JAXConservative: Happy Birthday Marine Corps.!

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Happy Birthday Marine Corps.!

In 1775 the Second Continental Congress established two battalions of Continental Marines on the tenth of November. In 1778 President Adams signed the Act establishing the United States Marine Corps.
The Marines have fought in every war since then with courage and valor. Sometimes at great cost to the men who wore the Globe and Anchor.
During WWII the marines lost 5,598 men KIA in 36 days on Iwo Jima, and lost a total of 19,773 KIA during the march toward Japan after Pearl Harbor.
The battle that brought the most consternation to the people at home was the 76 hour battle for Tarawa, in which the Marines lost 990 KIA. Four Medals of Honor were awarded, three posthumously.
The Marine "esprit decorps" and honor among men must be remembered in these days of Leftist anti-military rhetoric. The Marines are sent in to do all the dirty jobs, with little recognition. And for 230 years they have been doing it for this Great Republic. Happy Birthday Marine Corps! Semper Fi!

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You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life...Winston Churchill

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I am tired of sitting on the sidelines while the anti-American Media spews its' propaganda to our people. My little attempt to awaken more Americans to the threats and potential that "lies" ahead for the U.S. I may not always be right,but I will try! God Bless The United STATES!
And remember:"the illusion that a policy of mere redistribution of existing wealth can definitively resolve the problem must be set aside. In a modern economy, the value of assets is utterly dependent on the capacity to generate revenue in the present and the future. Wealth creation therefore becomes an inescapable duty, which must be kept in mind if the fight against material poverty is to be effective in the long term."
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