Show Your Support: Celebrate the Marine Corps Birthday with Special Bracelets
Marine birthday bracelets are a popular way for Marines and their loved ones to celebrate the Corps' founding on November 10th,1775. These bracelets typically feature red beads representing the blood shed by those who have served before them and gold or yellow beading symbolizing corps values like honor, courage and commitment. Many also include an emblem of the Marine Corps such as its eagle-globe-and-anchor insignia. On birthdays, fellow service members often commemorate each other’s milestone with camaraderie-building ceremonies featuring cake-cutting traditions derived from battlefield practices during World War I