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Marine Corps to cancel "bracelet ban"

October 20, 2011 10:58:50

Source: Xinhua International

Xinhua microblogging

["USA Today" website] on October 19 reported wearing Marine Corps canceled the controversial ban bracelet commemorating fallen soldiers.

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• Amos, commander of the Marine Corps Gen. Jim announced on the 18th, Marines in uniform at the same time, the so-called fallen soldiers can wear bracelets to commemorate the war dead or injured in the death of comrades.

This provision is effective immediately.

["USA Today" website] on 18 October reported that U.S. Marines killed in action against fellow soldiers to wear the bracelets memorial, some soldiers have greatly dissatisfied.

Soldiers killed in the design of the bracelet is different: some of the rubber material, mostly metal. According to Marine Corps dress code, they all belong to non-compliant accessories.

Not expressly prohibited to wear bracelets, but the provisions of the Marine Corps ban on wearing the dress accessories, only watches, rings, necklaces and earrings except simple.

War photographer, Private First Class Glenn • Payne said that the problem is a few weeks ago inJapan, Iwakuni Marine Corps airport's. Payne said his sergeant major posted a notice: "If you wear a bracelet soldiers killed, immediately picked."

Payne said he and most of his comrades were taken off his bracelet, but there are some people refuse to pick.

Payne said: "I never intend to retire after wearing it."

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Marine Corps Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Corporal Jack • Filippov, said his troops in January 2010 to August arduous task in Afghanistan, was returned after the ban on wearing bracelets. "The regulations were not strict ... but still can not wear jewelry bracelet one of a number of people are very angry, because we just lost some of his comrades."

• Agricultural tower spokesman Charles Ning Feng said, Marine Corps personnel are investigating the incident.

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The dress code was enacted in 1972, allowing Marines to wear the memorial bracelet captured or missing persons. Captured / missing bracelet similar in size and style of soldiers killed on the bracelet.

Marine Corps Liaison Office in Washington, DC • Megan Cavanaugh sergeant said, fighting in the past, the bracelet has been with captured soldiers killed / missing bracelet has the same meaning. She said: "In the Marines, no way to make up for lost comrades, but they seem to help them commemorate ease the pain."

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