The
scarlet stripe found on some U.S.
Marine's
trousers.
Tradition holds that Marines wear the stripe to
honor the Marines who fell during the Battle of
Chapultepec, but in reality the stripe predates the battle. The Marine Corps lost 90% of their
Officers and
NCOs in the battle, and it just became part of Marine Corps lore that the stripe was authorized to commemorate the
fallen.
Quick Facts:
Officers and
Warrant Officers wear an Inch and a Half stripe
NCOs wear an Inch and One Eighth Stripe
Uniforms featuring a blood stripe:
Dress Blue Alphas (White Cover, Blue Jacket, Blue Trousers,
Medals
Dress Blue
Bravos (White Cover, Blue Jacket, Blue Trousers,
Ribbons and
Badges)
Dress Blue
Charlies (White Cover, Long Sleeved Tan Shirt, Tie, Blue Trousers, Ribbons and Badges (Badges optional)
Dress Blue
Deltas (White Cover, Short Sleeved Tan Shirt, Blue Trousers, Ribbons and Badges (Badges optional)