Jesse,
As a Former Royal Marines Commando, HB to your Corp from our, Her Majesty's Royal Marines celebrated their birthday, last month. 28th October 1664.
On the 28th October 1664 an Order-in-Council was issued calling for 1200 soldiers to be recruited for service in the Fleet, to be known as the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot. As the Duke of York was The Lord High Admiral, it became known as the Admiral's Regiment.
Like you our Corp has a long history and tradition to long to bog down this thread with but above is when it all started...
Jesse Wilkins <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
In 1775, the US Continental Congress determined that the colonies required
additional military capabilities. On 10 November 1775, a committee of that
Congress passed the following resolution:
"Resolved: That two Battalions of Marines be raised consisting of one
Colonel, two Lieutenant Colonels, two Majors & other Officers as usual in
other regiments, that they consist of an equal number of privates with other
battalions; that particular care be taken that no person be appointed to
office or inlisted into said Battalions, but such as are good seamen, or so
acquainted with maritime affairs as to be able to serve to advantage by sea,
when required. That they be inlisted and commissioned for and during the
present war between Great Britain and the colonies, unless dismissed by
order of Congress. That they be distinguished by the names of the first &
second battalions of American Marines, and that they be considered a part of
the number, which the continental Army before Boston is ordered to consist
of."
That day, Captain Samuel Nicholas set up shop in Tun Tavern, Philadelphia,
PA, and began recruiting Marines. Today, Marines on active duty, separated,
and retired will remember their beloved Corps. Some of them will gather for
Birthday Balls, very festive and formal occasions. Others will stay at home
and raise a glass to the Corps. And most will read the Commandant's birthday
message. Since 1921, the Marines have read MajGen John Lejeune's birthday
message at every Birthday Ball:
"On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of
Continental Congress. Since that date many thousand men have borne the name
"Marine". In memory of them it is fitting that we who are Marines should
commemorate the birthday of our corps by calling to mind the glories of its
long and illustrious history.
The record of our corps is one which will bear comparison with that of the
most famous military organizations in the world's history. During 90 of the
146 years of its existence the Marine Corps has been in action against the
Nation's foes. From the Battle of Trenton to the Argonne, Marines have won
foremost honors in war, and in the long eras of tranquility at home,
generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both
hemispheres and in every corner of the seven seas, that our country and its
citizens might enjoy peace and security.
In every battle and skirmish since the birth of our corps, Marines have
acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on
each occasion until the term "Marine" has come to signify all that is
highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue.
This high name of distinction and soldierly repute we who are Marines today
have received from those who preceded us in the corps. With it we have also
received from them the eternal spirit which has animated our corps from
generation to generation and has been the distinguishing mark of the Marines
in every age. So long as that spirit continues to flourish Marines will be
found equal to every emergency in the future as they have been in the past,
and the men of our Nation will regard us as worthy successors to the long
line of illustrious men who have served as "Soldiers of the Sea" since the
founding of the Corps."
So to all of those of you who have served in ANY capacity in the military,
thanks. But for those of you who are my brethren, I will hoist my glass to
you today, and ask your indulgence to read the following two quotes, one of
which you are familiar with, but the other of which is not as well-known.
1. The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies,
the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group
of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1940
2. The wonderful love of a beautiful maid,
The love of a staunch true man,
The love of a baby, unafraid,
Have existed since time began.
But the greatest of loves, The quintessence of loves.
even greater than that of a mother,
Is the tender, passionate, infinite love,
of one drunken Marine for another.
Semper Fidelis,
Jesse Wilkins
2674/8511
Sgt USMC
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