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. He is the fifth Commandant

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 1804, the tradition of the

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 Chipote is ambushed by strong

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 patrol sent to attack El

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 ill-fated “March Across Samar” began.

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 heart of Samar, Waller, five