrome, but after seeing lots photos of USMC
vehicles, I noticed that none sported the Star.
Like you and other contributors to this debate, I had presumed that the
National Symbol was part of some Geneva Convention (like frontline
ambulances
MUST NOT carry the symbol).......... So how come the USMC was/is exempt?
I
know that USAF vehicles carried the Star (don't know if they still do),,,,,
but what about the Marines??? Their vehicles don't, and I don't think they
ever did. Anyone know what the USMC-version of the Painting TM is?
Ken
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