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Two leathernecks in 1952, standing on the Capitol lawn, model the oldest and newest Marine uniforms worn during that 177-year period.

The modern Marine dress uniform, although differing in color and design, still maintains many of the traditions of its 1775 counterpart.

The leather neck-stock worn in revolutionary days to smarten the appearance, and from which the term "Leatherneck" derives, can still be seen in modern form on the newer uniform.

The white facings have e…

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Ron Malmgren

I am a US Marine and a Rev War history buff. Marine Corps traditions aside, that 1770s uniform is not accurate. The coat is cut incorrectly, the collar is wrong as are the button hole trim, the breeches are too short, the gaiters are wrong as is the c…

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Frederick J. van Rijn

The dress uniform of today is typically the field uniform of yesteryear. Marines in the late 19th century went into combat in something rather similar to the man on the left. A hundred or so years from now we might imagine their going to balls and form…