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1775
USMC Birthday, 10 November
Tun Tavern, Philadelphia
Captain Samuel Nichols, 1st Commandant
National Security Act of 1947, amended in 1952
1776
First Marine landing took place on New Providence Island, in the Bahamas. Earned nickname “Leatherneck” because the uniform had a thick leather collar.
1805
Stormed Barbary pirates at Burma on the “shores of Tripoli.” Raised Stars and Stripes for first time in the Eastern Hemisphere.
1847
Marines occupied Halls of Montezuma during battle of Chapultepec.
1859
Under command of Army Colonel Robert E. Lee, Marines stormed Harper’s Ferry and put down a slave revolt led by John Brown.
1868
Adopted emblem of Eagle, Globe, and Anchor.
BGen Jacob Zeilin, 7th Commandant, modified British emblem to depict Marines as both American and maritime.
1883
Motto Semper Fidelis was adopted.
Semper Fidelis is Latin for Always Faithful
1900
Marines defended the American Legation in Peking, China during the Boxer Rebellion.
1913
Established aviation unit.
Maj Alfred A. Cunningham was first pilot
1917
Marines landed in France.
Awarded the French Fourragere, which is still worn by 5th and 6th Marines today.
1933
USMC reorganized into FMF.
USMC equipment board was established in Quantico, VA
1965
1 – Landed in S. Vietnam for large-scale offensives, as well as a pacification process designed to win support of local populace
2 – In response to attempted coup of local government, Marine landed in Dominican Republic to evacuate and protect US citizens.
1982
Deployed to Lebanon
On 23 Oct 1983, a suicide truck bomb attack on the HQ building killed 241 Americans and wounded 70 others.
Marines withdrew in July 1984
1991
Desert Storm
2001
OEF
On 7 Oct 2001, American and British forces began airstrikes on Afghanistan
2003
OIF
2004(A)
First battle of Fallujah
In response to the killing of Blackwater guards, I MEF were ordered to conduct offensive operation.
BGen Mark Kimmit said, “We will pacify that city.”
2004(B)
Second battle of Fallujah
Operation Al-Fajr/Phantom Fury
Operations began 7 November
Battle of Belleau Wood
France, WWI
Marines crushed a German offensive
We given nickname “Teufelhunden,” or “Devil Dogs.”
Guadalcanal
7 Aug 1942
First land offensive of WWII
Battle marked first combat test of new amphibious doctrine
Tarawa
Japanese commander claimed it would take American forces 100 years to conquer Tarawa, but it took US Marines only 76 hours.
Marianas Islands
Invaded to secure air fields
From June to July 1943, LTGen Holland M. Smith led a combined invasion force of Marines and soldiers that totaled over 136,000.
Iwo Jima
19 Feb 1945
Largest all-Marine battle in history
Marines suffered over 23,300 casualties
Admiral Nimitz said, “Among the Americans who served on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.”
Chosin Reservoir
November 1950
Despite facing a force of ten enemy divisions, the Marines defeated seven.
The major significance of this battle was that the Marines were able to safely retrieve all operable equipment, properly evacuate all wounded and dead, and maintain tactical integrity.
Hue City
Took place during Vietnamese holiday of Tet in January 1968
Fighting was house-to-house and progress was measured in yards.
The city was secured on 25 February 1968.