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Semper Fidelis - Always Faithful (Adopted ~1883) 1775 - TUN TAVERN, PHILLY, PA, 2 BN Eagle, Globe and Anchor (Marine Corps Emblem): - centered on the breast insignia-is the center of the device. Makes a clear statement that the wearer is a member of the Navy Marine Corps Team. First to fight - Marines at the forefront of every American war since its founding (1775) 300+ foreign shore landings Leatherneck - Leather stock neck piece worn to protect from sabers No longer used, commemorated by standing collar on dress blue/white Devil Dog - Battle of Belleau Wood, 1918 Marne River France From German teufelhunden Esprit de corps = unit pride - Devotion and loyalty to Marine Corps with deep regard for history/traditions Examples = Enthusiasm, unit pride, unit reputation, competitive unit, "Uncommon valor was a common virtue" - Admiral Nimitz speaking on Marines fighting ability on Iwo Jima 10 NOV 1775 - USMC Founding, Tun Tavern, Philadelphia Continental Congress raised 2 battalions under CAPT Samuel Nicolas, 1st CMC of USMC b. 1776 - First Marine landing i. Revolutionary War, New Providence Bahamas c. 1798 - Congress makes USMC separate military service d. 1805 - Shores of Tripoli, Barbary pirates, Derma First time "star and stripes" raised in eastern hemisphere e. 1847 - Halls of Montezuma, Battle of Chapultepec, Mexico City f. 1859 = - Robert E. Lee storm armory at Harpers Ferry i. Put down John Brown abolitionist led slave revolt g. 1861 - Primarily naval detachments during Civil War i. Limited action due to resignations, aging officer corps, inadequate personnel 1868 - Emblem adopted by BGEN Jacob Zeilian 1898 - War with Spain, USMC Ops in Pacific & Cuba j. 1900 - Chinese Boxer Rebellion k. 1901 - Banana Wars (), protect American prosperity l. 1913 - 1st aviation unit under MAJ Alfred Cunnigham m. 1918 - 5th & 6th Marines, France, Fourragere d. 1941 - Battle of Wake Island i. Post-Pearl Harbor Marines defended from Japanese from 8-23DEC e. 1942 = - Battle of Guadalcanal i. 1STMARDIV, 1st land offensive of WWII f. 1943 - Battle of Tarawa i. Japanese said it would take 1 million Americans 100 years to take 1. Marines took it in 76 hours g. 1943 - Battle of Mariana Islands i. LGEN Smith led 136,000 Marines and Soldiers h. 1945 - Battle of Iwo Jima Nimitz "uncommon valor was a common virtue" Battle of Okinawa MGEN Geiger only Marine to lead a field army j. 1950 - Battle of the Chosin Reservoir i. Fought through 7/10 Korean divisions, tactical withdrawal, all people/gear k. 1968 - Second Battle of Khe Sanh Marines held 2 ½ months against 2 Vietnamese divisions Battle of Hue City House-to-house fighting with progress measured in yards Montford Point Marines (WWII) - 20,000 black Americans paved way for USMC diversity serving honorably b. Navajo Code Talkers (WWII) - i. Code not deciphered by Japanese, Congressional Silver Medal c. Women in USMC - = 1918 n. 1933 - USMC re-organized into FMF o. 1950 - Inchon landing, Amphibious Raid 1st time helos used in combat Battle of the Chosin Reservoir Fought through 7/10 Korean divisions, tactical withdrawal, all people/gear 23 Oct 1983 - Lebanon truck bombing of HQ (killed 241) q. 1990/1991 - Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm a. 1STLT Presley O'Bannon - 1805 i. Tripoli, first to hoist US flag over old world territory, Mameluke sword b. BGEN Archibald Henderson - Grand Old Man of Marine Corps" i. Commandant from 1820 til death in 1859 1. Introduced higher standards of appearance, training, and discipline c. SGTMAJ John Quick - i. MOH - Guantanamo Bay for emergency lift under Spanish/American shelling d. SGTMAJ Daniel Daly - i. 2 MOH - (1) Chinese Boxer Rebellion, (2) First Caco War in Haiti ii. Belleau Wood - "Come on you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever" e. MGEN Smedley Butler - i. 2 MOH = (1) Veracruz, (2) First Caco War in Haiti f. MGEN John Lejeune - 13th Commandant i. First Marine to command Army division in combat (WWI, France 1918) g. LGEN Lewis "Chesty" Puller - i. Nicaragua, "Tiger of the Mountains," force of ~30 Marines, Most decorated Marine h. CAPT Joseph Foss - i. MOH - Pilot at Guadalcanal, #1 Ace w/ 26 kills i. Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington - i. Black Sheep Squadron, WWII ACE j. CPL Ira Hayes - i. Pima Indian, second flag raising at Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima k. PVT Opha Johnson - i. First enlisted woman, 13 AUG 1918 l. CWO Annie Grimes - i. 3rd black female Marine, first to retire after "full 20" m. BGEN Margaret Brewer - i. 1st woman General, 11 MAY 1978 n. Molly Marine - i. New Orleans statue honoring female Marines b. 1815 - Battle of New Orleans i. GEN Andrew Jackson defeats British forces (lost 100, killed 2,000) a. 1814 - Battle of Bladensburg i. 103 Marine/400 Sailors block force of 4,000 British from advancing on Marine Corps Emblem = EGA - Present form adopted in 1868 Eagle = proud country Globe = global service Fouled Anchor = maritime traditions b. Scarlet Trouser Stripe - Blood stripe" (1798, reappeared 1840-59) i. May represent bloodshed at Battle of Chapultepec c. Quatrefoil Officer Cover Emblem - i. Fashion of the day, may be for sharpshooters to recognize friendly from above Mameluke Sword - Officer sword i. LT O'Bannon heroics at Tripoli NCO Sword - when in charge of troops or in ceremonies" French Fourragere - L shoulder French Ministry of War to unit cited 2 or more times in French Orders 5th and 6th Marine Regiments in WWI i. Colors/standards (Branch) ii. Organization Colors/Standards iv. Guidons (Co, Battery)= -