Happy 239th Birthday to all my fellow Marines! (1 Viewer)

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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 10 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 7570521

USMC '93-01

Our cake cutting ceremony is this afternoon, here at work.

 

[Clown Car]

Happy birthday! My dad was a marine when I was born.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Stepped on the yellow footprints in 1999. Commisioned on 2007. Happy Birthday Marines.

 

[D in the D]

Thanks to all of you for your service to our country.

My father was a Marine (in the early 60s) and I truly believe November 10 was of far more importance to him than his own actual birthday.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

bump for tomorrow for you damn dawgs

 

[CGRdrJoe]

happy birthday Jarheads

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I'm glad you guys are on our side!

 

[BobbyLayne]

one thing I've always admired about the crayon eaters is you're always a marine

the rest of us are former airmen, soldiers and sailors.....but anytime you meet someone who was once USMC, they almost always answer "I'm a Marine" when you ask their branch of service.

 

[bigbottom]

You all are serious badasses. We owe you a debt!

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Best wishes to Captain Kangaroo.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

ooooh. Raaahhh.

happy bdaY you nasty devil dogs!