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39 Cards in this Set
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Birth date of the Marine Corps |
10 Nov 1775 |
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Birthplace of the Marine Corps |
Tun Tavern, Philadelphia Pennsylvania |
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1st Amphibious Landing |
*3 March 1776 *New providence, Bahamas *led by Capt. Samuel Nicholas |
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Shores of Tripoli |
*1805 *Lt. Presley O'Bannon joined Prince Hamet to attack Libya. *Given Mameluke sword, still used by officers |
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Mexican- American War |
*1846 *red blood stripe *earned for heavy losses of NCO's and Officers at Chapultepec. *Halls of Montezuma |
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5th Commandant of the Marine Corps |
*Archibald Henderson *appointed to office 17 Oct 1820 *Grand old man of the Marine Corps |
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Guantanamo Bay, Cuba secured as Naval Base |
*1898 *Sgt. Maj John Quick awarded the MOH at Cuzco Wells |
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Boxer Rebellion |
*attacked by 50k boxers *Pvt Dan Daily awarded MOH |
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Banana Wars |
Gained Valuable combat leadership and jungle war fighting experience in Panama |
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Vera Cruz, MX. Maj Smedley Butler awarded MOH 1st Marine Officer |
1914
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Haiti, Maj Smedley Butler fought Cocoas. to be awarded 2nd MOH |
1914
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Belleau Wood |
*"Retreat hell, we just got here!" *1,200 seasoned infantry fought *term Devil Dog given *5th & 6th Marines awarded Croix de Guerre |
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Soissons |
*5th & 6th Marines awarded 2nd Croix de Guerre *WWI |
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Blanc Mont |
*WWI *Gen. Lejeune led Army Div, 1st time in MC history, 5th and 6th Marines awarded 3rd Croix De Guerre |
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Japanese attack Pearl Harbor |
7 Dec 1941 |
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Midway |
*Turning point in the War. *WWII *Marked 1st battle that US forces had utilized utilized broken secret Japanese code |
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Guadacanal |
*WWII *1st offensive battle *Sgt. John Basilone awarded MOH |
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Tarawa |
*WWII *Japanese boasted it would take 1 million men and 100 years to take. *only took Marines 76 hours AMTRACKS came about *Provided validity of amphibious assault doctrine |
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Iwo Jima |
*WWII *26k Marines Killed *"Uncommon valor was a common virtue" *Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz *Flag raised on Mt. Suribachi. *80 Marines awarded MOH |
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Okinawa |
*Last offensive Battle of WWII |
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Pusan |
*Battle which Marines had to reinforce US Army *Marines demonstrated force in readiness in 1950 *1st provisional Brigade rapid deployment and landing *Korean War |
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Inchon
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*Korean War *Amphibious battle opposed by nearly all high ranking officials in Dept of Defense *Proved amphibious landing still effective for offensive combat *Only amphibious landing in Korean War |
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Chosin Reservoir |
*Korean War *Marines were cut off and had to fight back to sea *"we are not retreating, just attacking in a different direction"
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Date office of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was established |
*1957 |
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Lt. John Glenn launched into the 1st US man made capsule in orbit |
*20 Feb 1962 |
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Da Nang |
*Vietnam War *air strip where a majority of the early air strikes were launched from |
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Starlight |
* 1st offensive operation / from Chu Lai |
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Khe Sahn |
*Vietnam *77 day siege |
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TET Offensive |
*Vietnam war *NVA met disaster in their attempt to capture major South Vietnamese cities |
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Dewey Canyon |
*Vietnam War *Most effective Air-Ground operation in the Vietnam War |
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Operation Eagle Pull |
*Khmer Rouge *Evacuated several hundred civilians from Cambodia |
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Frequent Wind |
*Vietnam War *Over 7k civilians evacuated from Saigon |
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Hue City |
*TET Offensive *Vietnam War *Fought in built up areas 1st time since Korea *fighting from house to house |
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Urgent Fury |
*Cold war *operation in Grenada *Marines evacuated American medical students |
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Marines barracks bombed |
*Lebanese civil war *killing 220 Marines *Beirut, Lebanon *23 Oct 1983 |
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Just Cause |
*Fight in Panama *Operation in which Marines apprehended Manuel Noriega from Panama |
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Desert Storm |
*Kuwait (1991) *first to arrive with significant combat power *validated MPS doctrine (military police support) |
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Al-Khafji |
*Gulf war *1st ground engagement with Iraqi forces in Persian gulf |
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Restore Hope |
*Somalia *Marines engaged with Iraqi forces in the Persian Gulf |
