Marine Corps was created on 10Nov1775 In Pennsylvania at Tun tavern

Two Battalions where raised CAPT. Samual Nichols was the first Commandant

1834 came under Department of the Navy The national security act of 1947 amended in 1952

The First Marine Landing

Revolutionary War

Marines envade  New Provadence Island in the bahamas

Stiff Leather stalk worn around neck

nick name Leather necks

Marines Stormed the Barbary Pirates stroghold

shores of Tripoli

First raising of stars and stripes in eastern hemisphere

Mexican American War

Marines occupied "Halls of Montezuma" during the battle of Chapultepec in Mexico City

Helped take California

Adopted the Egale Globe and anchor

Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin 7th Commandant

modified the British (royal) Marine emblem to depict the marines as both american and maritime

Globe and anchor signify worldwide service and sea traditions

the spread eagle is a symbol of the nation it self  

The Official motto of the Marine Corps

"Simper Fidelis"

(Latin for Always Faithful)

Marines from ships on the Asiatic station defended the American legation in Peking China

Boxer Rebellion

The Marine Corps established its Avaition Unit

Marine Major Alfred A. Cunningham was the first Poiot

American force in france participating in EIGHT distinct operations

Awarded a number of decorations encluding the French Fourragere

Still worn by the fifth and sixth marines today

The Marine Corps was reorganized into the

Fleet Marine Force

Command and administrative relations

established at Quantico Virgina

1982 Marines deployed to Lebanon

Mulinational Peace keeping foce

23 October 1983 a suiside truck bomb attack on the headquarters building killed 241 Americans wounding 70 others

The last Marine unit withdrew in July 1984

Operation Desert Storm

Marine aviation was heavily used

Marine ground forces sweept into Kuwait

Greatest battles in history

Marines in Belleu Wood France crushed the German offensive

French renamed the area The Wood of the Brigade of Marines

German Intel called them Storm Troops

German troops called them Teufelhunden

"Devil Dogs"

07 AUG 1942

1st Marine Divison landed on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands

Americans first offensive of WWII

First test of the new amphibious doctrine

Solomon Islands

New Georgia, Choiseul(Feint), and Bougainville 

Gilbert Islands

Prime objective was the Tarawa atoll and Beto Island

Japanese Commanders said it would take a million americans 100 years to conquer it

20 November 1943 Marines landed with in 76 hours

offloaded hundreds of yards from the beaches this led to heavy losses

Saipan, Guam, and Tinian

July 1943 Lieutenant General Holland M.Smith lead 136,000 Marines and solders

Was the greatest number of troops up that time to operate in the field under Marine Command

19 February 1945 marines landed on Iwo Jima

Largest all Marine battle in history also the bloodiest battle 23,300 casualties

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

"Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, Uncommon Valor was a common virtue

Battle of Chosin Reservior

North Korea November 1950

Dispite facing a 10 Divison force Marines smashed Seven enemy divisions

Marines brought all operable equipment properly evacuated their wounded and dead and maintained tactical integrity

Vietnamese Holiday of Tet January of 1968

Fighting was house to house Progress was measured in yards

25 February 1968 the city was secured

Became Commandant in 1820 held the title for 39 years until his death in 1859

Grand old man of the Marine Corps

introduced higher standards apperence and training Professional military force

Two MOH 1for the Boxer rebellion and the other for first Caco war in Hati

Unit was pined down during the battle of belleau Wood then Gunnery Sergeant yelled to his men

"Come on, you sons of BITCHES do you want to live forever!!!

Chesty

Served in Nicaragua had a force of about 32 Marines

Nicknamed Tiger of the mountians (1930)

Marine Corps Mascot English Bulldog named Chesty

Pappy

Commanded VMH-214 "The Black Sheep" during WWII

Marine Corps Top Flying ACE

28 Kills (1945)

CPL Ira H. Hays

Island of Iwo Jima

Seccond Flag raising on Mt. Suribachi 23 Feb 1945

First woman to enlist in the Marine Corps

13 August 1918

 Marine Reserve (F) or better known as

Skirt Marines

Director of Women Marines from 1973 1977 was the 7th and last to hold that title

First female General

11 May 1978