Bayoupiper 738 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Happy 238th all you jarheads! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juggernaut 11,054 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 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 is 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 Happy Birthday Devildogs! Who are our youngest and oldest Marines this year? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobAsh 582 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 To all who shall see these presents, greetings. SAEPE EXPERTUS, SEMPER FIDELIS, FRATRES AETERNI Who are our youngest and oldest Marines this year? I'm sure I'm neither. 48 until December. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra 76 two 2,677 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Happy Veteran's Day to y'all and all who've served. I'm spending today with a couple of active duty guys from Fort Bragg. We're gonna shoot up some stuff and have all kinds of fun before these guys head off to Iraq next week. Krisfox was just up last weekend with his favorite new toy...lol. We laid waste to some pumkins! They just pulled up so I gotta run...See ya Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DHunter 1 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) Hey! I want a chainsaw for my AR too. And a big HB to the USMC! Edited November 10, 2008 by DHunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Threecard 15 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Happy 238th all you jarheads! Not to pick nits, but I think it' s the 233rd anniversary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rssfndly 14 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Too all my fellow jar heads "Happy Birthday". And to all who served I thank you. Please support our troops. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MCASgt New River 10,036 Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 I'm going to claim the youngest Marine present untill someone proves me wrong....31yrs old & still active duty!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
22_Shooter 1,560 Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 HBD Marines! Thanks to all those who served, past and present. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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