The US Marine Corps: A Brief History Of The Marines

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