Happy Birthday…

Happy Birthday to the Marines! One more year added to the tradition, and hoping like hell we get a lot more… But depending on how bad sequestration gets, the Marines ‘may’ go the way of the dodo… At what point … Continue reading

Happy 236th Birthday Marines!!!

236 years, from the Halls of Montezuma to Helmand…They continue to serve, continue to volunteer for the HARD jobs, and do them successfully. Can’t ask for more than that…Semper Fi! … Continue reading

Happy 234th Marines…

During the American Revolution, many important political discussions took place in the inns and taverns of Philadelphia, including the founding of the Marine Corps. A committee of the Continental Congress met at Tun Tavern to draft a resolution calling for … Continue reading

233 years…

Happy Birthday Marines! 233 years of tradition unmarred by progress 🙂 Officers STILL wear officers wear a lace cross on the top of their Barracks Cover, called the Quattrefoil, a traditional mark of distinction (meaning don’t shoot ’em) from the … Continue reading