If you ever had a chance to look at the history of the Marine Corps, you'd find that they were born of beer and bravado in Tun Tavern in 1775, baptised in fire during the Revolutionary War and came of age during World War I where they earned the moniker "Teufel hunden" or "devil dog"During World War II, when asked about the United States Marine Corps, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was quoted as saying “The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!”
Today we pause to reflect back upon 233 years of a legacy, legend and history. As Marines and sailors, we can only hope to live up to or surpass the standards that have come before us. Here is to the Corps! Happy Birthday and Semper Fidelis!
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