Author: gyrenes

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 28th day of October in the history of our beloved Corps:           Happy 359th Anniversary to the Royal Marines!! The Corps of Royal Marines (RM) is an amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Her Majesty’s Naval Service. The marines can trace their origins back to the formation of the English Army’s “Duke of York and Albany’s […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 27th day of October in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1806, the Secretary of the Navy directs the Commandant to send four officers and 74 enlisted Marines to replace a sickly force and defend against possible Spanish operations. In 1846, Marines from Commodore Stockton’s squadron assist in retaking San Pedro.           The town had been lost to Californians revolting against the […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 26th day of October in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1898, Marines establish a barracks at the naval station at San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1917, the 4th Marine Brigade is joined with Army units to form the 2nd Division. In 1931, Colonel Thomas C. Turner, the director of Marine aviation, is severely injured by a turning propeller in Haiti and […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 25th day of October in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1812, near Africa, the United States defeats the British frigate Macedonian, but entirely by long-range firepower, thus leaving little role for the Marines to play. In 1876, In commemoration of Marine service with the U.S. Army in the Mexican War, the Navy Department authorizes the Corps to adopt the motto “Per […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 24th day of October in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1813, the Marine Barracks is established at Portsmouth Navy Yard, New Hampshire. In 1901, A provisional battalion under Waller, composed of three companies from the 1st Regiment and a company from the 2nd Regiment, arrives on the island of Samar in the Philippines.           Their mission is to deal with the […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 23rd day of October in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1777, Continental Marines helped foil General William Howe’s plans to capture Philadelphia. In 1846, during these the 23rd through the 26th days of October, Commodore Matthew C. Perry uses Marines and sailors from his squadron to seize Frontera, Mexico.           He then conducts a raid 70 miles up the Tabasco River […]