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Happy Birthday Marines
Philadelphia, November 10, 1775
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CONTINENTAL MARINES RESOLVED: That two Battalions of Marines be raised, consisting of one Colonel, two Lieutenant Colonels, two Majors, and other officers as usual in other Regiments; and that they consist of an equal number of Privates, with other Battalions; that particular care be taken, that no persons be appointed to office, or enlisted into said Battalions, but such as are good seaman, or so acquainted with maritime affairs as to be able to serve to advantage by sea when required; that they be enlisted and commissioned to serve for and during the present war between Great Britain and the Colonies, unless dismissed by order of the Congress: that they be distinguished by the name of the First and Second Battalions of American Marines. HAPPY 233 BIRTHDAY! |
Ditto......
....and many happy returns.
I never met a Marine aboard the ships I served on who wasn't absolutely Top Drawer. Impressive people (even tho' they mistook the Navy for their "transport service", ar-ar-ar. |
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