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1
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Birth date of the Marine Corps

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10 NOV 1775

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Birthdate of the Marine Corps

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10 NOV 1775

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Birthplace of the Marine Corps

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Tun Tavern, Philadelphia PA

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1st Amphibious landing

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3 MAR 1776 at new Providence, Bahamas, led by Capt Samuel Nicholas

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“Grand old man of the Marine Corps”

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5th Commandant, Archibald Henderson, appointed to office 17 OCT 1820

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Birth place of the Marine Corps

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Tun Tavern, Philadelphia PA

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1st amphibious landing

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3 March 1776 New Providence, Bahamas led by Capt Samuel Nicholas

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Banana Wars

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1899 - 1934 Jungle war fighting in Panama

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Halls of Montezuma

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1846 Mexican War - blood stripe earned for heavy losses of NCOs at Chapultepec.

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Guantanomo Bay

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Secured as naval base 1898. Sgt Maj John Quick awarded the Medal of Honor at Cuzco Wells.

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Boxer Rebellion

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1900 Pvt Dan Daily awarded MOH after being attacked by 50K Boxers.

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Banana Wars

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1899 - 1934 Jungle war fighting in Panama

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Maj Smedley Butler

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“War is a racket.” 1881 - 1940 Awarded 2 MOH: in 1914 at Vera Cruz. 1917 Ft. Riviere, Haiti. Major General USMC Ret 1931

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Belleau Wood

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FRANCE - “Retreat - hell, we just got here!” 6-26 June 1918 during WW1 1200 seasoned infantry fought. First foreign war for USMC. Term Devil Dog given, 5th and 6th Marines awarded Croix De Guerre.

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Soissons

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FRANCE - 1918 during WW1 in France 5th and 6th Marines awarded 2nd Croix De Guerre

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Blanc Mont

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FRANCE - October 1918 during WW1 Gen Lejeune led Army Div for the 1st time in Marine Corps history. 5th and 6th Marines awarded 3rd Croix De Guerre.

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Pearl Harbor

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7 DEC 1941

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1st Commandant

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Maj. Samuel Nicholas (1775-1783)

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2nd Commandant

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LtCol William Ward Burrows (1798 - 1804)

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3rd Commandant

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LtCol Franklin Warton (1804 - 1818)

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4th Commandant

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LtCol Anthony Gale (1819 - 1820)

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5th Commandant

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Col Archibald Henderson (1820 - 1859)

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6th Commandant

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Col John Harris (1859 - 1864)

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7th Commandant

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Col Jacob Zeilin (1864 - 1876)

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8th Commandant

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Col Charles McCawley (1876 - 1891)

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9th Commandant

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MajGen Charles Heywood (1891 - 1903)

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10th Commandant

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MajGen George Elliot (1903 - 1910)

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11th Commandant

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MajGen William Biddle (1911 - 1914)

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12th Commandant

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MajGen George Barnett (1914 - 1920)

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17th Commandant

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LtGen Thomas Holcomb (1936 - 1943)

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18th Commandant

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Gen Alexander Vandergrift (1944 - 1947)

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19th Commandant

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Gen Clifton Cates (1948 - 1951)

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20th Commandant

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Gen Lemuel Shepherd, Jr. (1942 - 1955)

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21st Commandant

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Gen Randolph McCall Pate (1956 - 1959)

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22nd Commandant

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Gen David Shoup (1960 - 1963)

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23rd Commandant

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Gen Wallace Greene, Jr. (1964 - 1967)

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24th Commandant

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Gen Leonard Chapman, Jr. (1968 - 1971)

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25th Commandant

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Gen Robert Cushman, Jr. (1972 - 1975)

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26th Commandant

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Gen Louis Wilson, Jr. (1975 - 1979)

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27th Commandant

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Gen Robert Barrow (1979 - 1983)

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28th Commandant

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Gen Paul Kelley (1983 - 1987)

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29th Commandant

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Gen Alfred Gray, Jr. (1987 - 1991)

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30th Commandant

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Gen Carl Mundy, Jr. (1991 - 1995)

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31st Commandant

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Gen Charls Krulak (1995 - 1999)

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32nd Commandant

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Gen James Jones (1999 - 2003)

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33rd Commandant

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Gen Michael Hagee (2003 - 2006)

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34th Commandant

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Gen James Conway (2006 - 2010)

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35th Commandant

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Gen James Amos (2010 - 2014)

49
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36th Commandant

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Gen Joseph Dunford (2014 - Present)

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