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    Marine Corps Birthday

    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

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    Happy Birthday and Semper Fi to all of the men and women of the United States Marine Corps. We all thank you for your service.

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    Pause if you can at 11:00 am today in rememberance...

    We'd sing this before going to sleep at attention in our bunks holding our rifles at port arms.

    I still get a kick out of the last lines!!!

    From the Halls of Montezuma
    To the shores of Tripoli,
    We will fight out 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 unfurl'd to ev'ry 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.


    BTW- I think Kubrick got it right in "Full Metal Jacket" as to what Parris Island was like. With the over the top Gomer Pyle character plot line excepted.

    My dad was a combat veteran in the 10th Mountain in WWII and I'll be thinking of him today.

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