Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 3rd day of August in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1804, as the U.S. squadron bombards the forts at Tripoli Harbor, four gunboats under command of Captain Stephen Decatur attack 11 Tripolitan boats.           In close quarters fighting with muskets and cutlasses, the Americans capture three of the boats and inflict nearly 100 casualties among the enemy at a cost of

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 2nd day of August in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1942, the first F4F-3 long-range photographic planes of Marine Observation Squadron 251 (VMO-251) land on the recently completed airfield at Espiritu Santo. In 1950, the ground elements of the Marine brigade begin to arrive at the port of Pusan in southeast Korea and begins unloading. In 1954, Lieutenant Colonel Victor J.

Good morning, Leathernecks! And on this the 1st day of August in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1801, the Enterprise forces the Tripolitan ship Tripoli to surrender after a 3-hour cannonade. Marines play an important role by sweeping the enemy decks with musket fire whenever the corsair approached to board. In 1922, the 3rd and 5th Regiments disband and their personnel transfer to the 4th Regiment and the

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 31st and final day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1813, in Canada Marines and Soldiers land at York, Lake Ontario, and burn British barracks, naval stores, and public buildings. In 1859, Marines and sailors from the Mississippi go ashore at Shanghai to protect American interests during some unrest related to combat between British and Chinese forces.           The

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 30th and penultimate day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1889, the schooner Tallapoosa’s Marines deploy to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to guard the U.S. consulate during a revolution. In 1900, the 4th Marine Battalion of eight officers and 220 enlisted men arrives at Tienstin under command of Major William P. Biddle.           Due to the illness of Colonel Meade,

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 29th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1846, the sloop Cyane puts Marines and sailors ashore to seize San Diego, California. In 1915, a company of Marines from Guantanamo Bay arrives to reinforce the regiment at Port-au-Prince. In 1919, a detachment of Marines from the USS New Orleans prepared to land at Tyutuke Bay (near Vladivostok), Russia, to

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