Happy 236th birthday Devil Dogs! Marine Corps celebrates 236 years of ‘Semper Fi’ Born from the first recruitment drive held at Philadelphia’s Tun Tavern, the first two battalions of Continental Marines were formed on the 10th day of November in 1775. See also: ‘America’s Battalion’ celebrates 236th Marine Corps birthday in Afghanistan Marine Corps birthday [...]
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