U.S. Marines in Vietnam: 1954-1975 The Advisory and Combat Assistance Era 1954-1964 For the United States Marine Corps, involvement in the nation’s longest war began on 2 August 1954 with the arrival of Lieutenant Colonel Victor J. Croizat as a …
The Marine Corps War Memorial stands as a symbol of a grateful nation’s esteem for the honored dead of the United States Marine Corps. Although the statue depicts one of the most famous incidents of World War II, the Memorial …
“That two battalions of Marines be raised consisting of one colonel, two lieutenant colonels, two majors and officers as usual in other regiments, that they consist of an equal number of privates with other battalions; that particular care be taken …
The rationale behind the present parade precedence structure appears to be based more on custom than on any documented set of criteria. The majority of texts, manuals, and guides on the subject of military and naval customs and traditions appear …
Following the war with the Barbary Pirates in 1805, when Lieutenant Presely N. O’Bannon and his small force of Marines participated in the capture of Derne and hoisted the American flag for the first time over a fortress of the …
Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., holds the official Battle Colors of the Marine Corps. A duplicate is maintained in the office of the Commandant of the Marine Corps in the Pentagon. The Battle Colors bear the same fifty streamers authorized for …
Formal commemoration of the birthday of the Marine Corps began on 10 November 1921. That particular date was chosen because on that day the Second Continental Congress resolved in 1775 to raise two battalions of Continental Marines. Until 1921 the …
“Semper Fidelis” (“Always Faithful”) is the motto of the Corps. That Marines have lived up to this motto is proved by the fact that there has never been a mutiny, or even the thought of one, among U.S. Marines. Semper …
Navy SEAL Rules: Look very cool in sunglasses. Kill every living thing within view. Adjust Speedos. Check hair in mirror. US Army Ranger Rules: Walk in 50 miles wearing 75-pound rucksack while starving. Locate individuals requiring killing. Request permission via …
We pulled quite a few “County Fairs” Some with the entire Company and some with a reinforced platoon. Since most of these operations were conducted within range of our mortars and artillery. Targets were pre planned and the bigger guns …