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Freemasons: Why does the USMC Golf Co use the same symbol?
The first time I saw the symbol around the base, I thought it was for freemasons. Instead, I learned it was the symbol for Golf Co. Why are they the same symbol? I tried doing a Google search but came up with nothing.
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- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Because you have some guy who manages the club---like the character played by Kiefer Sutherland (Lt. Jonathan Kendrick) in "A Few Good Men"---who has two books by his bedside---the Marine Corps manual and the King James Bible. That serves as his inspiration to use freemasonary symbols
- ?Lv 58 years ago
I don't know what symbol you're talking about.
The only "Masonic symbol" is the Square & Compasses. In the United States it usually has a 'G' in the center, in most other countries it usually does not. That's the only truly Masonic symbol. There are other symbols that Freemasons may sometimes use (like the All Seeing Eye, for example), but none of them were created by Freemasons and they were always used by other groups and individuals that aren't affiliated with Freemasonry. In fact, even the Square & Compasses can be used by anybody, it's not copyrighted or trademarked so Freemasons have no control over who chooses to use it.
That's all I can tell you without seeing the particular symbol you're referring to. But if it looks like a Masonic symbol to you, chances are it's just a coincidence.
Source(s): I am a Freemason
