Quote Originally Posted by Danny View Post
This is an interesting photo, and it would indeed be nice to know its origin. But technically speaking, the caption would probably be wrong. The three Marine rifle skills badges are in order [a] marksman (or what the grunts call the pizza box ribbon - everyone tried to avoid it), [b] sharpshooter, and [c] expert.

I don't know the badges when this photo was shot, but these guys are probably experts.
They were the same in that era (mine) as they are today-only the weapons used and some aspects of the qualification courses have changed.