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35 Cards in this Set
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By an act of the Continental congress, the United States Marine Corps became a regular branch of our country's service when?
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November 10, 1775
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Who established the United States Marine Corps?
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Captain Samuel Nicholas
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Where was the United States Marine Corps established?
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Tun Tavern, PA
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Who was the first Marine Corps recruiter?
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Robert Mullen
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Who was the proprietor of the tavern?
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Peg Mullen, Robert Mullen's wife
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THE MARINE CORPS AS IT EXISTS TODAY, WAS FORMED WHEN?
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JULY 11, 1798
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WHAT IS THE SYMBOL OF THE USMC?
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EAGLE, GLOBE AND ANCHOR
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WHAT DOES EACH SYMBOL ON THE EGA RECOGNIZE?
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THE EAGLE - NATION
THE GLOBE- WORLWIDE THE ANCHOR - NAVAL TRADITIONS |
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THE EAGLE, GLOBE, AND ANCHOR WAS ADOPTED WHEN ?
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1868
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WHO ADOPTED THE EGA?
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BRIG. GENERAL JACOB ZEALIN, 7TH COMMANDANT, USMC
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THE TERM LEATHERNECK COMES FROM WHERE?
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FROM WHEN THE MARINES WORE LEATHER STRAP TO PROTECT THEIR NECKS FROM ENEMY SWORDS
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WHAT IS THE MARINE CORP MOTTO?
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SEMPER FIDELIS
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WHAT WAS THE MARINE CORP MOTTO BEFORE "SEMPER FIDELIS"?
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BY LAND BY SEA
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WHEN WAS THE MARINE CORPS MOTTO CHANGED TO "SEMPER FIDELIS"?
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1880
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WHERE DO MARINES GET THE NICKNAME "DEVIL DOG" FROM?
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FROM THE BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD IN JUNE 1918
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WHO WAS THE FIRST MARINE CORPS AVIATOR?
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A.A. CUNNINGHAM, IN 1912
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WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN MARINE?
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OPHA M JOHNSON, ON AUGUST 13 1918
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WHO WAS THE FIRST MARINE HELO PILOT TO RECIEVE THE MEDAL OF HONOR?
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MAJOR STEPHEN PLESS
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WHO WAS THE FIRST FEMALE MARINE WARRANT OFFICER?
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CWO RUTH L. WOOD
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WHO WAS THE FIRST MARINE OFFCER TO DIE IN BATTLE?
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CAPTAIN JOHN FITZPATRICK
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WHICH MARINE SERVED THE LONGEST TERM AS COMMANDANT ?
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ARCHIBALD HENDERSON
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HOW LONG DID ARCHIBALD HENDERSON SERVE AS COMMANDANT?
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38 YEARS
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HOW MUCH TIME DOES A PERSON HAVE TO DAWN AND CLEAR A MASK?
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9 SEC
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wHICH COMMANDANT INSTALLED THE OFFICE OF SERGEANT MAJORR OF THE MARINE CORP ?
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GENERAL PATE; THE 21ST COMMANDANT; IN 1957
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ON FEB 20, 1962 ONE OF THE MARINE CORPS FINEST PILOTS MANNED THE FIRST CAPSULE TO ORBIT THE EARTH?
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LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN H GLENN
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WHEN WAS THE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM ADOPTED?
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ON AUGUST 24 1797
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WHO ADOPTED THE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM
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SEC OF WAR JAMES MCHENRY
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WHO PRESENTED THE MAMELUKE SWORD TO LIEUTENANT PRESLEY O'BANNON?
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THE PARSHA OF TRIPOLI
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THE MAMELUKE SWORD WAS PRESENTED TO WHO?
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LT PRESELY O'BANNON
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HOW MANY MARINES WERE KILLED ON THE ISLAND OF IWO JIMA?
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APPROX 5931 MARINES
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HOW MANY MARINES WERE KILLED ON THE FIRST DAY AT IWO JIMA?
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APPROX 2500
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OF THE SIX AMERICANS PICTURE RAISING THE FLAG OVER MOUNT SURIBACHI, HOW MANY LEFT THE ISLAND ALIVE?
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3
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HOW MANY SUFFERED CASUALTIES AT IWO JIMA ?
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26,000 MARINES
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WHO COINED THE PHRASE " UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE" ON THE ISLAND OF IWO JIMA?
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FLEET ADMIRAL CHESTER W NIMITZ
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WHO SAID "THE RAISING OF THAT FLAG ON MOUNT SURIBACHI MEANS A MARINE CORP FOR THE NEXT 500 YEARS"
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SEC OF THE NAVY JAMES V FORRESTAL
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