Originally Posted January 14, 2025 And on this the 3rd and 4th days of January in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1966, during the 3rd and 4th of January 1966, the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines (2/9) and the 3rd Tank Battalion participated in OPERATION WAR BONNET, a search and destroy operation in the Quang Nam Province. And on this the period 3 through 8 January in the history […]
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History of Our Corps – January 3
Originally Posted January 3, 2024 And on this the 3rd and 4th days of January in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1966, during the 3rd and 4th of January 1966, the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines (2/9) and the 3rd Tank Battalion participated in OPERATION WAR BONNET, a search and destroy operation in the Quang Nam Province. And on this the period 3 through 8 January in the history […]
History of Our Corps – January 2
Originally Posted January 2, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 2nd day of January in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1777, Major Samuel Nicholas and his battalion participate in Washington’s defense of Trenton against Lord Cornwallis’ British army. The Marines help hold the important Assunpink Bridge against a Hessian attack. In 1821, President Monroe appoints Brevet Major Archibald Henderson to be the Lieutenant Colonel Commandant. […]
History of Our Corps – January 1
Originally Posted January 1, 2025 And on this the 1st and 2nd days of January in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1944, Army forces relieve the 21st Marines from positions on the perimeter. And on this the 1st day of January in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1801, the Marine Band plays for the first New Year’s reception held at the White House in Washington. In […]
History of Our Corps – December 31
Originally Posted December 31, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 31st and final day of the year in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1799, the frigate Connecticut and her Marines engage the French privateer L’Italie Conquise off the island of Guadeloupe. In 1925, a detachment of Marines lands at Shanghai during a renewed period of internecine warfare. In 1927, a Marine/Guardia patrol sent to attack El […]
History of Our Corps – December 30
Originally Posted December 30, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 30th and penultimate day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1799, the frigate Connecticut and her Marines engage the French privateer L’Italie Conquise off the island of Guadeloupe. In 1925, a detachment of Marines lands at Shanghai during a renewed period of internecine warfare. In 1927, during the Battle of Camino Real, a Marine/Guardia […]
History of Our Corps – December 29
Originally Posted December 29, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 29th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1812, the Constitution and her Marines defeat the British frigate Java off Brazil. In 1846, Stockton leads a force of 600 men overland against Los Angeles, with the Marines of his squadron organized as a separate company under Zeilin. In 1901, Major L. W. T. Waller’s […]
History of Our Corps – December 28
Originally Posted December 28, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 28th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1814, Marines with Andrew Jackson help repel a British probing attack against the defensive works along the Rodriguez Canal below New Orleans. In 1897, a Marine Barracks is established at Pensacola Navy Yard, Florida. In 1901, ordered to map out a telegraph route through the wild […]