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49 Cards in this Set
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When and where was the Marine Corps created?
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November 10, 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Tun Tavern.
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How many battalions were raised when the Marine Corps was created?
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2
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Who is traditionally considered the first Commandant of the Marine Corps?
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Captain Samuel Nicholas
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When did the Marines come under the Department of the Navy?
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1834
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What act states the present structure of the Marine Corps and what year was it amended?
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The National Security Act of 1947 and was amended in 1952
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When did the first Marine Corps landing take place?
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1776. Revolutionary War when they invaded New Providence Island in the Bahamas. Earned the nickname "Leatherneck"
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In what year did the Marines first raise the "Stars and Stripes" in the Eastern Hemisphere?
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1805 on the "Shores of Tripoli"
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In what year did the Marines occupy the "Halls of Montezuma"?
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1847 during the Mexican War
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In what year under the command of Colonel Lee (USA) did Marines storm the U.S. arsenal at Harper's Ferry to put down an attempted slave revolt by John Brown?
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1859
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Who modified the British (Royal) Marine emblem to depict the Marines as both American and maritime?
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Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin, 7th Commandant
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What does the EGA signify?
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The globe and anchor signify worldwide service and sea traditions. The spread eagle is a symbol of the Nation itself
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When was the official motto for the Marine Corps "Semper Fidelis" adopted?
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1883
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Marines defended the American Legation in Peking, China during the Boxer Rebellion in what year?
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1900
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Who was the first pilot in the Marine Corps?
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Major Alfred A. Cunningham in 1913
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In what year did the Marines land in France and awarded the French Fourragere?
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1917
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What year was the Marine Corps reorganized into the Fleet Marine Force?
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1933
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What was the longest war in the history of the Marine Corps?
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Vietnam
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In what year did the Marines deploy to Lebanon as part of a multinational peacekeeping force?
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1982
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What happened on the 23rd of October 1983?
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Suicide truck bomb attack killed 241 Americans and wounded 70 others in Lebanon
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Operation Desert Storm was launched in what year?
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1991
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How did the Marines earn the nickname "Leathernecks"?
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Marines wearing stiff leather stock around neck in 1776
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The blood stripe was derived from what?
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Halls of Montezuma during the Battle of Chapultepec in Mexico City
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In what battle did the Marines help crush a German offensive that threatened Paris?
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The Battle of Belleu Wood
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German intel identified the Marines as what rating on the enemy fighting scale?
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Storm troops
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Where was the term devil dogs derived from?
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German troops called the Marines "Teufelhunden" or "Devil Dogs"
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What battle marked the first combat test of the new amphibious doctrine and also provided a crucial turning point of the war in the Pacific?
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The Battle of Guadalcanal (7 August 1942)
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In what battle did a Japanese commander proclaim it would take a million Americans 100 years to conquer it?
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The Battle of Tarawa (secured within 76 hrs)
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In what war did Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith lead a combined invasion of Marines and soldiers totaling over 136,000 that at the time was the greatest # of troops under a Marine command?
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The Battle of Mariana Islands
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What was the largest all-Marine battle in history?
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The Battle of Iwo Jima on 19 Feb 1945
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What was the bloodiest war in Marine Corps history (over 23,300 casualties)?
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The Battle of Iwo Jima
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Who said of Marines, "Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue."
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Admiral Chester W. Nimitz during the Battle of Iwo Jima
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What corpsman was involved in the famous flag raising of the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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Pharmacist Mate 2nd Class John Bradley
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The major significance of this battle was that the Marines brought out all operable equipment, properly evacuated their wounded and dead, and maintained tactical integrity?
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The Battle of Chosin Reservoir during November 1950
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In what battle did the Communist forces launch an offensive by infiltrating large numbers of their troops into major population centers of South Vietnam?
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The Battle of Hue City during the Vietnamese holiday of Tet in January 1968
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Who became Commandant in 1820 and held his command for 39 years until his death in 1859?
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Brevet Brigadier General Archibald Henderson "Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps"
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Who is remembered for his performance at Cuzco Well (Gitmo, Cuba)?
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Sergeant Major John Quick
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Who earned two Medal of Honor's during the Chinese Boxer Rebellion and the First Caco War in Haiti?
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Sergeant Major Dan Daly
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Who yelled to his men during the Battle of Belleau Wood, "Come on, you sons of a bitch, do you want to live forever?"
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Sergeant Major Dan Daly
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Who became known as the "Tiger of the Mountains" in 1930?
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Lieutenant General Louis B. "Chesty" Puller
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What is the name of the Marine Corps mascot (an english bulldog)?
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Chesty
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What Marine was recognized as the Marine Corps' top ranking flying ace with 28 victories?
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Major Gregory R. "Pappy" Boyington
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This Pima Indian was one of the Marines immortalized in the now famous photograph taken of the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi.
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Ira H. Hayes
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Who became the Marine Corps' first enlisted woman and what year?
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Opha Mae Johnson on August 13, 1918
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What were the first Marine Corps enlisted women known as?
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skirt Marines and Marinettes
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Who became the Marine Corps first woman general officer and what year?
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Brigadier General Margaret A. Brewer on May 11, 1978
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At what distance do you being to salute?
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At least 6, but not more than 30 paces away
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What are the Warrant Officer ranks in the Marine Corps?
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W-1/W-2/W-3/W-4/W-5
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E8 in the USMC
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First Sergeant or Master Sergeant
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When do you not salute the national Ensign when boarding or departing a naval ship?
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Between sunset and 0800
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