Happy Birthday United States Marine Corps

[Guest alsfirefighter]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FELLOW DEVIL DOGS.

The following was the message delivered by Gen. John A. LeJeune, the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps on November 1st, 1921, to be read on every Marine Corps Birthday, November the 10th.

(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

75705--21

Marine Hymn

From the Halls of Montezuma

To the Shores of Tripoli;

We fight our country's battles

In the air, on land and sea;

First to fight for right and freedom

And to keep our honor clean;

We are proud to claim the title

of United States Marine.

Our flag's unfurled to every breeze

From dawn to setting sun;

We have fought in ev'ry clime and place

Where we could take a gun;

In the snow of far-off Northern lands

And in sunny tropic scenes;

You will find us always on the job--

The United States Marines.

Here's health to you and to our Corps

Which we are proud to serve

In many a strife we've fought for life

And never lost our nerve;

If the Army and the Navy

Ever look on Heaven's scenes;

They will find the streets are guarded

By United States Marines.

[Captain 402 3]

Its nice to see something worthwhile! I thought I logged onto the foodnetwork with all the "best diner" posts. God bless our troops!

[res6cue 67]

Semper Fi, Marines. Happy Birthday!

[trauma74 111]

Semper Fi! Do or Die! HOORAH!

[DOC22 1]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USMC, AND THANKS FOR ALL THOSE YEARS OF PROTECTION!!!

[Guest alsfirefighter]

Any fellow Marines out there...lets see those stations...for me:

Parris Island, SC....Plt. 3105, Series 3104, I Co., 3rd Bn. Recruit Training

Camp Lejeune, NC....Marine Combat Training

29 Palms, CA....Marine Corps Communication Training

"Victor" 1st Battalion/7th Marines

Quantico, VA....Officer Candidate School

Command and Control Systems School

Communication Officer School

[DFD801 0]

Happy Birthday to all the hard charging Devil Dogs out there.

Parris Island, SC - Platoon 1069

Camp Gieger, NC - Marine combat training

29 Palms, CA - Communication/Electronics School

1st Radio Battalion - Kaneohe Bay, HI

11th Marine Expeditionary Force - 9 month Western Pacific cruise aboard the USS Tarawa that took me to various places in the Persian Gulf, Asia, Africa and Australia

Semper Fi

Edited November 10, 2006 by DFD801

[10-Buff-4 0]

Semper Fi! Do or Die! Gung-Ho! Gung-Ho! Gung-Ho! OOH-RAH!

And of course, here's to my grandfather, Master Technical Sergeant Natale Memoli, served proudly at MCRD San Diego and later as a Bombardier in the Pacific until his honorable discharge in 1945.

[IzzyEng4 427]

Semper Fi!!

[Guest]

Parris Island, SC. Gulf Co. 2nd Battalion "2nd to none" PLT 2004

Camp Geiger, SOI, Infantry Training Battalion, 1st PLT, Charlie Co.

Camp Lejeune, NC, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, Bravo Co.

Quantico, VA Sniper Training School, 85/41

29 Palms, CA-Desert Training

and some more...

Happy Birthday Marines

now i'm off to the ball!

[Guest]

sorry for the belated birthday wish. semper fi to all the brothers.

P.I. alfa co. 1st batt. plt 185

I.T.S. camp pendelton charlie co.

sea school - marine barracks portsmoth naval ship yard

mar/det marine detachment u.s.s. Independence cv-62

[Guest]

Marines,

I dont know how many of you got the chance to see the dedication of the museum in Quantico but I found a link to Jim Lehrer's speech. There are links for the audio or the video, i suggest the video.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/ju...ines_11-10.html

luckily there are no butcherings of famous battles names in his speech (ta-raw-wah)

TBS "Easy Echo" 5-05 Quantico, VA

MATSG 21 Pensacola, FL

VT-27 Corpus Christi, TX