Wearing an emblem that doesn't belong to you..is it right?  

I agree with you. The tie is part of the official Marine uniform. Wearing something to support the Marines is a little different like wearing a T-shirt with your favorite college name. Most people don't look at the T-shirt and automatically think you go to that school, just that you are a supporter of it. When they see the Marine tie, they would think your husband was a Marine. Ask him where he got it.

I have to say that I don't believe you should wear an emblem that you're not entitled to.

I had a couple of Uncles who were in two of the 'senior' regiments of the British Army, and who were entitled to wear the regimental ties, but rarely did. However, they were always most perturbed if they saw someone wearing a 'Guard's Tie' who they realised wasn't entitled to it. I have a scarf that I no longer wear because it's in the colours of a Cambridge University College; I didn't go to Cambridge so I don't regard it as being soemthing I can wear.

It's difficult when one has great admiration for the people represented by the emblems, but I believe that one has to earn the right to wear such things with pride.

An emblem like the one you're husband is wearing is something respectable and should only be worn by those people who struggled to survive a series of tests and risks just to earn the title and be able to be given that emblem as their reward.

I believe you're husband really likes the idea of getting into the marine but just haven't gotten enough courage to really get into it..and for him the emblem he got could somehow make himself believe that he has made his dream a reality. :P

I don't know really on this one I hear what your saying and you are not being silly because you believe very strongly about this. I am not sure if he would see it as a fashion accessory though. Maybe that is how he see's it also it sounds like he is regretful that he never got to be a Marine or join the army and it is his way of wearing something that reminds him how much he wanted to go for that position. I think that is why he was being defensive.

I think you need to tell him how you feel and listen to what he has to say and whether he feels it is right. Maybe you could ask him why he wants to wear it. I don't think he realises how much it means to you either and so you really need to be talking to each other about this.

I think it would depend. It is always better to wear something that supports the organization an not part of their uniform.

The Aryan Skinhead gang or whatever you want to call them use a clover to signify the leaders. They have no problem killing people who have a clover tattoo that are not leaders.