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Historical Information

• Birth date of the Marine Corps.....................10 November 1775
• Birth Place of the Marine Corps....................Tun's Tavern (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• First Commandant........................................Major Samuel Nicholas
• First Official Commandant............................Lieutenant Colonel William Ward Burrows
• Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps............Brigadier General Archibald Henderson (In office 38 Years)
• Father of Marine Aviation.............................Captain Alfred A. Cunningham
• Marine Motto...............................................Semper Fedelis (Always Faithful)
• Marine Corps Emblem..............................Eagle- The Nation, Globe- Worldwide Service, Anchor- Naval Affiliation, (Designed by Commandant Zellin- March 1868)
• Marine Corps Colors....................................Scarlet & Gold
• Red stripe worn on dress blue trousers.........."Blood Stripe"
• Significance of Red Stripe.............................Awarded for the Battle of Chapultapec
• Leathernecks................................................Name for leather strap worn by Marines during colonial days to protect their jugular veins.
• Devil Dogs....................................................Name Given to the Marines at the battle of Belleau Woods, France WWI
• Type of sword sword by Marine Officers...........Mameluke Sword
• Mameluke Sword.........................................Awarded by Hamet Bay at the capture of the fort at Derna, Tripoli, to 1st LT Presley O'Bannon
• Two medal of Honor Winners.......................Sgt. Maj. Dan Daly and Smedly Butler
• Marine to win 5 Navy Crosses......................Lt. Gen. Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller (Most famous Marine)
• Types of Court Martials................................Summary, General, and Special
• Article 15.....................................................Commanding Officers Punishment, Office Hours, or NJP (Non-judicial Punishment)
• UCMJ..........................................................Uniform Code of Military Justice
• MOS............................................................Military Occupational Specialty
• 3 Major Rank Groups...................................Commissioned, Warrant, and Enlisted
• 2 Types of Communication............................Verbal and Non-verbal
• 5 Battles since WW-II...................................Korea, Viet Nam, Lebanon, Grenada, Persian Gulf
• Highest Award For Bravery...........................Congressional Medal of Honor
• Marine Corps Mascot...................................."Chesty" the Bulldog
• First Amphibious Landing by Marines.............Providence Island in the Bahamas