235 years ago today the Marine Corps was born. Happy Birthday Devil Dogs.
Only a few Americans choose the dangerous, but necessary, work of fighting our Nation's enemies. When our chapter of history is written, it will be a saga of a selfless generation of Marines who were willing to stand up and fight for our Nation; to defend those who could not defend themselves; to thrive on the hardship and sacrifice expected of an elite warrior class; to march to the sound of the guns; and to ably shoulder the legacy of those Marines who have gone before.
Commandant J. T. Conway
And so the cadence goes...
"Back in 1775, my Marine Corps came alive"
