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10NOV in Philidelphia, Penn. at Tun Tavern. Continental Congress "raised 2 BN's of Marines."
Captian Samuel Nicholas became the 1st CMC. |
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1st Marine landing (durring Revolutionary War)
New Providence Island in Bahamas for guns and supplies.
Uniform of the day - stiff leather stock worn arround the neck |
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Stormed Barbary pirates' stronghold in Burma on the "Shores of Tripoli"
Stars and stripes raised in Eastern Hemisphere for 1st time. |
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| Marines became a department of the Navy. |
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Mexican War- occupied the "Halls of Montezuma" durring battle of Chapultepec in Mexico City.
Also took Cali. |
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| Colonel Robert E. Lee, U.S. Army. Stormed Harper's Ferry to put down an attempted slave revolt led by abolitionist John Brown. |
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EGA adopted. Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin, 7th Commandant modified British Marine emblem.
Globe = world wide; Anchor = sea traditions; Eagle = the Nation. |
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| Semper Fidelis = latin for always faithful |
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Defended the American Legation in Peking, China durring Boxer Rebellion.
"Multinational defense force that protected the litigation quarter against attack."
Held out till relief reached Peking and ended rebellion.
*00 = fists |
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Aviation unit established. Major Alfred A. Cunningham 1st pilot.
*period at 13- "blood wings" |
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8 distinct operations, awarded French Fourragere (still) worn by 5th and 6th Marines.
*45678 |
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Fleet Marine Force recognized the Marine Corps.
Marince Corps Equipment Board etablished in Quantico VA. |
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South Vietnam - LONGEST war. conducted large scale offensive opperations.
Dominican Republic- evacuate and protect U.S. citizens. quickly restored peace. |
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| Lebanon as part of a "mulitnational peacekeeping force in an effort to restore peace and order to this war-torn country" |
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suicide truck bomb attack on the HQ bldg. killing 241 and wounding 70 others.
*2+4+1=70 |
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| July- withdrew from lebanon. |
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Operation Desert Storm launched after Iraq refused to comply with UN resolutions.
Aviation heavily used in Jan.
Swept into Kuait and liberated it. |
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Belleau Wood, France; WWI/
Helped crush German offensive that threatened Paris.
French named area "wood of the Brigade of Marines"
Germans evaled marines as "Storm Troops" and gave the nickname Teufelhunden (devil Dogs). |
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7 Auguest 1942, 1st MARDIV landed on the beaches of Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands.
First combat test of the new amphibious doctrine, and turning point of war providing a base.
Solomon Islands = New Georgia, Choiseul(Feint) and Bougainville. |
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Gilbert Islands = first line of advance in Pacific.
Prime Objective = Tarawa Atoll and Beto Island (a million americans 100 yrs to conquer it. took 76 hrs but large no. of deaths due to mostly drownings.) |
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Need for airfields, islands were invaded. Saipan, Guam, and Tinian.
June and July 1943, Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith led combined invasion of 136,000. largest no. of troops (at that time.) |
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19 Feb. 1945 largest all-Marine BATTLE in history. Bloodiest BATTLE. 23,300 casualties.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, "Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, Uncommon Valor was a common Virtue." |
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Marines cut off in North Korea November 1950 from chinese Communists.
Marines smashed 7 of 10 forces sent to destroy them.
Marines brought out all opperable equip., properly evacuated wounded and dead, and maintained tactical integrity. |
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Vietnamese holiday of Tet in Jan 1868- suprise offensive led by communist into hue city south viet. A near division size troop of NVA.
Fighting was house to house.
city secured 25Feb 1968. |
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Brevet Brig. Gen. Commandant in 1820. held it for 39 yrs. "grand old man of the Marine corps" introduced higher standards.
Indian Wars, War with Mexico, Opening of China, and disorders in central america. |
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Sgt. Maj. - Cuzco Well (guantanamo Bay Cuba)
Medal of Honor for semaphoring for an emergency lift durring shellfire. |
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Sgt. Maj. 2 medals of honor
1. chinese boxer rebellion
2. first caco war in haiti
"come on you sons of a bitch do you want to live forever?" |
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Lt. Gen. - served in nicaragua. Scowered jungles in a wide area of Nicaragua to Honduran border.
"Tiger of the Mts." (1930)
English Bull dog = mascot of the M.C. |
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| Gregory R. "Pappy" Boyington |
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| Maj. - commanded VMH-214, the "black Sheep" durring WWII. top flying ace with 28 victories "kills" |
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| Cpl - 5th Amphip. Commanded by Maj. Gen. Harry Schmidt. A Pima Indian, immortalized in the picture of the second flag raising incident on Mt. Suribachi after japanese strong hold taken on 23FEB45. |
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| Pvt. - 1st enlisted woman on 13Aug1918. (WWI) Skirt Marines or Marinettes. |
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| Brig. Gen. (then Colonel) Director of Women Marines durring 1973-1977. last and 7th director. first woman general officer in 11 may 1978. |
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| just know everything on it. |
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| Pvt, PFC, LCpl, Cpl, Sgt, SSgt, GYSgt, MSgt, 1stSgt, MGySgt, SgtMaj, SgtMaj of MC, WO-1, CWO-2, CWO-3, CWO-4, CWO-5, 2nd Lt, 1st Lt, Capt, Maj, LtCol, Col, BGen, MGen, LtGen, Gen. |
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| Departing naval ship between 0800 and sunset |
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| salute the OD and request to go ashore, go to brow, turn aft, salute the ensign. |
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| board and depart a naval ship between sunset and 0800 |
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| follow procedures but do not turn aft and do not salute the ensign. |
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| boarding a ship between 0800 to sunset |
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| face aft after reaching gangway, salute ensign, salute the OD and request permission to "come aboard." |
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