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Formation of the USMC

The official birthday of the United States Marine Corps is on 10 November 1775. That was the day when the Second Continental Congress...

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Royal Marines in Peking - Boxer Rebellion - July - September 1900

In the year 1900 sectarian rebels assisted by the Chinese government sought to rid China of foreign influence. The German Head of...

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Woson Forward Operating Base

Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Korea Period/ Conflict: Korean War Year: 1951 Date/s: 1st July 1951 Following the success of raids...

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British, US & French Marines Storm the 'Askold' in Murmansk

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Murmansk, Kola Bay Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 12 July 1918 In Murmansk...

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41 Commando - Chosin Reservoir Korea November/ December 1950 - Task Force Drysdale

Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Korea Period/ Conflict: Korean War Year: 1950 Date/s: 27 November 1950 I’m not done with them yet!!...

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Joint Occupation of San Juan Island with the USMC

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: British Columbia Period/ Conflict: 1800's Year: 1856 Date/s: 24th November 1856 When Great...

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Private Pagett USMC

'Devil Dogs' According to Marine Corps tradition, German soldiers facing the Marines at Belleau Wood called them teufelhunden. These were...

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The U.S. Marines begin their assault on ‘Bloody Tarawa’ - 20th November 1943 @USMC

Carl Jonas was one of the Marines who went in on the first day: Many of the Higgins boats – the assault Landing Craft – were grounded...

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