{"id":133378,"date":"2022-11-10T07:06:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=133378"},"modified":"2022-11-10T07:06:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:06:20","slug":"happy-birthday-marines-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=133378","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Marines!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"247 Years Young<\/em><\/p>\n

10 November 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS<\/span><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a070 years ago, Army Major General Frank E. Lowe was quoted as saying, “The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they could fight.” That testimonial rings as true now as it did then, and will remain so tomorrow. As we celebrate the 247th anniversary of our Corps’ founding, we reflect on nearly two and a half centuries of exceptional prowess, while also taking objective stock of where we are today and how we will prepare for future battlefields. Our birthday provides us a chance to focus on the one thing common to our success in the past, present, and future: the individual Marine. Victories are not won because of technology or equipment, but because of our Marines.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Since 1775, Marines have fought courageously and tenaciously in every conflict our country\u00a0has faced. Through the Revolution, the Spanish-American War, World Wars in Europe and the\u00a0Pacific, conflicts in Korea and Vietnam, and operations in the Middle East, Marines consistently\u00a0earned a reputation as the world’s elite fighting force. We inherit and take pride in this reputation, evolved\u00a0over time\u00a0by Marines acquitting themselves with honor and distinction on every battlefield in\u00a0every clime and place. Battlefields change, and Marines have always adapted to the environment and\u00a0the changing character of war – but the reason we fight and win is immutable. It’s the individual\u00a0warfighters, and their love for each other, that makes our Corps as formidable a force today as it has\u00a0been for the past 247 years. It’s our ethos and our unapologetic resolve to be the most capable and\u00a0lethal fighting force that sets us apart from the rest.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Current events around the world remind us that peace is not guaranteed. While we are\u00a0justifiably proud of our past and pay tribute to the remarkable warfighters who came before us, we\u00a0understand that the stories of yesterday cannot secure our freedom tomorrow. We must be ready to\u00a0respond when our Nation calls. It falls on Marines who are in uniform today to write the next chapter\u00a0of our Corps. The solemn responsibility of maintaining our illustrious warfighting legacy rests upon\u00a0your shoulders. I know that you are up to that task. The battlefields of tomorrow are uncertain. The\u00a0future characteristics of warfare are uncertain. But one thing is certain – wherever Marines are called,\u00a0they will fight and win – today, tomorrow, and into the future.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Happy 247th Birthday, Marines!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

David H. Berger<\/em><\/p>\n

General, US Marine Corps<\/em><\/p>\n

Commandant of the Marine Corps<\/em><\/p>\n

Happy Birthday. Devil Dogs. Glad you’re on our side.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 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!\u201d Eleanor Roosevelt<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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