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Vox Moi

(546 posts) Sun Nov 10, 2013, 12:18 PM Nov 2013

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Happy Birthday, United States Marine Corps!

November 10, 1775: Congress resolves that two Battalions of Marines be raised.
Here's a toast to all the Leathernecks and Jarheads and Devil Dogs who have served us so well.
Thanks to all Marines, past and present. An extra tip of the hat to the Grunts.
Semper Fi to the First to Fight.

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Happy Birthday, United States Marine Corps! (Original Post) Vox Moi Nov 2013 OP

Happy birthday, Marine corps. Happy birthday to me, too, and my daughter. Th1onein Nov 2013 #1

Thanks! Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #2

Happy Birthday, Marines! rudolph the red Nov 2013 #3

Gen. William Thornson, U.S. Army -- "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2013 #4

Happy Birthday, Leathernecks and Semper Fi. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #5

Oooo Rah Drew Richards Nov 2013 #6

Th1onein

(8,514 posts)

1. Happy birthday, Marine corps. Happy birthday to me, too, and my daughter.

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Sun Nov 10, 2013, 12:23 PM

Nov 2013

Wounded Bear

(58,765 posts)

2. Thanks!

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Sun Nov 10, 2013, 12:33 PM

Nov 2013

rudolph the red

(666 posts)

3. Happy Birthday, Marines!

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Sun Nov 10, 2013, 12:44 PM

Nov 2013

Semper Fi

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)

4. Gen. William Thornson, U.S. Army -- "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines:

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Sun Nov 10, 2013, 05:06 PM

Nov 2013

Marines and the enemy. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion."

Semper Fi

Uncle Joe

(58,504 posts)

5. Happy Birthday, Leathernecks and Semper Fi.

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Sun Nov 10, 2013, 05:11 PM

Nov 2013

Thanks for the thread, Vox Moi.

Drew Richards

(1,558 posts)

6. Oooo Rah

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Sun Nov 10, 2013, 06:56 PM

Nov 2013

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