Originally Posted December 27, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 27th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1814, the Carolina duels with British shore batteries and is eventually sunk. In 1903, Major General George F. Elliot, 10th Commandant of the Marine Corps, departed Washington, DC, to command Marines in Panama. In 1913, the Aviation Detachment of the Advance Base Force is established with […]
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History of Our Corps – December 26
Originally Posted December 26, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 26th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1776, a portion of Washington’s army crosses the Delaware River at night and defeats the Hessian forces at Princeton, New Jersey. Brigadier General John Cadwalader’s division, which includes Samuel Nicholas’s Marine Battalion, gets across the river too late and misses the battle. The victory […]
History of Our Corps – December 25
Originally Posted December 25, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 25th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: It’s Christmas wherever you are deployed. Semper Fi, Marines Since 1775, Each year all over the world on Christmas, Marines have guarded our national. Security. In 1917, the 9th Regiment arrives at Guantanamo Bay to further reinforce units guarding the U.S. sugar production capacity. In 1923, the […]
History of Our Corps – December 24
Originally Posted December 24, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 24th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1813, Lieutenant John Gamble leads a handful of Marines and sailors in a show of force to restore order on the island of Nukuhiva in the Marquesas, which was serving as the base for Captain David Porter’s small Pacific squadron. In 1814, the Treaty of Ghent […]
History of Our Corps – December 23
Originally Posted December 23, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 23rd day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1803, the Enterprise and her Marines capture the ketch Mastico, renamed Intrepid, off the coast of Tripoli. In 1814, Marines aboard the schooner Carolina assist in the bombardment of the British camp a few miles below New Orleans, while a company of Marines participate in a […]
History of Our Corps – December 22
Originally Posted December 22, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 22nd day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1814, Marines from the Portsmouth Barracks and the Congress fight fires in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In 1914, the 1st Battalion, 4th Regiment embarks from San Diego to Mare Island for subsequent duty with the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco Bay. In 1942, the 1st and […]
History of Our Corps – December 21
Originally Posted December 21, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 21st day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1913, Congress limits the term of the Commandant to four years, with provision for a reappointment for an additional four years. In 1944, MAG-12 Corsairs blew up Japanese supply dumps at Palompon, Leyte. In 1945, the last elements of the 5th Marine Division sail from Sasebo […]
History of Our Corps – December 20
Originally Posted December 20, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 20th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1888, Marines participate in the show of force by the steam barks Galena and Yantic at Port-au-Prince to secure the release of an American commercial ship wrongfully seized by the Haitian government. In 1904, Marine forces move into Camp Elliott, their permanent base in the Panama […]