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Happy 237th Birthday USMC


The Continental Congress Establishes a Corps of Marines
November 10, 1775, was officially recognized as the birthday of the United States Marine Corps through Marine Corps Order No. 47 in 1921. The order proudly states:
"From the Battle of Trenton to the Argonne, Marines have won foremost honors in war, and in the long eras of tranquility at home, generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both hemispheres and in every corner of the seven seas, that our country and its citizens might enjoy peace and security."

On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress resolved, “that two Battalions of marines be raised,” and that they "be able to serve to advantage by sea when required" and "that they be distinguished by the names of the first & second battalions of American Marines."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!

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