United States Marine Corps..... Happy Birthday!

[California Girl]

On November 10, 1775, America's 911 service, our glorious USMC were born.

When It Absolutely, Positively Must Be DESTROYED Overnight -- Call The USMC

"And On The Seventh Day When GOD Rested,
We Overran His Perimeter And Stole The Globe,
We Stole The Eagle From The Air Force,
The Anchor From The Navy,
The Rope From The Army,
And Have Been Protecting Our Shores Ever Since."



Semper Fi!

 

[Warrior102]

Semper Fi !

 

[Jos]

Happy 236th Birthday, Younger Brother.

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[California Girl]

United States Marine Corps: Leader of men, teller of tall tales, legend in his own mind, U.S. Marine extraordinaire, stream fordable, air dropable, beer fueled, water cooled, author, history maker, lecturer, traveler, freedom fighter, defender of the faith. Wars fought, tigers tamed, revolutions started, bars emptied, alligators castrated. Let me win your hearts and minds or I'll burn your damn hut down!

 

[High_Gravity]

 

[syrenn]

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Happy Birthday! HOORAH!

 

[Ropey]

^^^^

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[whitehall]

SEMPER FI.... In case you are curious it comes from the motto of the US Marines Semper Fidelis meaning "always faithful".

 

[High_Gravity]

 

[California Girl]

SEMPER FI.... In case you are curious it comes from the motto of the US Marines Semper Fidelis meaning "always faithful".

Thank you, Capt Obvious.

LOL

 

[AquaAthena]

SEMPER FI.... In case you are curious it comes from the motto of the US Marines Semper Fidelis meaning "always faithful".

SEMPER FI

 

[California Girl]

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[High_Gravity]

Said a Vet from Nineteen forty-five,
"Men were dying by the score."
An eyewitness to a famous Battle
Immortalized forever more.
Quartermaster on a LST
"Eyewitness to a sad, horrible day."
"A slaughter right there on the Beach"
Is what, this Veteran had to say.
Coast Guardsman Robert Resnick
Was more than just a witness there
He furnished the Stars and Stripes
In that picture all generations share.
A symbol for the Marine Corps
Cast in bronze for all to see
The Flag raised on that mountain top
Is part of our Nation’s History.
One of the bloodiest Battles of the War
Fought for thirty-six days and nights
More than twenty two thousand Japanese
In one of the Marines fiercest fights.
The first part of Japan we invaded
And as Resnick’s ship sat on the beach
Marine Gagnon asked him for a Flag
And a long pipe to raise it’s reach.
They lost their sight of the Marine
As he headed to that Mountain top
Amidst the gun’s bullets flying
That never, ever seemed to stop.
As they began to leave the Beach
A tremendous cheer went all around
And, "Every ship tooted it’s horn."
As they raised the Flag that he had found.
For years another was credited
Until the year, Two thousand-one
When at a Fifth Marine Convention
The Marines learned he really was the one.
A big, old Marine bellowed out,
"Do you really mean to tell me,
That you never realized that you
Won that Battle, single-handedly?"
The President of the Fifth Marines
Made him an honorary member
And as they did some tears were shed
As they all began to remember
About that day sixty years ago
Up there on Mount Surabachi
When the Stars and Stripes were raised high
Was still a vivid, cherished, memory.

Iwo Jima Marine Corps War Memorial

 

[del]

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM R. CADDY
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE

for service as set forth in the following CITATION:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a Rifleman with Company I, Third Battalion, Twenty-sixth Marines, Fifth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces during the seizure of Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands, 3 March 1945. Consistently aggressive, Private First Class Caddy boldly defied shattering Japanese machine-gun and small-arms fire to move forward with his platoon leader and another Marine during a determined advance of his company through an isolated sector and, gaining the comparative safety of a shell hole, took temporary cover with his comrades. Immediately pinned down by deadly sniper fire from a well-concealed position, he made several unsuccessful attempts to again move forward and then, joined by his platoon leader, engaged the enemy in a fierce exchange of hand grenades until a Japanese grenade fell in the shell hole. Fearlessly disregarding all personal danger, Private First Class Caddy instantly threw himself upon the deadly missile, absorbing the exploding charge in his own body and protecting the others from serious injury. Stouthearted and indomitable, he unhesitatingly yielded his own life that his fellow Marines might carry on the relentless battle against a fanatic enemy. His dauntless courage and valiant spirit of self-sacrifice in the face of certain death reflects the highest credit upon Private First Class Caddy and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.[4]

/S/ HARRY S TRUMAN


PFC Caddy was nineteen years old.

"By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue."- Adm. Chester W. Nimitz

semper fidelis

 

[noose4]

Semper Fi

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[old navy]

Happy Birthday Devils!!!

 

[SFC Ollie]

 

[Big Black Dog]

Yep. It's the Marine Corps birthday. Happy Birthday, Marine Corps. Being a retired Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman, I've been to many Marine Corps Birthday Balls. They are fab and if you ever get the opportunity to attend, by all means do. Semper Fi.

 

[California Girl]

Yep. It's the Marine Corps birthday. Happy Birthday, Marine Corps. Being a retired Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman, I've been to many Marine Corps Birthday Balls. They are fab and if you ever get the opportunity to attend, by all means do. Semper Fi.

There is nothing better than a USMB Birthday Ball!! I've never been to one that wasn't a total blast! And I've been to my share.

 

[geauxtohell]

Kunis and Timberlake still plan on attending USMC Balls with their dates. Good for them.

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