“U.S. Marines Corps Birthday”

Older than the nation it defends, the United States Marine Corp will celebrate its 241st birthday Thursday. For the few and the proud, the Corps’ birthday is a time to reflect on the sacrifices men and women have made since it was first formed. On Nov. 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress decided to create two battalions of Continental Marines for the War of Independence from Britain. In 1798, President John Adams signed the Act establishing the United States Marine Corps. The 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General John A. Lejeune, issued Marine Corps Order No. 47, Series 1921, directing that on Nov. 10 every year, in honor of the Corps' birthday, the Order’s summary of the history, mission and tradition of the Corps be read to every command. Originally formed as shipboard security and a potent landing force Marines quickly earned their nickname “soldiers of the sea.” While the Marines have gone on to become more than what the Continental Congress would have imagined, one thing has not changed, a U.S. Marine is a lean mean fighting machine, there have been 304 Marines who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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