| The original incarnation of the United
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| | a number of battle sites.
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| States Marine Corps (USMC) was born in
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| | It was within the two decades prior to
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| 1775 during the Continental Congress in a
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| | World War II that the USMC began to
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| resolution sponsored by John Adams. The
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| | prepare for amphibious battle, which they
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| USMC fought diligently throughout the
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| | used with high degrees of success during
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| American revolution but, after the Treaty
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| | the war. Notable points of battle
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| of Paris in April 1783, it was dissolved
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| | include Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and
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| only to be reestablished in 1798.
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| | Okinawa. After World War II, the USMC
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| Following this reestablishment, the USMC
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| | participated in post-war occupations of
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| was involved in military actions against
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| | Japan and Northern China.
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| France and Barbary pirates. During the
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| | Although the USMC took part in all of the
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| War of 1812, the USMC participated in
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| | wars, and many smaller skirmishes, after
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| many naval operations and fought with
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| | World War II, they weren't engaged in
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| Andrew Jackson in New Orleans. After the
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| | numbers similar to WWII until Operation
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| War of 1812, the USMC spent the next few
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| | Desert Storm. However, the USMC has
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| decades protecting a variety of American
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| | proven itself to be as effective in small
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| interests all over the world.
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| | and specialized operations as it is in
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| During World War I, the USMC had over
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| | massive military engagements.
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| 30,000 members actively serving and
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| | As the war on terrorism continues to grow
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| fighting. Of those, one-third were
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| | and spread around the world, they are
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| either injured or killed in combat. It
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| | likely to be one of the first lines of
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| was during WWI that the 4th Brigade
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| | defense for America. Together with other
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| earned the title of "Devil Dogs" because
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| | specialized squads, America can use them
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| of their heroic and patriotic actions at
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| | in the war against terror.
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