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Marines celebrate 239th birthday
www.witn.com ^ | 11-10-2014 | By: Carly Swain

Posted on 11/10/2014 6:44:21 AM PST by Red Badger

More than 200 years ago, those ready to sign up and lend their lives to increase naval forces in the Revolutionary War stopped by a local tavern in Philadelphia. And so the Marine Corps was born.

The Department of Defense recognizes the 239th birth of the Marine Corps on November 10th this year.

According to Marine Corps tradition and Philadelphia history, the USMC was unofficially founded at Tuns Tavern on Water Street as men signed up under Captain Samuel Nicholas.

Congress ordered the recreation of the Corp on July 11th, 1798, according to the DoD, and by 1921 the Corps date in inception was officially changed back to the November 19th date to commemorate when the force was initially established.

On Wednesday, Camp Lejeune celebrated the occasion with a long standing tradition: a cake was presented to the oldest and youngest Marine in attendance.


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To: Red Badger
Happy Birthday Devil Dogs! (My Favorite Marine's First Salute on Commissioning Day 25 May 2007)
21 posted on 11/10/2014 8:29:38 AM PST by paterfamilias
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To: OftheOhio

Good for her. BTW: check out Facebook page. O.M.G. Smoke”n hot is an understatement. Beauty and brains.


22 posted on 11/10/2014 8:33:33 AM PST by AFreeBird
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To: Red Badger

Semper Fi !

Stay Frosty my brothers.


23 posted on 11/10/2014 8:36:50 AM PST by Einherjar
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To: ErnBatavia
Oorah has been reported to come from the Turkish word, "Uhrah", which means: "KILL". I have no idea if that is true.

Leatherneck from 1985-2005

Semper Fi

24 posted on 11/10/2014 8:44:29 AM PST by Salvavida (The restoration of the U.S.A. starts with filling the pews at every Bible-believing church.)
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To: Salvavida

Good enough for me.

Just a couple of miles from the National Museum of the Marine Corps- went over today. A little more crowded than usual, mostly with active Marines. Lots of ‘happy birthdays’. Had a couple of ‘1775’ ales in Tun Tavern topside.

Nice day. Getting dragged to the ball on Friday by a friend who’s a gunny at Quantico, because he wants me to get out of the house once in a while.

S/F, Happy birthday.


25 posted on 11/10/2014 3:32:24 PM PST by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: RJS1950

A DINFOS graduate?


26 posted on 11/10/2014 6:05:18 PM PST by GSWarrior
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To: GSWarrior

Yep, when it was at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Phenominal school. I had never done any journalism in HS or college but I could type and write so I guess that was why.

Left AD as a Sgt. in 73 and spent about 1-1/2 years in active reserve while I went back to college. Ended up getting an AF commission and was stationed at Minot AFB ND in 1977.

Retired as a Maj. in Feb 94 in Omaha NE, same place where I entered the Corps. Retired AF but once a Marine, always a Marine. I met my wife in the Corps, she was a LCpl. Proud of where I began my military career.


27 posted on 11/10/2014 8:53:02 PM PST by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: Red Badger

The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy.....the men’s department.


28 posted on 11/11/2014 5:33:21 AM PST by GSWarrior
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To: GSWarrior

Ok, I always thought it was tacky that when squids head to the “head” they always say “time to make a Marine”.


29 posted on 11/11/2014 5:36:22 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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