Marine Corps 238th Birthday
238 years ago today the Naval Committee of the Continental Congress was directed to raise two battalions of Marines, and so we got the naval infantry. The first amphibious assault by the new Marine Corps occurred in the Bahamas on March 3, 1776 when the force seized Fort Montague and Fort Nassau, a British ammunition depot and naval port in New Providence.
So Happy Birthday, Marine Corps. From the Halls of Montezuma to shores of Tripoli. From the peak of Suribachi to the alleyways of Fallujah.
Category: Marine Corps
All my best to all of Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children!!
Semper Fidelis, Marines.
238 years of kicking ass all over the world! Happy birthday.
Happy birthday to all of my brothers and sisters out there
From Uncle Sam Ain’t Released Me Yet, to Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children —
A heartfelt HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Dear Jarheads,
Happy birthday.
Happy Birthday US Marine Corps.
On a related note: I selected November 10th as my retirement ceremony date. On the following day November 11th, 2011 RADM Bonelli, CAPT Tate, myself and a 5 other MCPO, SCPO, and CPO lead the Navy contigent of over 1000 up 5th Ave during the largest Vet’s Day parade in the US.
The US Marine Corps birthday and Vet’s Day of 2011 was my final military duty … Awesome way to go out.
Mrs UpNorth and I attended the USMC Birthday Ball last night, with my son, a Master Sergeant, USMC, and his family. His last one, as he’ll be retired next year. Happy Birthday, Marines.
@8 His last one as an active-duty Marine.
Happy Birthday, Marines. I keep hoping they don’t succeed in changing you.
Happy Birthday Brothers and Sisters. Joe
Happy Birthday USMC!
To all Marines, hand salute and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
This is the day I call a number of my Marine friends, wish them a Happy Birthday, catch up on news, and relive times both good and bad. I am especially looking forward to calling one of my drill instructors…I always wondered what had happened to them, and this year I was able to locate and connect with one. We’ve had a number of phone conversations since then. Us boots were in awe of him during recruit training…he was awarded the Silver Star for heroism in Vietnam, he set a terrific example for us, and he made a lasting impression on me. He is of course retired now, and it is a delight to talk with him each and every time we call. So this will be the first Birthday since we connected, and I’m hoping that I’ll be able to wish him many more Happy Birthdays. LtCol Mike Stroebel, USMC (Ret’d) wrote eloquently about the Marine fraternity and our camaraderie in his epic story “Taking Chance”. I highly suggest you read it http://www.blackfive.net/main/2004/04/taking_chance.html, if you haven’t already (heck, if you have, reread it anyway), and that you rent or buy the movie based on his account. At the end of the story, he is at a post-funeral reception at the local VFW when this happens: “Later, as I was walking toward the pool tables, a Staff Sergeant from the Reserve unit in Salt Lake grabbed me and said, “Sir, you gotta hear this.” There were two other Marines with him and he told the younger one, a Lance Corporal, to tell me his story. The Staff Sergeant said the Lance Corporal was normally too shy and modest to tell it but now he’d had enough beer to overcome his usual tendencies. As the Lance Corporal started to talk, an older man joined our circle. He wore a baseball cap that indicated he had been with the 1st Marine Division in Korea. Earlier in the evening he had told me about one of his former commanding officers; a Colonel Puller. So, there I was, standing in a circle with three… Read more »
Semper Fi, brothers.
Mrs. LostBoys and I were swilling cocktails in a dive in Key Largo last night and saw a sign saying Marine Corps Birthday-all welcome at the local American Legion. We asked the bartender where it was and he said, “I”m an ex-Marine, follow me over there. ” The all welcome and ex-Marine comment should have been warning enough but as two retired Marines, we couldn’t resist celebrating the birthday with fellow Marines.
Long story short, the master of ceremonies was wearing black fatigues tucked in his boots and a green beret with a Marine emblem on it and the first speaker talked about how both of her grandsons were Force Recon and one was “studying to be a sniper” at a location she couldn’t discuss because it was classified. We beat a tactical retreat and continued our celebration together.
Late Happy Birthday to my fellow Marines and a peaceful Veterans’ Day to all the rest of you miscreants.
I usually only troll on here during the week because I have two youngin’s who keep their dad pretty busy on the weekends. That said, Belated Happy Birthday and continued success to the Corps. I hope all of my fellow jarheads were able to celebrate in some form or fashion. I would be remiss if I did not mention our youngsters who are currently in harms way.
Thanks to all of you who had something nice to say about the Marine Corps. You only have to do it once a year!!!
Semper Fidelis!!