The US military's rarely remembered tiara tradition is making a bit of a comeback

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Jennifer Bennie, a Navy veteran, wore her vintage Navy tiara to a recent 250th birthday celebration for the service
Jennifer Bennie, a Navy veteran, wore her vintage Navy tiara to a recent 250th birthday celebration for the service

Courtesy of Jennifer Bennie

It's that time of year when Marines break out one of their rarest and most 'majestic' uniform accessories

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Retired Marine Colonel Thomas Connally and his wife, Annie Connally, attended a Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Nov 10. 2025. Connally wore his 80-year-old Boat Cloak, one the Corps' rarest uniform items.
Retired Marine Colonel Thomas Connally and his wife, Annie Connally, attended a Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Nov 10. 2025.

A Marine commander tried to kill off mustaches with a mass-shave order. It didn't last long.

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Marines with 3rd Marine Division shave off their mustaches to begin a unit mustache growing contest on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Nov. 1, 2018.
Marines with 3rd Marine Division shave off their mustaches to begin a unit mustache growing contest on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Nov. 1, 2018.

Sgt. Ricky Gomez/US Marine Corps

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