The Stars & Stripes Rumor Doctor did some digging into the history and lore around the US Marine Corps "Blood Stripe" (red stripe on their blue pants): Marines take Corps history very seriously. They can name battles that most civilians have probably never heard of, such as the assault the castle Chapultepec in Mexico in 1847, which is commemorated in the opening lyrics of the Marine Corps Hymn, “From the Halls of Montezuma.” That battle also begat a central piece of Corps lore: the “Blood Stripe.”... Go to the S&S and see what the Rumor Doctor says.
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Oct 22 2010, 03:10 AM
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