US Marines to be allowed to carry umbrellas for first time

By Zach Halaschak

Published November 7, 2019 2:06pm ET

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US Marines to be allowed to carry umbrellas for first time — President Barack Obama speaks under an umbrella held by a Marine as a light rain falls during a news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Thursday, May 16, 2013, in the Rose Garden of the White House. | (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

U.S. Marines are to be allowed to use umbrellas, a reversal of long-standing tradition.

The change will be announced in a message Thursday evening, according to Task & Purpose. “Marines can carry an all-black, plain, standard or collapsible umbrella at their option during inclement weather with the service and dress uniforms,” the directive reads.

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