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
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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
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
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