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Today is the birthday for the United States Marine Corps. 230 years ago, the congress decided to create the marine corps (yes, this was before the Declaration of Independence. After several attempts by the American colonies to work out some sort of reconciliation between the Crown and the American people, the Colonial Congress decided to take a sterner attitude. A committee of the Congress drafted a resolution to create a new military unit, called the Continental Marines.
This resolution was drafted in a popular Philadelphian inn called Tun Tavern, and was later approved by the entire legislative body. The owner of the tavern, Robert Mullan, was named a Marine Captain, and the owner of another tavern, Samuel Nicholas, was designated commandant of the Continental Marines.
The history of the USMC is varied. Name a major event in the history of the United States, and they've been there.
Happy Birthday fellow jarheads, and get some for the folks back home!
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Happy Birthday USMC! God bless you for all that you do! And God bless the rest of our men and women in uniform. Your sacrifices do not go unnoticed and your patriotism is a beacon for us all.

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