Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 28th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1779, Marines land as the right flank of the American force, which successfully attacks up a steep slope and establishes a lodgment ashore near the British fort at Penobscot.           The Americans settle down to build a fortified line instead of continuing the assault, which likely would have succeeded.           A

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 27th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1776, Marines and sailors of the brig Reprisal drive off the British sloop Shark and deliver an agent to Martinique to acquire intelligence and arms. In 1816, Marines assist the crews of two gunboats in capturing and destroying a fort on the Apalachicola River in Florida, built by Indians and runaway

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 26th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1779, Marines land on Banks Island, Maine, and install batteries to fire on British ships and positions around Penobscot Bay. In 1840, following the murder of two Navy officers, the Wilkes Expedition destroys two more Fijian towns. In 1861, an Act of Congress increased the Marine Corps authorized strength to 93

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 25th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1777, Congress authorized a $4.00 weekly subsistence for Marine officers. In 1861, Congress increases the authorized size of the Marine Corps to 93 officers and 3,074 enlisted. In 1943, in the European Theater, Premier Mussolini is replaced as head of the Italian government. In 1944, the 2nd Marine Division comes ashore

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 24th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1779, an expedition sails from Massachusetts with the goal of destroying the British base under construction in Penobscot Bay, Maine.           The fleet is composed of Continental ships Warren, the sloop Providence, and the brig Diligence, reinforced with four ships of the Massachusetts and New Hampshire state navies, a dozen privateers,

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 23rd day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1838, the remaining Marines serving with the Army in Florida return to Washington, D.C.           Marines still serve with the Navy in Florida, primarily with the “Mosquito Fleet” composed of small boats and canoes for patrolling the interior waterways.           This force conducts active operations against the Seminoles for the next