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origin + birth of USMC
descent of British Royal marines 1664; second continental congress —> continental USMC 1775
Quatrefoil
distinguish friend of foe by attaching crossed pieces of rope to top of covers
Leatherneck
1775-1875 leather collar or neckpiece to keep heads erect and protected from sword slashes
Rank of Sergeant Major
1798 established; Sergeant Major Archibald Sommers
1957 Sergeant major of the USMC establish by General Pate; Sergeant Majors Wilbur Bestwick
Mameluke Sword
1805 Prince Hamlet to Presley O’ Bannon during Barbary Pirate Wars
The Blood Stripe
1798 Battle of Chapultepec in Mexican War 1847 90% of marines died
Grand Ole Man of the USMC
Archibald Henderson
5th Commandant of USMC 39 years
Father of Marine Aviation
2nd LT Alfred A Cunningham
USMC Emblem
1868
Philosophy
Friction, uncertainty, fluidity, disorder, danger
The essence of war
The essence of war is a violent struggle between two hostile + independent and irreconcilable wills”
Ethos
Its a calling. Eagle, globe anchor that is imprinted on the soul on everyone. Every marine is a riflemen; selfless service. War=driven ultimately by the power of human will
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