Marine Corps Fourragere Lanyard: WWI - green with gold spots and brass tipUnited States Marine Corps (USMC) Fourragere WW 1 green with gold spots and brass tip. The unit twice decorated with the Croix de Guerre with Palms was entitled to a braided and knotted cord, known as the Fourragere, in the green and red colors of the Croix de Guerre. The Fourragere becomes part of the uniform of the unit so cited, authorizing all members of the organization to wear the decoration on the left shoulder of the uniform as long as they