Military Moms Are Special - For This Reason, Give Gifts To Them

There are many proud mom’s of military service men and service woman across this great land of ours (the proud United States). And there are no better gifts to give these mom’s except for military mom’s gifts.

What kind of gifts are these?

These are gifts that are for mothers. But these gifts aren’t for just any mother, they are for the elite military mother.

Here are a few gift ideas:

• Special photo frames. These must be large enough to display not only photographs, but medals, pendants and certificates. You know those solider men and woman are always earning awards for bravery.
• Flags. Military mom’s love displaying these in all sizes and shapes. They especially like the kind that can be displayed outside for the world to see.
• Flowers. Do you want to give these mother flowers? Remember their favorite colors most certainly are red, white and blue.
• Tee shirts. Mom’s love to display proudly what their children do. Give these mom’s tee shirt proclaiming that their son/daughter is proudly in the Army, Navy, Marines, etc. Bumper stickers for their cars are also a nice thought.
• Prepaid phone cards. These mom’s can give them to their children. Then they can be sure to always be able to afford to call home, no matter where they are stationed.
• Care packages for their sons and daughters. Better yet, help the mom with a drive to prepare care packages for their sons/daughters whole unit.
• Cups and Mugs displaying son’s/daughter’s picture or a slogan about their son/daughter being in the military
• License plate covers that proudly show that their son/daughter is a soldier, as well as magnets that can be put anywhere on their automobiles.

Mom’s of soldiers are special mom’s. They have unique worries than most. But they also have reason to be proud of their sons/daughters accomplishments. Show them that you are proud of those accomplishments too. Give those mom’s military mom’s gifts.

Author: Lisa Bevan

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The History of the US Marine Battle Standard and Colors

In studying history, in particular the United States Marine Corps, one wonders where the battle colors of the USMC comes from. The official battle colors of the Marines are held in the Marine barracks in Washington, DC. Colors are the flags and streamers that accompany a Marine unit into battle. There is a duplicate copy of the Battle Colors of the Marines in the offices of the Commandant of the Marine Corps which is located in the Pentagon.

The USMC Battle colors carry 50 streamers which are authorized by the Commadant as a fighting unit. The Battle Colors carry streamers to represent foreign unit awards and United States unit awards as well as periods of service in which the Marine Corps participated. These colors represent expeditions, campaigns, and wars from the Revolutionary war until today.

For over 150 years the Marines in the field carried the Marine Corps flags into battle. The official Marine Corps Order Number Four issued in 1925 designated the colors of scarlet and gold as the official colors of the Marines. These colors were not incorporated into the Marine flag until the year 1939 after a new flag and colors were approved. The process in researching the design of the flag and the colors of the flag was a tedious process which took many years. The people researching the colors and streamers on the flag wanted to make sure that the units that carry the flag were worthy of both the streamers and the colors. Within the flags are the motto, semper fidelis, meaning always faithful.

Author: Don Rainwater

Don Rainwater is a former Marine 80-84 who served with 3/8 2nd Mar Div. He has written many articles about the Corps and dogs, his second love. If you are interested in the Marines or would like to see Marine Corps products such as USMC jewelry, clothing, movies, or books, please visit http://www.papajoemarine.com

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