Jim Butcher: Marine Corps/Defenders of Freedom

Artist: Jim Butcher
1944 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1980
Image Size: 15.5 by 15.5 inches
Overall Size: 20 by 20 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Cold Press Illustration Board

The nickname "leatherneck," widely symbolic of the Marines' courage and toughness, originated from a characteristic of their early uniforms. Stylishly dressed in green and white, the Marines of the 1790's always wore black leather collars reaching from collarbone to just below the chin. This collar had a threefold purpose: to protect a man's neck and jugular vein from cutlass wounds, which were common in the vicious hand-to-hand combat often entered into with the French, British and Barbary chieftains who raided American commerical ships; to keep the neck erect and in a military posture, and to help keep a Marine's neck from getting dirty and soiling his white shirt. After 1776, the predecessors of today's "leathernecks" officially wore green jackets with white collars, lapels, cuffs and linings. After 1779, red was substituted for white. In 1780, epaulettes were ordered for Marine officers. Field officers wore them on both shoulders, while captains wore a single epaulette on the right side and lieutenants wore one on the left. In 1797, the basic uniform color was changed to blue. Today, the winter uniform is green wool and in the summer it's a tan shirt and olive green trousers. For dress occasions, a dark blue jacket with gold buttons, light blue trousers with scarlet stripes, and white cap, belt, and gloves are worn. Women Marines wear wool suits in winter, polyester in the summer, similar in color to the men's uniforms.

This painting was originally used on the Fleetwood® Commemorative Cover for the Marine Corps Defenders of Freedom issued July 21, 1980.

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