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US Marine Corps 242nd Birthday

by Jonn Lilyea••29

242 years ago today the Naval Committee of the Continental Congress was directed to raise two battalions of Marines, and so we got the naval infantry.

Tun Tavern, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pictured above, was the site of the first recruitment drive for the Marine Corps. The tavern’s manager, Robert Mullan, was the “chief Marine Recruiter.”

The first amphibious assault by the new Marine Corps occurred in the Bahamas on March 3, 1776 when the force seized Fort Montague and Fort Nassau, a British ammunition depot and naval port in New Providence.

So Happy Birthday, Marine Corps. From the Halls of Montezuma to shores of Tripoli. From the peak of Suribachi to the alleyways of Fallujah.

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29 thoughts on “US Marine Corps 242nd Birthday”

  3. Happy Birthday to Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children! Thank you for all that you’ve done, are doing, and will do. Ooh rah!

  5. Happy Birthday, Marines. I’m sorry that the Crayola Company could not supply dark blue or olive drab crayons this year. Somebody ate them. He left a trail of “D”s and “H”s

  7. 🗣 Happy Birthday to all Marines, past and present. So proud of our Sister Service.

    And to all TAH Marines: Be careful when you cut your elaborate cake with your mighty Sword!

    🎂🍰🍻🔪 (Sorry I could not find an emoji sword)

  8. The senior US military service sends it’s best birthday wishes, USMC. As well as wishes for many more.

    Now, if you could just learn how to pronounce “Hooah!” properly . . . . (smile)

  13. Happy Birthday to all of you Gun Bunnies, Sea going Bellhops,Gyrenes,Jarheads and grunts.

  14. Happy Birthday, Marines!!
    Ooh rah!

    Now if we can just get you to stop calling your headgear “lids”, you would be darn near perfect. 😉

    1. The first Marines had a happy and gay old time drinking grog, fighting and whoring. Of course that was a long time ago before the word gay got coopted; oh yeah,and before the UCMJ.

      To the service who adopted this sailor, Happy Birthday. Semper Fi

  21. When our platoon was dismissed, we stated “Sir, Aye Aye Sir- The United States Marine Corps- 187 years of rompin’, stompin’ hell, death, and destruction!” Seems only a short while ago. The Plt Cmdr was 2nd Lt. Martin L. Brandtner- Retired as LtGen, awarded two (2) Navy Crosses for actions about a week apart in the Republic of VN. Semper Fidelis to all my brothers and sisters (and to those who have fought and drank with us).

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