The 233rd United States Army Birthday

Army.mil ^ | 5/30/08 | George W Bush

[Dawnsblood]

I send greetings to all those celebrating the 233rd birthday of the United States Army.

Since 1775, when General George Washington first lead soldiers into battle, the brave men and women of the United States Army have served a cause that is good, just and noble.

Today, the Army is helping to defeat the ideology of tyrants and terrorists. With unwavering courage in the face of danger, members of the United States Army have made America more secure and earned the respect and admiration of a grateful Nation.

I commend soldiers both past and present for your sacrifices in defence of the democratic principles that are the foundation of this country. I also appreciate all of our nation's military families, who have borne the hardships of war with dignity and devotion. Your contributions will never be forgotten.

Laura and I send our best wishes. May God bless you and your families, and may God bless America.

George W Bush

[Dawnsblood]

Sorry if there are any misspellings. I typed it verbatim from the link above, but there is no spell check for posting. I wish all the best to those serving , who have served or have loved ones serving. Happy 233rd Army!

[Dawnsblood]

The June 14 date is when Congress adopted "the American continental army" after reaching a consensus position in The Committee of the Whole. This procedure and the desire for secrecy account for the sparseness of the official journal entries for the day. The record indicates only that Congress undertook to raise ten companies of riflemen, approved an enlistment form for them, and appointed a committee (including Washington and Schuyler) to draft rules and regulations for the government of the army. The delegates' correspondence, diaries, and subsequent actions make it clear that they really did much more. They also accepted responsibility for the existing New England troops and forces requested for the defense of the various points in New York. The former were believed to total 10,000 men; the latter, both New Yorkers and Connecticut men, another 5,000.

At least some members of Congress assumed from the beginning that this force would be expanded. That expansion, in the form of increased troop ceilings at Boston, came very rapidly as better information arrived regarding the actual numbers of New England troops. By the third week in June delegates were referring to 15,000 at Boston. When on 19 June Congress requested the governments of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire to forward to Boston "such of the forces as are already embodied, towards their quotas of the troops agreed to be raised by the New England Colonies," it gave a clear indication of its intent to adopt the regional army. Discussions the next day indicated that Congress was prepared to support a force at Boston twice the size of the British garrison, and that it was unwilling to order any existing units to be disbanded. By the first week in July delegates were referring to a total at Boston that was edging toward 20.000. Maximum strengths for the forces both in Massachusetts and New York were finally established on 21 and 22 July, when solid information was on hand. These were set, respectively, at 22,000 and 5,000 men, a total nearly double that envisioned on 14 June.

The whole history is here.

[JohnLongIsland]

If Obama gets elected there might not be a 234th...
JMHO

[Grimmy]

Happy Birthday, Soldiers!

[Keith Brown]

“Since 1775, when General George Washington first lead soldiers into battle”

Didn't think George took charge in the field until 1776 outside of Boston.

[tlj18]

Hooah!

[Jemian]

Congratulations on the Army’s 233rd birthday! Good job on becoming regular Army (from the reserves) yesterday!

[big'ol_freeper]

Hooah.

[maica]

Today is also Flag Day.

In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress.

Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, though on June 14, 1937, Pennsylvania became the first (and only) U.S. state to celebrate Flag Day as a state holiday.

[NonValueAdded]

Didn't think George took charge in the field until 1776 outside of Boston.

From the Real Story of the American Revolution Web site: http://www.rsar.org/military/battles.htm

1775 June 17: Breed's Hill (Boston MA) -- While this is often called the battle of Bunker Hill. there was no fighting on Bunker Hill -- this hill is adjacent to (behind) Breed's Hill. Two British attacks against entrenched rebel militia positions on Breed's Hill were beaten back by concentrated musket fire. The third British attack succeeded only because the American militia ran out of ammunition. The militiamen were driven out of the fortifications closest to Boston, but they sustained only half as many casualties as the British, they remained in a dominating position, and Boston now came under siege. Also on this day George Washington was named Commander-in-Chief by the Continental Congress, and on July 2 he arrived in the Boston area to relieve Gen. Artemas Ward, who had been serving as Commander-in-Chief and directing the efforts of militia regiments from many nearby states.
(Casualties: U.S. militia 450, British 1,050)

so it would appear the troops were authorized on the 14th and George was selected shortly thereafter on the 17th. (emphasis added and typo corrected)

[Ben Hecks]

Thanks for the post. Happy Birthday, Army!

“In the final choice a soldier’s pack is not so heavy a burden as a prisoner’s chains.” GEN Dwight D. Eisenhower

[Liberty2007]

All is quiet in Iraq!

[maica]

“Since 1775, when General George Washington first lead soldiers into battle”

Didn’t think George took charge in the field until 1776 outside of Boston.

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You can hit abuse on yourself and ask moderators to remove your post if you are embarrassed by your blunder.

I wonder why you would think that the Army does not know how many years they have been in existence?

[Marie]

Happy Birthday Army! :-)

[CRBDeuce]

With unwavering courage in the face of danger, members of the United States Army have made America more secure and earned the respect and admiration of a grateful Nation.....and a grateful planet (barring a few despots, communists, nihilists, criminals, rapists, liberals, and other mentally deficient carbon life forms)...but then he said it in a more statesmanlike fashion and got the idea across!

Obligatory: If you're reading this, thank a teacher, if you're reading this in English thank a soldier! ...and of course, Happy 233rd!

[Miss Didi]

[Keith Brown]

Ok thanks

[Keith Brown]

So George was in charge of the militia.

[Keith Brown]

“You can hit abuse on yourself and ask moderators to remove your post if you are embarrassed by your blunder.”

Not at all.... There was no USA until the war was won. And the the link that the gent sent earlier spoke of militia and not a US Army specifically... and infact the armies came from the States.....not a central govt.....

Maybe you should go do a bit of reading on the matter and stop believing every propaganda thing the Army puts out. Ignorance and gullibility is quite embarrassing in case you didn't know.

[SE Mom]

HOOAH!