{"id":165643,"date":"2025-01-21T10:40:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T15:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=165643"},"modified":"2025-01-21T12:40:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T17:40:34","slug":"nit-pickin-marines-cover-cocked-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=165643","title":{"rendered":"Nit-Pickin&#8217; &#8211; Marine&#8217;s Cover Cocked Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_165652\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/marine-better.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165652\" class=\"wp-image-165652 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/marine-better.jpg?resize=333%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/marine-better.jpg?resize=333%2C333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/marine-better.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/marine-better.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/marine-better.jpg?w=633&amp;ssl=1 633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-165652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biden Greets Trump at the White House &#8211; Jan 20, 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There was quite a stir on Social Media about the Marine sentry at the White House yesterday &#8211; wearing his cover tilted back like a baseball cap.<\/p>\n<p>Was this disrespectful?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/open-door.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-165651\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/open-door.jpg?resize=325%2C325&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/open-door.jpg?resize=333%2C333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/open-door.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/open-door.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/open-door.jpg?resize=768%2C767&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/open-door.jpg?w=806&amp;ssl=1 806w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/usmccover.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-165650 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/usmccover.jpg?resize=325%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/usmccover.jpg?resize=325%2C333&amp;ssl=1 325w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/usmccover.jpg?resize=293%2C300&amp;ssl=1 293w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/usmccover.jpg?w=568&amp;ssl=1 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After much forensic analysis, it appears it was secured correctly on his grape minutes earlier. Videos show frame by frame that this Marine was swiped by the flag flapping in the wind. This appears to have knocked his cover back.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3UmwiRVx7zI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Brings up an interesting point about protocol &#8211; does he break from his sentry stance and adjust it, or go with it?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m assuming that these Marines are properly trained in all kinds of protocols while framed in an official photo or video with the POTUS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was quite a stir on Social Media about the Marine sentry at the White House yesterday &#8211; wearing his cover tilted back like a baseball cap. 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