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Posted by Chris Medley (Member # 2145) on 11-10-2004, 06:25 AM:
 
**Please don't lessen this by turning it into a political discussion and getting it locked**
That being said....
HAPPY 229th BIRTHDAY MAY YOU HAVE MANY MANY MORE!! Make sure to thank any members of the military that you know for the job they did/do today.
 

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Posted by Jeremy Fuentes (Member # 2135) on 11-10-2004, 06:51 AM:
 
Happy Marine Corps B-day to all Marines, including my dad and 7 of my uncles.
 

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Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-10-2004, 01:06 PM:
 
Thank you, I appreciate the well wishes. Semper Fi!
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 11-10-2004, 02:05 PM:
 
And remember, Bob is one of the original team!
 

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Posted by Aaron Mehocic (Member # 15) on 11-10-2004, 02:27 PM:
 
What is the name of the Philadelphia tavern in which the Marine Corps was formed back in 1775? I know it is the duty of every Marine to visit this site and pay homage to the memory of those Marines that served before him.

With that being said, I find it remarkable how the Marines have redeveloped themselves as a modern-day fighting force given their origins. Today the fighting philosophy is based upon the concept that the Marines take the position, then turn it over to the Army to hold the position. Prior to World War II (with perhaps the exception of routing the Barbary Pirates in 1804, and the Battle of Belleau Wood in 1917), I've always found the Marines in a supporting role - kind of a reverse in which the Army takes a position then turns it over to the Marines to guard. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I base this conclusion on their holding key coastal forts captured from the Confederacy during the Civil War, and limited use of the Corps during the Mexican War and War of 1812.
 

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Posted by Chris Medley (Member # 2145) on 11-10-2004, 02:39 PM:
 
The Marine Corps is the only branch the the President can conrol without Congress. He can send them anywhere any time..no the money that it costs for them to stay there..that is still in the hands of Congress. They were created, at first, to serve the President of the United States directly, thats why Marines guard the White House and saulute the Presedent as he exits Air Force One.
 

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Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 11-10-2004, 06:02 PM:
 
This is from the book, "Marine Corps Book Of Lists,"
Category: "...Eight Hoary Old Marine Corps Legends That Are
Not True."

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1. The first Marine recruiting station
was established in Tun Tavern, in Philadelphia,
the proprietor of which was so adept at securing
recruits, by liberally plying them with drink,
that he was made a captain in the Corps. Alas for
"romance," the story is untrue. It probably got
its start from the fact that Samuel Nicholas,
effectively the first Marine Commandant, actually
did own a tavern in Philadelphia, the Conestoga
Wagon, which apparently served as his
headquarters for a time. However the owner of the
Tun Tavern did become a Marine officer, about a
year after the creation of the Corps, which
probably gave rise to the legend.

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