United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

A community portal about United States Marine Corps with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea... [more]

A community portal about United States Marine Corps with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea, utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to global crises. Alongside the U.S. Navy, the Marine Corps operates under the United States Department of the Navy.

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Marines in Fallujah, Iraq.Nov. 10, 1775 -- Continental Congress establishes Marine Corps On 10 November 1775, the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia passed a resolution stating that "two Battalions of Marines be raised" for service as landing forces with the fleet. This resolution, sponsored by John Adams, established the Continental Marines and marked the birth date of the United States Marine Corps. Serving on land and at sea...  
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Today is the 234th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Being a former Marine, I must ask your indulgence to take a few lines within this forum and wish a Happy Birthday to my brothers and sisters in arms. As well as to their families. Semper Fi! Elgrad  
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Today is the 234th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Happy birthday to the most professional, most dedicated, and most feared fighting force the world has ever seen. Ooh-rah! UPDATE: Hot Air has a video from the Commandant of the Corps in celebration of this event. Check it out. And a quick joke, if I may: MAN: I [...]  
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Today, November 10, the United States Marine Corps celebrates its 234th birthday, and social media is commemorating the historic date. The official Marines Twitter account @MarinesCorpNews tweeted this morning in honor of the day, "Happy birthday to ... A committee of the Continental Congress met at Tun Tavern to draft a resolution calling for two battalions of Marines able to fight for independence at sea and on shore. The resolution was...  
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Christopher HallaHONORSChristopher HallaPvt. Christopher Halla, 18, of Morgan Hill, graduated from United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Oct. 30, 2009 with close family and friends in attendance. Halla completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training from MCRD San Diego with 425 other recruits in the 3rd Battalion, Mike Company. While in basic training, Halla earned the designation of "expert" on the...  
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The sixth annual United States Marine Corps boxing team’s Great Northeast tour will be at Sports Haven Saturday night. A team of 10 marines, including six that have served in Iraq, will box Connecticut fighters, including New Haven’s Luis Rosa, Jr., who is training with the U.S. national team.  
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Retired Gen. Carl Mundy, the 30th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, will speak tonight at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala.He will address Auburn University's Naval ROTC unit and the presentation is open to the public.  
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A special Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps, which turns 234 years old today. Thank you, Marines, not only for your service in battle, but for providing the ultimate example of countermoonbattery for every American to try to...  
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It's the 234th birthday of the United States Marine Corps and I wanted to take a moment to say Thank You to all of that have served the American people in this valiant branch of the Armed Services. As a birthday present for all the jarheads in your life...why not go over to SOLDIER'S ANGELS and donate a little something in the annual PROJECT VALOUR IT fundraiser. If you are new to Valour It, it's a very worthy charity that provides voice...  
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Washington DC, Nov 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The United States Marine Corps, which were formed during the American Revolution to fight for independence at sea and on shore, is all set to celebrate its 234th birthday on Nov. 10.

 The celebration will include the annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball that was first formally started in 1925.This [...]  
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PORT ROYAL - Honor, courage and commitment: These are words commonly used to describe those associated in the United States Marine Corps. Almost 100 people travelled Saturday evening to the Port Royal Community Center to salute the Juniata Area Detachment No. 687 of the United States Marine Corps as its celebrated its 234th birthda.  
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BIG HOLLYWOOD: Semper Films -- Top 10 Marine Corps MoviesFOXNewsThe men and women who earn the right to wear eagle, globe and anchor of the United States Marine Corps are a special breed. To those outside the Corps, ...and more »  
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I don't really like or respect much of anything about The D Rules and his mostly sad, desperate, pathetic and unread Internet presence . . . However I will link his post for today which reminds us:Today November 10, 2009 is the 234th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps.Token gestures are always a nice touch but I've always been suspicious about talk of protecting freedom from everyday citizens when voting levels in Kansas City are...  
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Today, Nov. 10, is the 234th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Older than the nation it helps to defend, on Nov. 10, 1775, the Continental Congress resolved that two battalions of American Marines "be inlisted (sp) and commissioned to serve for and during the present war between Great Britain and the colonies." Capt. Samuel Nichols was commissioned the first Marine Corps officer. Nichols, a young 30-year-old, was a native...  
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The United States Marine Corps is 234 years old today, and one area Marine took time out to reflect on his years of service, including seeing combat in Grenada, Panama and Desert Storm. Jorge Martinez retired from the Marine Corps after 26 years of ...  
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