November tenth is the 249th birthday of the USA Marine Corps, one of many world’s best combating forces.
This 12 months 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.
Military.com notes, “Vance, 39, is the primary post-9/11 veteran to discover a spot on a significant social gathering ticket and, if elected, would doubtless be the primary Marine veteran to function the second-in-command, a Army.com evaluation of vice presidential biographies discovered. He’s the primary veteran on a significant social gathering ticket since John McCain in 2008.”
Based in 1775, even earlier than America gained her independence, the Second Continental Congress created two battalions of Continental Marines.
A quick historical past of the founding of the Marine Corps from History.com:
In the course of the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passes a decision stating that “two Battalions of Marines be raised” for service as touchdown forces for the just lately 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 the USA Marine Corps.
Serving on land and at sea, the unique U.S. Marines distinguished themselves in plenty of vital operations throughout the Revolutionary Battle. The primary Marine touchdown on a hostile shore occurred when a drive of Marines underneath 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, nevertheless, 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 army drive underneath 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 throughout the first years of the nineteenth century. Since then, Marines have participated in all of the wars of the USA and typically had been the primary troopers to struggle. In all, Marines have executed greater than 300 landings on overseas shores.
Right this moment, 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 models, able to launch main operations wherever on this planet on two weeks’ discover. The motto of the service is Semper Fidelis, that means “All the time Trustworthy” in Latin.
We gathered over 50 Marines at @blckriflecoffee HQ to sing the Marine Corps hymn and lower an epic cake!
These Marines span generations, with veterans who fought all over the place from Iwo Jima to Fallujah, Sangin, and Helmand, and all over the place in between.
Glad 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 toughest and most important battles.
View the spectacular biographies of the Marines who received the Medal of Honor distinction.
As President Ronald Reagan said, ”Some individuals spend a whole lifetime questioning in the event that they made a distinction on this planet. However the Marines don’t have that downside.”
To all our energetic responsibility and retired Marines, Glad Birthday!
Semper Fidelis.