usmcpersiangulfdoc4_168.txt
The device reproduced on the bac~ cover is
the oldest military instgnia in continuous use
in the United States. It first appeareJ, as
shown here, on Ma~ne Corps buttons adopt-
ed in 1804. JVith the stars changed to five
points this device has continued on Marine
CO?p5 buttons to the present day.

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