ok, ending this now. if you look back to my post about my conversation with my brother, i asked him (since in his own sweet way pooh-poohed the globe and anchor, and the bulldog) what would make people, in their minds, think marines. not an official emblem or seal, but something at first glance, think marines. i wasn't going for something official, just inspiration. if you check out my national guard center, i combined the imagery for army and air guards, and i think it looks good. there are at least 3 different emblems for the navy, and i went with the one i liked, because the others were too plain. same with the air force as well. the army has at least seven emblems. the modern ones are way too plain, could have gone with the 'board of war and ordnance emblem, but people would have said, huh? so i went with the 1947 seal, as i liked that one, not too plain, and also says army.
darren, the suribachi boards sold rather well, with 2 of them going to marines, who really liked them.