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Happy Birthday USMC!
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#1
11-10-2006, 08:12 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINES!

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#2
11-10-2006, 08:21 PM
Hey Thanks!!!
...and yes, Happy 231st Birthday to all you Leathernecks out there!!

From a fat, old, Marine. :oops:

Semper Fi,

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11-10-2006, 08:23 PM
"....the costs of Barbary" refer to a fight with Berber pirates.

Can someone please expalin "the halls of Mondezuma" what does it refer to?

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11-10-2006, 08:30 PM
The "Halls of Montezuma" refers to the Mexican Capitol building in Mexico City which the Marines helped capture. I am not sure if that was its offical name or just name made for the song.

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#5
11-10-2006, 08:31 PM
I should clarify. This capture took place at the end of The Mexican-American War in 1848.

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11-10-2006, 08:40 PM
Thanks Andy.

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11-10-2006, 08:41 PM
Glad to help.

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11-10-2006, 09:29 PM
My Uncle Paul is a retired Serg. Major in the USMC...he gave me his helmet and M-14 bayonet from Viet Nam.

My sister's best friend also met and married a Marine.

If I had to join any of the infantry combat arms, it'd be the Marine Corps. If only to see what I was really made of.

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11-10-2006, 09:58 PM
Quote:"....the coasts of Barbary" refer to a fight with Berber pirates.

or rather, "the shores of Tripoli"... Smile
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#10
11-10-2006, 09:58 PM
I've seen the construction for that museum going on for years. I live just north of it and it will be a great visit.

I just happened to be on the way to Fredricksburg at noon; the traffic jam on I95 around Quantico was pretty fierce today. More Va State troopers than I've even seen.
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11-10-2006, 11:03 PM
Happy Birthday Marine Corps!

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11-11-2006, 05:25 AM
Quote:My Uncle Paul is a retired Serg. Major in the USMC...he gave me his helmet and M-14 bayonet from Viet Nam.

My sister's best friend also met and married a Marine.

If I had to join any of the infantry combat arms, it'd be the Marine Corps. If only to see what I was really made of.

Happy Birthday! Semper Fi!

Crazy- I have an uncle who is a retired Lt.Col, and my brother-in-law is a retired Captain, both infantry. I guess Marines like Canadians Wink Happy birthday USMC!
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#13
11-11-2006, 09:22 AM
Happy birthday, and semper fidelis Leathernecks. My compliments to you all.
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