Happy Birthday USMC !
As a "Greenside" US Navy Corpsman it is very difficult to truly say where your allegiance lies. We are all members of the US Navy, but we are Corpsmen. We may be Corpsmen, but we fight along side the US Marines. Well....I stand here as a witness to say that we are honored to be a part of all of the above. This time of year (October and November) is very historical for those who serve in the Navy or Marines. The birthday for the Navy is October 13, 1775, the birthday of the Marines is November 10, 1775 and the birthday of the Navy Hospital Corps is 17 June, 1898. As a Corpsman we celebrate all of these dates with equal pride.
During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passes a resolution stating that "two Battalions of Marines be raised" for service as landing forces for the recently formed Continental Navy. The resolution, drafted by future U.S. president John Adams and adopted in Philadelphia, created the Continental Marines and is now observed as the birth date of the United States Marine Corps.
On Friday, October 13, 1775, meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America. This was the original legislation out of which the Continental Navy grew and as such constitutes the birth certificate of the navy.
Formed by an act of congress on June 17, 1898, the sailors of the Hospital Corps serve on ships, submarines, foreign soil and the battlefield. Placing their fellow Marines and sailor’s lives above their own; they are woven into the fabric of our Corps. Serving beside Marines in every single conflict and battle for more than a century, the courageous men and women of the Hospital Corps have earned the deepest respect and admiration of their Marines.
Thus endith my history lesson for today!
During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passes a resolution stating that "two Battalions of Marines be raised" for service as landing forces for the recently formed Continental Navy. The resolution, drafted by future U.S. president John Adams and adopted in Philadelphia, created the Continental Marines and is now observed as the birth date of the United States Marine Corps.
On Friday, October 13, 1775, meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America. This was the original legislation out of which the Continental Navy grew and as such constitutes the birth certificate of the navy.
Formed by an act of congress on June 17, 1898, the sailors of the Hospital Corps serve on ships, submarines, foreign soil and the battlefield. Placing their fellow Marines and sailor’s lives above their own; they are woven into the fabric of our Corps. Serving beside Marines in every single conflict and battle for more than a century, the courageous men and women of the Hospital Corps have earned the deepest respect and admiration of their Marines.
Thus endith my history lesson for today!
posted by Joseph "Doc" Fallon at 8:22 AM
3 Comments:
Don't forget to add the birthday of CPOs.
Stay safe.
Thanks for the history lesson. I truly appreciated the concise information. As a Mom of a US Marine serving with you, I was a little fuzzy on the particulars. Thank you for your service and keeping our boys healthy and alive! Hope you enjoyed the birthday celebrations! I substituted in 8 music classes that day and all of them received a little information on the the age of the USMC. Wish I'd known the rest of it! Thanks again.
Keep up the good work Joe. I have several friends, across Europe, reading your blog and they've all been impressed by it's editorial mix of military, peronsal, geographical and now historical comment. More pictures of the country side and natives would be great. As you know I am quite a recreational traveller (having met you in Perth) and would one day love to visit a peaceful Iraq, birth place of western civilisation.
Top o' the desert to you and the guys out there,
Rob
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