The Marine Corps is older than America. On November 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress created the Marine Corps by directing that “two battalions of Marines be established to seize and defend ...
For two and a half centuries, the United States Marine Corps has stood as a living force of American courage, discipline, and unity. From the birth of our Republic to the challenges of the modern ...
Every Nov. 10, Marines worldwide gather to cut birthday cakes with Mameluke swords, listen to the reading of a nearly century-old order, and watch the oldest Marine hand a piece of cake to the ...