Marine Dress Cover

23 May

I’ve loved this photo ever since I took it last fall after my youngest son graduated from Marine Boot Camp. A Marine in his dress blues is the epitome of pride, honor and commitment. They also look very handsome.

Every part of their uniform is thought out to the smallest detail. The US Marine Dress cover issued to boots have a cloth crown (shown above) , some Marines later opt to purchase a white vinyl crown which is more durable.

6 Responses to “Marine Dress Cover”

  1. bonniegunkel May 23, 2012 at 9:56 am #

    This…with it’s reflection…so amazing! I know you’re so proud of your boys!

    • ndjmom May 23, 2012 at 1:57 pm #

      Thanks I am very proud of them, Nathan decided to renew his deployment, he thought I would be disappointed, but I’m more proud than anything.

  2. cuso1969 May 30, 2012 at 6:41 am #

    As a prior service Marine, my advise is to stick to the cloth cover. You have to wash it more ofter but the fit and look so much better than the vinyl!

    • ndjmom May 30, 2012 at 12:01 pm #

      That’s good to know. I see the recruiters around here that have the vinyl, but they look dingy after a while. Thanks for your service and for reading.

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