Blood stripe
Lampasse (trouser stripe) on US Marine Corps uniforms
A blood stripe is a scarlet stripe worn down the outside leg seams of trousers on the dress uniform of the United States Marine Corps. This red stripe is 2 inches (5.1 cm) for general officers, 1+1⁄2 inches (3.8 cm) for other officers, and 1+1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) for enlisted staff noncommissioned officers and non-commissioned officers. Modified versions are worn on the officers' evening dress uniforms, with the scarlet flanked with gold trim, and on members of the Marine Band, which wear the traditional red stripe with a white stripe in the center.
The public source identifies “Blood stripe” as lampasse (trouser stripe) on US Marine Corps uniforms. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Blood, stripe and Lampasse.
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