November 10th is the holiest of holy days in the Marine Corps religion. It is the day, in 1775, that the U. S. Marine Corps was founded, in accordance with the Second Continental Congress resolution: "that two battalions of marines be raised.". Legend has it that the cadre that met to oversee the initial organization of this band of sea soldiers met at Peg Mullan's Beef Steak House located on the corner of King Street and Tun Alley. What probably happened, after exhaustive hours of organizing and drinking, two of them staggered out into the alley to relieve themselves of the beer that was liberally supplied by Peg. In the darkness behind the tavern one of them got a bit disoriented and asked of the other, "Where the hell are we?" Whereupon the other replied indignantly, "why you boot, back in the Old Corps everyone could navigate night or day. We're on Tun Alley." Thus forever, generations of Marines will come to know that their beloved Marine Corps received its first baptism at or near or behind Tun Tavern.


HMM-365 in Vietnam, November 1964

Semper Fi,
Namibiahunter
Vietnam 1964-1965

Happy Birthday, Marine!

Semper Fi
Vietnam 70-71

Happy Birthday, gentlemen! Semper Fidelis......

Happy Birthday guy's... Semper fi!

USMC 69-73
1st ANGLICO, FMF

Not a Marine but the son of one.
2nd Marine Division
1942 1945.
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Saipan

His twin brother
5th Marine Division
26th Regiment
Iwo Jima

Outstanding! That makes you eligible to join the Marine Corps League as an associate member, if you had the desire. They are community oriented. Here in Utah, we raise funds for charities such as the Battered Womens Shelter, Toy's for Tot's, and we take care of, and see to the needs of the families of those Marines who are deployed. Plus we have shooting teams!

Marine Corp League -I will have to investigate. I have 2 brothers that might like to know about it also.

BTW the twins mentioned above were born on July 4th, 1925.

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Originally posted by elathe

Not a Marine but the son of one.
2nd Marine Division
1942 1945.
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Saipan

His twin brother
5th Marine Division
26th Regiment
Iwo Jima

Between the two them, your father and your uncle, they fought in some of the most savage battles ever fought by the United States. Those battles were "no quarters asked, no quarters given".

Semper fi,
Namibiahunter

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Originally posted by namibiahunter:

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Originally posted by elathe

Not a Marine but the son of one.
2nd Marine Division
1942 1945.
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Saipan

His twin brother
5th Marine Division
26th Regiment
Iwo Jima

Between the two them, your father and your uncle, they fought in some of the most savage battles ever fought by the United States. Those battles were "no quarters asked, no quarters given".

Semper fi,
Namibiahunter

Namibia,
Yes that is true though for many the combat did not last very long. For the survivors I am sure it seemed like several life times in a few days.

My future son in law is a 2nd Lt. in the Marines. Having served as a Marine grunt in VN 68-69 I tried to talk him out of it but no use. I told him our country doesn't deserve our military but he feels he "owes" the country. I told him when all the members of Congress and the President serve and know the horror of war, then I might change my mind. God the thought of losing this fine man really scares me.