Author: gyrenes

Originally Posted December 19, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 19th 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 […]

Originally Posted December 18, 2025 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 18th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1903, Marines escorted American diplomats to Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. In 1950, the 1st Marine Division is assigned to Eighth Army reserve. In 1957, RLT 3 and HMR(L)-162 deploy from Okinawa toward the waters off Indonesia for possible evacuation of U.S. citizens during continued unrest there.           […]

Originally Posted December 17, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 17th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1914, Marines from the gunboat Machias (PG-5) escort the Haitian government’s gold stocks from Port-au-Prince onto the ship for transport to New York and safekeeping there. In 1919, the 8th Regiment is reactivated in the States and shipped to Haiti to reinforce the Brigade. In 1941, […]

Originally Posted December 16, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 16th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1824, Marines serve aboard Navy Lieutenant Thomas Catesby Jones’s small squadron of gunboats, which battle a larger British fleet of small craft and delay the enemy’s advance on New Orleans. In 1899, Major Littleton W. T. Waller’s Third Marine Battalion, with15 officers and 325 enlisted men, […]

And on the 22nd of January through the 18th of March in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1969, during the period 22 January through 18 March, 1969, Marines of the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (1/9), the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines (2/9), the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines (3/9), the  2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (2/4), 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4), the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (3/9), and the ARVN 2nd Regiment participated in OPERATION DEWEY CANYON, an offensive against PAVN communication lines […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 30th and final day of April in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1866, the Marine detachment of St. Mary’s boards the mail steamer Golden City in the Caribbean at the request of her captain to quell a riot. In 1904, a Marine unit assumes duties at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, to conduct exhibition drills and guard displays. […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 29th and penultimate day of April in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1814, Marines participate in the sloop Peacock’s defeat of the British warship Epervier in the Atlantic. In 1862, Captain John L. Broome and 200 Marines land and occupy New Orleans pending the arrival of Army forces. In 1907, Marines from the Paducah (Gunboat No. 18) land at Laguna and […]