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Happy 244th Birthday, fellow Marines!
November 10, 2019, 12:00 AM
houndawgHappy 244th Birthday, fellow Marines!
MARINE CORPS ORDERS
No. 47 (Series 1921)
HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
Washington, November 1, 1921
759. The following will be read to the command on the 10th of November, 1921, and hereafter on the 10th of November of every year. Should the order not be received by the 10th of November, 1921, it will be read upon receipt.
1. On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of Continental Congress. Since that date many thousand men have borne the name "Marine". In memory of them it is fitting that we who are Marines should commemorate the birthday of our corps by calling to mind the glories of its long and illustrious history.
2. The record of our corps is one which will bear comparison with that of the most famous military organizations in the world's history. During 90 of the 146 years of its existence the Marine Corps has been in action against the Nation's foes. 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.
3. In every battle and skirmish since the birth of our corps, Marines have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term "Marine" has come to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue.
4. This high name of distinction and soldierly repute we who are Marines today have received from those who preceded us in the corps. With it we have also received from them the eternal spirit which has animated our corps from generation to generation and has been the distinguishing mark of the Marines in every age. So long as that spirit continues to flourish Marines will be found equal to every emergency in the future as they have been in the past, and the men of our Nation will regard us as worthy successors to the long line of illustrious men who have served as "Soldiers of the Sea" since the founding of the Corps.
JOHN A. LEJEUNE,
Major General Commandant
75705—21
November 10, 2019, 04:12 AM
ASKSmithHappy Birthday, Jarheads!!!
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I apologize now...
November 10, 2019, 06:27 AM
mojojojoHappy Birthday to my fellow Devil Dogs!
Semper Fidelis.
Icarus flew too close to the sun, but at least he flew. November 10, 2019, 06:36 AM
usmc-navHappy birthday to my brothers, those here and those gone.
S/F
November 10, 2019, 06:57 AM
WarhorseSemper Fi brothers!
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NRA Life Member, MGO Annual Member
November 10, 2019, 07:01 AM
IronbuttOn the Marine Corps birthday 53 years ago, I was still in boot camp at Parris Island......we were allowed to eat a piece of birthday cake at the chow hall. Good times!
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"It's hard to imagine a more stupid or dangerous way of making decisions, than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong."
Thomas Sowell
November 10, 2019, 07:33 AM
smithbcHappy Birtday Marines.
Semper Fi brothers.
November 10, 2019, 07:36 AM
AllenInARHappy Birthday...now don't eat the candles!! They are NOT "sparkly crayons"!
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The artist formerly known as AllenInWV
November 10, 2019, 07:43 AM
GibbSemper Fidelis to my brothers and sisters out there...
I shall respect you until you open your mouth, from that point on, you must earn it yourself. November 10, 2019, 08:02 AM
Sr_BullPlan of the Day:
Brunch - Pot of coffee and 3 eggs scrambled, crab meat added.
Dinner - Bone in ribeyes, grilled. Red wine to render honors.
Post dinner - Scotch, maybe a cigarette. Salute to our fallen brothers.
"Carry out the plan of the day."
"Aye, Sir!"
Semper Fi Brothers. Let us each find our own way to celebrate our memories of serving the Corps.
November 10, 2019, 08:04 AM
Sig MarineHappy Birthday to all my fellow Marine Corps brothers and sisters.
Semper Fi...
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Money may not buy happiness...but it will certainly buy a better brand of misery
A man should acknowledge his losses just as gracefully as he celebrates his victories
Remember, in politics it's not who you know...it's what you know about who you know
November 10, 2019, 08:37 AM
flashguyHappy Birthday, Marines! (From a USAF retiree)
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth November 10, 2019, 08:47 AM
Valpo FzHappy Birthday Marines!
" The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the defense of themselves and the State" Art 1 Sec 32 Indiana State Constitution
YAT-YAS
November 10, 2019, 08:58 AM
jljonesBorn in a bar.
Semper fi
November 10, 2019, 09:07 AM
V-TailHappy birthday, from a Navy guy.
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים November 10, 2019, 09:08 AM
YooperSigsSomeone needs to rebuild the Tun Tavern so Marines can drink for free.
Happy birthday!
End of Earth: 2 Miles
Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
November 10, 2019, 10:40 AM
Redhookbklyn“The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!” Eleanor Roosevelt.
Happy birthday, USMC.
“There is love in me the likes of which you’ve never seen. There is rage in me the likes of which should never escape."
—Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
November 10, 2019, 10:48 AM
MikeinNCHappy Birthday Marines!
"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein
“You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020
“A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker November 10, 2019, 01:32 PM
Jrflyfish1Uncle Sam’s misguided children. I am glad we have you. Happy birthday from a Coastie. Semper Fi. God bless.
November 10, 2019, 02:14 PM
Mr.9mmHappy Birthday Marines!