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Posted on 11/08/2001 6:49:59 PM PST by An Old Man
HISTORY OF
MARINE CORPS DAY
(MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY)
The United States Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775, to augment naval forces in the Revolutionary War. The recruiting headquarters was set up by Capt. Samuel Nicholas in the Tun Tavern on Water Street in Philadelphia, which is considered to be the birthplace of the Marines.
After success in many campaigns, the Corps was abolished at the close of the Revolutionary War for reasons of economy. On July 11, 1798, Congress ordered the creation of the Corps, named it the United States Marine Corps and directed that it be available for service under the Secretary of the Navy.
The Corps celebrated its birthday, or Marine Corps Day, on July 11 from 1775 until 1921 when the date was permanently changed to November 10 to commemorate the establishment of the Corps to aid in the Revolutionary War.
The day is still observed by U. S. Marines worldwide. Special exhibits, parades, drill team performances, and speeches typically mark the occasion. The Birthday Ball, which culminates in the cutting of the birthday cake, is held that evening in Washington, D.C. It is not possible to determine precisely when the first cake ceremony was held, but the first on record took place at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., in 1937. Major General Thomas Holcomb, the Commandant, presided at an open house for Marine Corps officers, including the cutting of a huge cake in the shape of Tun Tavern.
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To: An Old Man; Marines
Happy Birthday, MARINES. I want you to know it was well celebrated. The wife and I went to H&S Bn's Ball at Pendleton on the 3rd. We also met with some friends from 1/9 that afternoon and had a BLAST! With side visits to AZ and LA to visit family and a couple stops at MCLB Barstow thru the desert, it was 1800 miles of fun!!!
SEMPER FI and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
David Wright,
Marine Corps Retired
61
posted on
11/09/2001 4:44:32 PM PST
by
dcwusmc
To: An Old Man
A Happy Marine Birthday bump and thanks from the son of PFC Robert King, IIIAC, China, 1945-1947; the nephew of SGT Jack King, 5th Marines, WIA at Iwo Jima; and the grandson of SGT Oliver King, 5th Brigade, France. All currently on active duty, guarding the streets of heaven. God bless 'em.
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posted on
11/09/2001 4:53:35 PM PST
by
Ol' Sox
To: LadyX
We will always love you and miss your being here among us, CHIEF. Can't wait for you to help each of us aboard in style! Happy Birthday USMC!
To: Marines
Happy Birthday to all those born of Tun Tavern!
64
posted on
11/09/2001 5:34:04 PM PST
by
spunkets
To: An Old Man
Happy B'day from a tired old SQUID!!!!!!!
65
posted on
11/09/2001 5:38:29 PM PST
by
exnavy
Happy Birthday (hour and 10 mins early;-) to all fellow Marines. Fair Winds, Following Seas and a hearty Semper Fi!
66
posted on
11/09/2001 5:58:58 PM PST
by
VaMarVet
To: An Old Man
My first Marine Corps birthday was the 189th, at sea, aboard an LST in the late fall of 1964.
We were returning to Moorehead City, NC (Camp Lejeune) from a 2 month deployment to Spain.
The next notable one (for me) was six years later, the 195th. This Marine Corps birthday found me in Denver, out of the Corps 3 years and the invited guest of a Marine Corps officer. My girlfriend and I had an enjoyable evening with the captain and his wife ... I remember commenting, it's only 5 more years 'till 200thn ... now it's the 226th?
Give me a break! ;)
Semper Fi ...
67
posted on
11/09/2001 6:16:50 PM PST
by
BluH2o
To: CHIEF negotiator
A ping for a FRiend and Brother that I will never forget!
To: Stars N Stripes; An Old Man
To: An Old Man
Semper Fi.
2nd Blt, 1st Mar - 86' to 90'
Marine Security Guard - 90' to 92'
1st Blt, 8th Mar - 92' to 96'
God Bless The Marine Corps.
Marine Inspector,
Sgt. 0311
To: COB1
God bless you my dear friend Cobby. Happy birthday my MARINE wonderful friend.
To: An Old Man
It is the Soldier...
"It is the soldier, not the reporter, who gave us Freedom of the Press.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who gave us Freedom of Speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the Freedom to Demonstrate.
It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag.
It is the soldier whose bravery and sacrifice made it possible for the protester to burn the flag.
GOD BLESS THE SOLDIER
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To: An Old Man
Eternal Father, grant, we pray
To all Marines, both night and day,
The courage, honor, strength, and skill
Their land to serve, thy law fulfill;
Be thou the shield forevermore
From every peril to the Corps. -J.E. Seim, 1966The Navy Hymn
Semper Fi, Devil Dogs! Happy Birthday!!
74
posted on
11/09/2001 7:49:04 PM PST
by
Calico
We are all Crazy You know,
The Marine Corps made us so,It would seem to me Time for our fellow Freepers to read a few Marine Corps Sea Stories!
Being that I am not shy, or Unrepentent I would like to start it off with how I was recruited by those "evil" Marine Recruiters
A Sea Story I call
"The Marine Recruiter"
I always knew I would Join the Military,
As a young boy, my room was always filled with plastic models of aircraft and ships,
in my Dresser were Military patchs and insignia,
Some were My Dad's when he was in the Army, and others were from my Uncles or Cousins,
they had served in the Army, Navy, and Air Force,
and They would always tell me the same thing,
Don't join the Marines,
They are crazy!
and so it was embedded into my brain.....
They didn't warn me about recruiters though,
and Marine Recruiters in particular!
When I finish High school the first place I went in 1975 was to the local recruiting station
I had High hopes of Joining the Air Force,
the only problem was that the Air Force recruiter had made his Quota for the next couple of monthes,
With a number of recent enlistment of some of my classmates under his belt, he just wasn't interested in signing me up and said to come back in a few monthes.
I talked to The Navy recruiter for a spell,
He told me he was "short", Although He towered over me,
I left his office slightly confused but with a handful of of Bumper stickers and a poster.
I remeber peeking into The Marine Recruiter Office,
But No One was There.
On the way out I Bump into the Army Recruiter as he was going in the door I was going out.
With all due respect to Today's Soldiers and Almost all the soldiers I have met since This Army recruiter had just smoked his lunch.
And I went home slightly downcast and digusted.
As was my habit in those days,
I would go out in the woods with a beat up post office van we had bought at an auction,
and generally cut my own trails through the woods looking for trees that had fallen over.
I would bring them back to the house and cut them up for the fireplace in the winter.
on one of these trips, The Marine recruiter had called my house and talked to my Mom,
He told her That he had gotten My name from the Navy Recruiter and he wanted to talk to me
I suspect That My mother had never listened to My Dad, my Uncles, and Cousins when they had talk about Marines Being Crazy,
and becase of it, she made an appointment for him to come over to the house and have a talk with me.
They day he was supposed to come over, I took to the woods with a renewed vigor entending to travel as deep into them as possible,
and hopefully miss the appointment,
Low and behold I buried the van in mud so deep it entered the van,
and was hopelessly stuck!
So I went home to tell my Mom to call a wrecker.
When I got there I told her that the Van was stuck and she told me she had already figured that out and had called the Marine recruiter to tell him I was stuck.
Thanks Mom!
As long as I live I will never forget what This recruiter had on to help me unstick the van from the Mud.
A bright red T-shirt with a devil dog on it and United States Marine Corps encircling it.
Bright white jeans, and by bright white I mean spotless not even a smudge of dirt or ash on them
and a pair of boots with a shine you could shave in.
Some how then and there I knew I was going to be a Marine.
and oh but we had fun getting The Van out of the mud
and in the end each of us was covered from head to toe in mud as we talked about The Corps for hours and soon I joined....
and you know what....he still lied to me!!!! But I forgave him, because as Crazy as my brother and sister Marines are,
I will never forget that I am just as crazy as any of them,
perhaps even more so!
75
posted on
11/09/2001 7:54:45 PM PST
by
usmcobra
To: An Old Man
Semper Fidelis
To: An Old Man
Happy Birthday Brother's!!!
2nd BN, 1st Marines, RVN, 65-66
Semper Fi!!!
To: An Old Man
78
posted on
11/09/2001 8:35:17 PM PST
by
Norb2569
To: Norb2569
Happy Birthday USMC!
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