November tenth is the 249th birthday of america Marine Corps, one of many world’s best combating forces.
This yr additionally marks a particular milestone.
Vice-President Elect JD Vance is the primary Marine Corps veteran in American historical past to win on a presidential ticket.
Navy.com notes, “Vance, 39, is the primary post-9/11 veteran to discover a spot on a serious social gathering ticket and, if elected, would seemingly be the primary Marine veteran to function the second-in-command, a Navy.com evaluation of vice presidential biographies discovered. He’s the primary veteran on a serious social gathering ticket since John McCain in 2008.”
Based in 1775, even earlier than America received her independence, the Second Continental Congress created two battalions of Continental Marines.
A short historical past of the founding of the Marine Corps from Historical past.com:
Through the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passes a decision stating that “two Battalions of Marines be raised” for service as touchdown forces for the not too long ago shaped Continental Navy. The decision, drafted by future U.S. president John Adams and adopted in Philadelphia, created the Continental Marines and is now noticed because the start date of america Marine Corps.
Serving on land and at sea, the unique U.S. Marines distinguished themselves in plenty of necessary operations in the course of the Revolutionary Battle. The primary Marine touchdown on a hostile shore occurred when a drive of Marines beneath Captain Samuel Nicholas captured New Windfall Island within the Bahamas from the British in March 1776. Nicholas was the primary commissioned officer within the Continental Marines and is well known as the primary Marine commandant. After American independence was achieved in 1783, the Continental Navy was demobilized and its Marines disbanded.
Within the subsequent decade, nonetheless, rising battle at sea with Revolutionary France led the U.S. Congress to ascertain formally the U.S. Navy in Might 1798. Two months later, on July 11, President John Adams signed the invoice establishing the U.S. Marine Corps as a everlasting navy drive beneath the jurisdiction of the Division of Navy. U.S. Marines noticed motion within the so-called Quasi-Battle with France after which fought in opposition to the Barbary pirates of North Africa in the course of the first years of the nineteenth century. Since then, Marines have participated in all of the wars of america and usually had been the primary troopers to combat. In all, Marines have executed greater than 300 landings on international shores.
In the present day, there are greater than 200,000 active-duty and reserve Marines, divided into 4 divisions stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Okinawa, Japan. Every division has a number of expeditionary items, able to launch main operations anyplace on the planet on two weeks’ discover. The motto of the service is Semper Fidelis, which means “At all times Devoted” in Latin.
We gathered over 50 Marines at @blckriflecoffee HQ to sing the Marine Corps hymn and minimize an epic cake!
These Marines span generations, with veterans who fought in all places from Iwo Jima to Fallujah, Sangin, and Helmand, and in all places in between.
Completely satisfied birthday, Marines! ☕️ pic.twitter.com/edxl9gBk8s
— Black Rifle Espresso (@blckriflecoffee) November 10, 2024
The Marine Corps has a powerful historical past, together with their ten hardest and most necessary battles.
View the spectacular biographies of the Marines who acquired the Medal of Honor distinction.
As President Ronald Reagan stated, ”Some individuals spend a complete lifetime questioning in the event that they made a distinction on the planet. However the Marines don’t have that downside.”
To all our energetic obligation and retired Marines, Completely satisfied Birthday!
Semper Fidelis.
