247th Marine Corps Birthday Message
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- On November 10, 2022, U.S. Marines around the globe will celebrate 247 years of success on the battlefield and a legacy defined by honor, courage and commitment.
This year, the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger and the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black reiterate to the force that Marines are warfighters first and foremost, in any clime and place.
Drawing on the strength and service of those who wore the Eagle, Globe and Anchor in years past, Marines today are standing ready to fight and win.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by SSgt John Martinez, SSgt Aaron Patterson and Rick Robinson)
#HappyBirthdayMarines #USMC247 #marines #USMC
When I was in the Marine Corps, 1975, we celebrated our 200th Marine Corps Birthday. It was a BIG DEAL. Can't believe it's been 47 years. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant
Semper Fidelis
Ooh Rah. Carry on, Sergeant. Semper Fi
@Dennis Atkinson thank you again, Semper Fi
@@marines I hear ya, Semper Fidelis.
3 more years till 250!
I retired from the USMC after 23 years and this is one of the best birthday messages that I have seen! Happy Birthday and Semper Fidelis Marines!
Happy birthday and thank you for your service and support! Semper Fi
I agree Vonda, I only did 4 years 1973 to 1977. Thank you for your 23 years protecting our Nation, and your service to our beloved Marine Corps. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant.
OOHRAH! SEMPER FI BROTHER!
@@brandonbp122 sorry to hear that.
@@marines thank you.
I'm not even American and I sleep better at night knowing that the USMC exists.
Your Welcome! 😉
Thank you for that. SEMPER FI !
You’re not even Americans and the marines will still take you in as one of their own.
Thank you for your support!
@@johnkamot3237 lol damn beat me too it
"To observe a Marine is inspirational, to be a Marine is exceptional.” - Gunnery Sgt. Charles F. Wolf, Jr.
Ooorah!
Semper fi!
“Nothing, I keep others awake.”
Fucking mad dog Mattis... call sign chaos.
Fucking savage ass Mattis
Same
Same, I listen to music which is waaay too loud
I loved that answer.
When I was in the Army in both Iraq and Afghanistan, there was one common recurring theme amongst enemy combatants: they FEARED Marines. They called them devils and demons. When captured, if they didn’t listen to our commands, we would tell them “we are going to call the Marines” 😅
This is a nice story, Ray. Thank you. I was an infantry Marine and didn't like it much, but sometimes I see something like this and it makes me feel better about the 5 years I gave to those assholes. Thanks, brother.
@@brandonbp122 yea man I FEEL that. It’s a delicate balance between “ah I love this shit, this is epic” and “I hate all these people, they’re toxic, I’m out” haha but in the end of the day though, Yes, this life wears you down, in every way, and they never openly TEACH you the special invincible mindset upfront…but….if you’re lucky, you discover it on your own. When you’re freezing, hungry, exhausted,!and have poison ivy all over your dick and balls….there is a place deep in your mind that is still always calm, neutral, and untouchable. That’s what it’s all about brother. Most people in life have never struggled hard enough to find that deeper spiritual nature that’s inside of them. The military, as much as I often HATE IT has given me the chance to really know myself and my SOUL. As cheesy as that sounds. I don’t regret any of my time in the infantry. Take care. RLTW.
BAHAHAHAHAHA!!! LOVE IT!!!!
“No Marine is ever alone - he carries with him the spirit passed down from generations before him,” Mattis wrote. “Group spirit - that electric force field of emotion - infuses and binds warriors together.”🇺🇸
Without the taxpayers who chose to get peaceful, productive jobs in the private sector to shake down, these camo costume wearing welfare queens would cease to exist due to lack of funding. These parasites should be thanking us for our service, not the other way around.
My late husband was a Marine and he was a damn good one too all Marines are damn good no matter if they're dead or alive they still are in our hearts God bless each and every one of them
Once a marine is always a Marine
@@pattygauvin5479 Bless you, and bless the memory of your Marine husband. I lost my wife in 2015. Thanks for putting up with all the grief you got for being a military spouse.
@@jamesnorton8316 always have her in your heart never never let anyone else in your heart like your wife was always stay busy always it helps out a whole lot is being around other people God bless your heart I am so sorry to hear about your wife and God bless you I'll be here if you ever need to talk to you could count on that
For the love of all that is holy, please release this as a commercial during the Super Bowl! You’ll fix all your recruiting issues in a heartbeat and this new generation needs and wants this direction.
Affirmative
Right!
If you're at or watching the Super Bowl you're already lost.
no they will not. the corps is woke. no real man or woman wants to become a part of this present shit show. The powers that be are ruining the Corps and the military.
Absolutely
woof woof devil dogs
I'm not even an American citizen and I feel patriotic for America
You're gay for that one
@@roguebogey Feel patriotic for your own shithole country, foreign scum
Hell yea brother!
Don’t. Nationalism is the stupidest idea to exist on turtle island. For any nation-state, it’s so superficial and fame
@@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj Nationalism can be taken too far but it is a good thing in moderate doses. People need to have a common identities starting from small to large. You need to be a part of a family/community/profession/country/humanity.... having separate countries is good because if we combined them all it would lead to one dominant ruling class and culture, having many countries helps to compartmentalize and mitigate risk (one reason I am opposed to the US govts lust for hegemony). America is in a narcissim crisis right now leading to many pathologies: wealth/power stratification and mental health being the most urgent IMO. Without nationalism, we see ourselves too much as competitors and not cooperators. People are lonely because they don't identify as something larger. Not everyone is going to have a loving family or satisfactory career and those people need to have a country and community to fall back on.
Happy Marine Corps birthday to my father. He Passed away at almost 90 years of age last year. He fought at Inchon and Chosin. I miss him so much. Once a Marine, always a Marine. Semper Fi dad....
I sure would've liked to of met that man.
Your father is guarding the streets of heaven's scene
As a Marine, I would have been honored to shake his hand...What those boys in the Frozen went through?....my days! -Semper Fi
@@gilbertoesquivel9668 the Frozen Chosin
he did his country proud and for that we're all thankful
I am the first marine in my family and I earned this tittle and I carry it with pride. Semper Fi
Same here. 1992-1996. My brother was the 2nd one in our family history tree and the 1st to retired after serving for 20years. Semper Fi.
Same here brother
As far as I know, I'm the first Marine in my family too. My driving factor when shit gets hard, is I will not let them down. Period.
Same here
Semper fi brothers
As a US Army Scout . I’ve stood side by side next to Wardogz. Ultimate respect, to all my brother’s in arms. Happy birthday from the US Army.. God bless all of you.
Thanks a lot brother happy Veterans Day!
My last Marine corp Birthday was 210 , and I am a marine forever. Semper Fi my brothers
Semper Fidelis and thank you for your service
207 for me,,,time goes by too damn fast.
235 for me, rah devils!
Semper fi brother
I am a proud daughter of a Marine who served for 20 years and is a Vietnam Veteran. I am also a mom of a Marine who graduated on the Marine Corps birthday last year. Semper Fi!🤩
Marine-mom toughest duty you'll ever pull. Blessings. Semper Fi
Semper Fidelis
Seem to recall a Mendiola while stationed in San Jose Ca
Dang I graduated with your son out there (:
My Corps, your Corps, our Corps, Marine Corps! Happy birthday brothers and sisters! Ooh Rah motivators!
Mota mota got alotta motivation !
I often think that being a Marine is the only thing that's real and sane in my life! Happy birthday, Dawgs! We made one more year!
Happy Birthday, Devil Dog!
Don't as you're better off not being in such lie. History proved bs like Pentagon Papers fraud into Vietnam to Iraq 03 from wmds lie after 9/11 like Pearl Harbour which both were preventable.
War is a racket -Smedley Butler usmc turned dissent against rogues, lies of war, propaganda, capitalism greed
As a former PAO staffer in the 1980's, I sometimes question/criticize today's work being done.
I can do nothing but applaud this fine effort. The clear, unmistakable voice of my first Commander-In-Chief brought tears to my eyes.
SSGT Martinez, SSGT Patterson, Mr. Robinson, and all who made this: Semper Fi, and thank you. What a marvelous effort and tribute.
Semper Fidelis
Sometimes I wish I could do it again and even better! I will always be Marine! I miss active duty! God Bless The Marine Corps! Happy Birthday! (1974-1994). The Few, The Proud, The Marines!
From an old Marine to those who fight today: Happy Birthday my Brothers and Sisters!!!
Happy birthday brother!
I remember being in basic training on November 10th 2003. We went into the chow hall and instead of the normal crap, we had steak and lobster in celebration. Quite a surprise in the middle of recruit training.
Semper Fi and Happy Birthday Marines!
When we were coming back from Australia, the task force sailed through the slot passing Guadalcanal on the Marine Corps Birthday. Steak and Lobster, Birthday cake and a ships salute as we passed by the island. One of my best memories.
The best Marine chow I ever got was omelette with ham.
They still do that to this day lmao I just graduated last Friday and I remember the chow hall on November 9th it was steak and lobster
"What keeps you awake at night?" Mattis response, "Nothing, I keep other people awake at night" priceless!!!
ERRRAHHHH
With messages like this there's hope for 247 more. Semper Fi, Marines.
Happy Birthday Devil Dogs! I am the daughter of a Marine, My Dad served in the 60s and my Grandfather in the 40s and 50s. My son is now a Marine and I’m so incredibly proud of him and of every Marine who has come before and is serving today! God Bless the Marine Corps!🇺🇸❤️
Those first 128 years without Crayons had to be extremely rough! Happy 247 Marines!
I never ate any crayons, that I remember.
@@larrym1448 If you carried an M14 when you were in you might be to old to remember clearly! :)
I did, 1970-1974 Sgt. Vietnam Vet.
@@larrym1448 Thanks for your service! U.S Army Berlin Vet 1982-84.
@@lisam4503 M14 !!!!! PRECISION KILLING MACHINE !!!!.... screamed that every morning... MCRD ( Hollywood ) PLT 3098.. Aug-Nov 1971 How old school is that ? Shot Expert.. but no gee-dunk or poggy-bait for your's truly because : " nobody.. NOBODY !!!! shoots Expert in the final group after pulling butts and licking and sticking all day long ! but you had to go and F---k that up... didn't you...MAGGOT !!.... "Sir... the private has no excuse" Good times !! TO ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS... WHERE EVER YOU ARE.... KEEP THE FAITH... STAY STRONG... STAY GUNG-HO.... SEMPER FI and HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday from one of your Navy docs! Proudly served with you for 18 years.
Semper fortis doc.
Shit, you guys are part of the Corps in my book. Semper fi doc
From an Army Vet, to our United States Marine Corp, " Happy Birthday!"
Much appreciated. Thank you for giving all of us such a powerful legacy to continue on.
Thank you greenback! Oorah
Happy Birthday USMC from a US Navy veteran .
Thanks brother. We don't hate the Army as we act like we do. Fucking shitbirds.
My son is boot camp right now. He is a 3rd generation Marine. I am so proud of my boy!
As a Tibetan Buddhist, I really appreciate the chanting. Semper Fi! Tashi Delek
Cringe
Tashi delek and free Tibet
@@jeevestherobot how’s that cringe?
@@johnny_testicles na education
@@losmoney3851 Free Tibet? How about free Puerto Rico, Cuba, Kingdom of Hawaii, the Mexican Cession and all native land?
Or are you just another uneducated hypocrite?
250th will be one for the Ages.
As a Coastie who has friends who are Marines I am proud to serve alongside them. Happy Birthday Marines, James, Doug and many others.
Alongside?
Coasties are bad ass. As i always said coasties are the true silent professionals.
@@illuminati7767 lol
My dad's advice (a proud Marine) to me as I went off to college: If you ever find yourself between a rock and a hard place, say a prayer and find a Marine, between them, you'll come through. 😁 Love our Marines!
I joined the Marines straight out of high school as an infantrymen. I am now a PhD student. It is possible.
“Education is continuous” iykyk
@@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj no no no only chow is continuous everything else is second nature.
@@Platano0311 bruh
Biden trades a known Russian arm-dealing terrorist who specifically worked to target and kill Americans for Brittney while leaving a U.S. Marine to rot in Russia who has been there much longer. Very telling. 🤔 The U.S. it actually going down the toilet right before our very eyes. Why the hell would anyone join the USMC with Brandon as the Commander in Chief?! Fact: Pot smoking WNBA lesbian is far more valuable to the US than a USMC!!!! 🤣
This is the single best Marine Corps birthday video I've ever seen
Truly bleeding a warrior spirit. I love being a Marine.
Warrior spirit? LOL, you camo cosutme wearing welfare queens have been suckling at the teats of the taxpayers for your entire lives.
Through it all even the times that truly suck - Love Being a U.S. Marine. Semper Fi
As a father of a Marine, I could not be prouder of him and all Marines. Thank you to all of them and all that serve!
Bless you, sir. My dad was angry with me for joining and wouldn't talk to me for months after I joined. We didn't talk my entire senior year of high school. Something about all his high school buddies getting their legs blown off or something. I'm 49 now and occasionally we talk. He's still mad about it even though I didn't die. I'm not even happy I did it. Life is fucked up sideways.
Alpha 1/9 Marines the Walking Dead in the A Shau valley in 69 0331 the jungle smelled of slow death of Malaria nightmares
Happy Birthday from Zulu company UK Royal Marine Cadets. BZ 👍
Us army take notes. This is how you get recruits to join and awaken the patriots! God bless the marines the tip of the spear! 🇺🇲
No one’s joining anymore lol serve four years no combat then it’s your personality trait your whole life. So tough but come back crying
@@kilokilo9034 are you speaking about yourself?
@@kilokilo9034 when you can find your dick under your fat rolls you can type that
@@kilokilo9034 I'm a senior in HS right now. I fully plan on joining the Marines after college, and if college isn't my thing, then I'll just enlist.
@@kilokilo9034 someone has no goal in life
Rah... in three days I will be doing my ceremony at home in honor of those who came before me, my peers, and those who will be... Semper Fi.
Every year since 1971, on 15 March, I have a shot of whiskey, and offer this toast: "To those who went before us and left the bloody tracks we walked in. To those who went beside us and left fresh blood among the old. To those who haven't gone yet, who've never smelled the blood. Semper Fidelis, my Brothers and Sisters."
220 was my favorite Marine Corps Birthday! I was a much younger man in Okinawa. The Marine corps taught me so much and I owe a debt of gratitude to it Semper Fidelis!
Camp Hansen combat engineer. Camp Schwab force recon/WSSI. I too owe a debt. Thank you.
I'm a proud mother of a Ret Marine daughter. She served 21yrs and followed in her late father's footsteps, who was a Vietnam Veteran. Once a Marine. Always a Marine. Ooh Rah....
Happy 247th Birthday USMC from a proud father of a Marine
From a Marine Corps veteran, Happy Birthday and Semper Fi!
“Semper Fidelis. Happy birthday, Marines.” 🙏🏻
I was the 1st in my family to be a Marine. I will always remember and cherish the amazing times. Semper Fi my brothers and sisters still fighting out there.
As a citizen of these United States. I have always slept well at night; knowing my brother and the entire Marine Corps is standing guard. 🫡 Thank you for your unyielding service. Happy 247th Birthday. You were all ready to serve our country before our country even knew it existed.
Semper Fi
Semper Fi Sister's and Brother's.
Happy 247th Birthday
Semper Fidelis
Not as Lean... Still as Mean... ALWAYS A MARINE!!!!! Happy 247th Brothers and Sisters. Semper Fi
I have to agree with you , I joined in 1956 didn't finish high school got a ged. In the marines !! Best years of my life , would do it over again !! Semper Fi. !!!
Happy birthday Marines.
Continue onward and stay strong.
Thank you
I'm not of military heritage but love anything military and this is straight up inspiring 😅 I feel better about my daily life.
Happy birthday Marines thank you for your service and the loss not forgotten 👑💪🙏💪🏿
To all my brothers and sisters Happy Birthday fr an old Marine from 75 . SEMPER FI ! OORAH !!
Times flies when you are having fun although it was never only fun. I remember my first USMC birthday in 1961; was still going through bootcamp but felt like a real Marine already even if wet behind the ears. I still swell up and get misty when I hear our hymn. Semper Fi Devil Dogs and Happy Birthday. May the young Marines of today keep up our greatest tradition of proudly being called Marine
Ooh Rah to ALL of my Marine Brothers and Sisters ! . I Love and Pray for You All . Watching this video makes me wish that i never got out . "Kickin Ass / Kissin None" . Semper Fi ! ! !
Respectfully Yours , Cpl. B
Once a Marine Always a Marine and every Marine is my Brother. Every Marine Corp Birthday I call and receive calls from every Marine I knew or worked with in the past. There is a special bond between all of us who have served in the Corp. Semper Fidelis
♥️🇺🇸♥️ Happy Birthday To You! ♥️🇺🇸♥️
Both of my kids are United States Marines!
I am so proud of them, honored to be their Mom!
Just hope they don’t go off somewhere to danger where they could loose their life just so American businesses interests can impose favorable conditions at the expense of thousands of human lives, war is a racket
@@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj
♥️🇺🇸♥️ Thank you for your well wishes for them.
They still get deployed, never at the same place together. Only once in their career for 10 days. I was given clearance to be with them. It was great!
Then, my eldest son got massive injuries about a year later. They didn’t know if he would survive minute to minute, and he was really upset because he might not be able to continue serving.
The guys with him were trying to make him understand that staying alive is more important.
There was a team of surgeons waiting for him to arrive. They knew that his injuries were really severe, and it would be a great learning experience.
My eldest and I were so happy that he was able to continue to serve. That was a few years ago.
He and I have a lot of fun together when he gets to come home from his deployment.
My youngest was critically injured when his helicopter was shot down, and exploded when it hit the ground.
They were all really happy that they lived, knowing it could have been a lot worse.
They’re all healed and continuing to go forward in The Marine Corps.
We have so much fun when we’re on the phone together.
I’m so happy that they’re able to carry on. At an early age, they both knew what they wanted to be when they grew up.
And they did, and are living their lifetime dream that they had.
Thank you for your kind words, and I will let them know you are sending well wishes to them.
Ok. Bye! Have a great night.
I would like to say thank you all that have served in any branch of our military. Appreciate you. Be safe.
♥️🇺🇸♥️
Wow. I didn’t realize that I wrote a novel! If you read all the way and reached this part, Thank You!
🌺♥️🌺
@@Mom-USMCRichardUSMCChristopher What a sweet soul you are, blessed be your family, I have served some time in the corps myself, but upon doing social research, I came to be disgusted with what my mission was as part of that institution and what it’s been used for in the past, I believe most young men join the marine corps being completely oblivious to that reality, they join to fulfill their desires to be warriors, to test themselves, for fraternity, for job opportunities, for economic pressures, what unites all marines is a willingness to fight to be better, to better themselves, I hope your boys keep out of harms way.
@Jose Rodriguez that last part is true for me. I wanted to test and prove myself. I feel like I belong here, because of the people. I have learned a lot in the Corps, and I'm grateful for it. Many life skills, character development, alomg
@@hughmungus5033 That’s awesome, but agh what cost? The marine corps isn’t a institution for character development, it’s an institution meant to kill the enemies of the US federal government, and sometimes…….those people where our families ( Banana wars )
I suffered an extremely very not good head injury in Nam, not angry at all.GOD bless all of all. Thank you Jesus. Have a nice night & a beautiful tomorrow.
Semper Fidelis and enduring birthdays to all my brothers, past, present, and future. SSgt WlDrylie USMC active duty 1970 - 1976. Happy Birthday.
Semper Fidelis
To quote R Lee Ermey (Gunnery Sgt Hartman) from Full Metal Jacket, " Today you are Marines, you are part of a Brotherhood from now on, until the say you die. Wherever you are, every Marine is your brother" . Semper Fi to all my Devil Dog Brothers USMC 77-81
Salute and Happy Birthday from Switzerland, Europe
The best times of my life was in the Marine corps. Happy Birthday my beloved corps
Glad to be a part of this beautiful Corps, happy birthday and Semper Fi!
Im 19, and have finally made the decision to follow in my dads footsteps and join the Marines.
Happy birthday US Marines I love you guys God bless y'all 💖1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣%
I'm not an American but after watching this i started flowing in freedom and democracy
"Embrace the suck" as my son repeats when we're challenged. So proud of him serving far away in So Carolina. Happy Birthday and praying for all our military moms and families.
I Joined in 1979 and was an 0341 79-83, I served with 3/9, 2/4 and 3/7 Happy Birthday Devil Dogs 🦅🌎⚓️🇺🇸 SEMPER FI
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINES! Can’t wait to join the ranks next year
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I would advise against it
@@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj doing it to support my family
@@echo_94 If you have no other choice, then take it gracefully. That’s all ima say.
@@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj im a welder right now and in still having financial troubles. My daughter is about to be born. I need to have them a better home and income
Three years later, and still finding myself more grateful to have ever been in this Gun Club. The next few years will be harder than those in which I served. Semper Fi, and remember not to fight with the object of dying for your country, but to help them die for theirs.
Happy Bday to our Great protectors. Thank You all who served and are serving we owe yall so much
I love having been a Marine, I love that my son is a Marine today, It changed the direction of my life for the better, it changed me completely in mindset of how a approach life. I hope that any young person reading this that feels that they have no direction looks at the service, whether it is as a Marine or anything else. It is a viable option. Don't let the fact that you have to separate from your friends and family stop you. It is temporary discomfort that molds you into an adult that can handle life. Be the best, be a Marine.
Air wing, were you? Infantry Marines aren't usually so chipper about things. But I'm happy you liked it. Someone should.
Happy Birthday Brothers and Sisters! Semper Fi!
Semper Fidelis
The devil whispers the storm is coming! A marine whispers back “I am the storm!” Happy birthday fellow Marines!
Rah rah rah rah? Rah rah rah!!!
22 years, 2 months, and 6 days…I lived it. I hated it. But got exactly what I was seeking. My identity. My family. My spirit. I joined in peace, but served several combat tours on behalf of folks who had no idea why I’d chosen to. After all’s done, I actually loved it. Loved the Marines. Loved my MOS. Loved my duty stations. Even 29 Stumps. Semper Fi Marines.
This Marine Wife and mother is extremely proud of both my boys and their brothers and sisters that have served and are serving with them now. Happy 247 on 11/10 and God bless America and the USMC ❤️🦅🌎⚓️💪🏼🇺🇸🙏🏻. Looking forward to the Ball on Saturday ☺️
God bless America? What about the rest of the Americas? What about the rest of the Earth? Only the land inside the arbitrary lines on the map is special?
If I may say so, you are not just a mom of marines you are a marine for you have endured it too. Thank you marine
@@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj hey hombre, don't rain on our parade. U.S.Marines will defend any that ask.
@@jameseast7966 Any you say? If the DPRK gets invaded you’d defend their statehood?
@@JoseRodriguez-pn8yj yes, the lines on the map showing the boundaries of the United States is very special, that is why we have Marines ! Marines protect the United States with their lives, something you likely have never done for your country or ours ! The other Americas can protect themselves with their own armies made up by their own citizens. Many have called us to help in times past and we do help them. Learn something about history, young man, so you can grow up and be wise in your old age. Whatever you don't understand, study about it and learn, instead of popping up in the middle of a Marine Birthday party and asking dumb or even stupid questions. You have potential young man, join the Marines and become something, it could be the best choice you ever made and for once you will become a real man. Find a Marine recruiter in your area !
As an ex British Marine Commando happy birthday USMC, enjoy your celebrations brothers and sisters. Have a beer or two for me.
Happy birthday! Respect!
Thank You
My 6th great grandfather was Henry Middleton, who served as President of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution. He signed the order to create the Marines. My 5th, Arthur Middleton, was 1 of 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, wrote the South Carolina state Constitution and Bill of Rights that served as an early framework, and help to design the Great Seal of America as the Chair of the Third Great Seal Committee, while leading militias along the East to drive out the British. My 7th, also by the name of Arthur Middleton, dissolved the British Lords' Proprietors during their final meeting in Charleston.
Each and every successive generation serves in one capacity or another, honing our strengths in service of our Republic. It is fitting, then, that my father was also a Marine, having served in Beirut as part of the Multinational Task Force Lebanon. In fact, was walking out of the barracks just as the suicide bombers drove into the building. His last full measure of devotion took place when I was 18, while training for redeployment in the Middle East, after having served extensively in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
I know that each of you love our Republic just as much as I do. You carry our love of Liberty, the spark of the Divine, in your hearts. You are the lifeblood of our nation, America manifest in each. What we do is in service to the cause of Liberty, the very Oath we swear to those ends. The price for our freedom is eternal vigilance, but we have never been unwilling to pay that price. Our people require leadership they can trust, with vision, inspiration, discipline, and adherence to the fundamental principles that have made America the freest and most prosperous nation in the world. Every war is political, and the one we now face, at home, is a challenge to reinvigorate the American spirit and restore the economic freedoms that underpin our prosperity at home and peace abroad. Consider it.
Our mission is an eternal one,
Semper Fi!
Happy Birthday 🎂 USMC Semper Fi 🇺🇲🇺🇲
You guys bring tears to my eyes.
Thank you for your service
The video forgot to mention the Marines of the Chosin Reservoir. During the Korean War, the 1st Marine Division was surrounded by a much larger Chinese Communist force. While some in the world were willing to write the 1st Marine Division off as lost, the Chosin Marines rallied and fought like Marines. They kicked ass. In sub-zero weather, the Chosin Marines fought their way to the sea, destroyed the much larger Communist Chinese force that had as its goal the annihilation of the 1st Marine Division. The Marines marched out with their wounded and dead, and with their heavy equipment and vehicles. They marched out of the Reservoir like MARINES. Semper Fi and Happy Birthday to all Chosin Marines, living and dead. You are not forgotten. You helped define what it is to be a Marine.
So frickin proud. First marine in my family, 6th generation vet; my daughter is now a 7th generation vet. Such an amazing vid!
Fun Fact. If Marines were unleashed in California, New York, and DC....we would no longer have issues.
The History of Mateship between Australia and the US goes back to 1918 and our bond with the Marine Corps ever since WWII has continued be to strengthened through the 20th century.
Waltzing Matilda and Semper Fidelis Marines. Happy Birthday.
I always liked you aussies you kind of remind me of us americans,and I like your beer.
@@markkasten8925 and their women!
Proud to stand side by side with you Ozzies!
"Get the jab, tell us your pronouns, clean up the trash so the Taliban can take over your base." - USMC, 2022
Marine for life. Semper Fidelis to my brothers and sisters past and present, and lost in service. Happy birthday, USMC!
If only our military leadership put as much effort into the Afghanistan withdrawal as they did this video. American servicemen are dead because of the laziness and lack of care by our government and no one has been held accountable.
This is to no disrespect to those who have served/currently serving. You all should be even more mad. This video is cool and all but at the end of the day, they left Americans to die.
Good message and probably the best production value of any birthday message yet. The one thing I thought was missing was a message of thanks to the families who support us Marines. There's usually something in there like that. All-in-all, well done! Semper Fi...Sgt. V.
Semper fidelis Marines my brother served as a corpsman with Marines . I was Navy too served on a number of amphibs.through out my 23 years my greatest respect to my brothers Marines
You might find this story amusing. When I went through USMC bootcamp, there was a guy going through in the group ahead of me who had gotten out of the Navy. He had been a corpsman who had served with Marine units in Vietnam and he decided that he wanted to BE a Marine. So, as an HMC (E-7) with 16 years service he enlisted in the USMC as a PVT (E-1). He got meritorious promotion to PFC (E-2) when he graduated. I saw him walking around with his single PFC stripe and his 4 service stripes. He was giving up 4 years of higher pay but his retirement pay would be based on his highest rank honorably held.
Semper Fi to all of my brothers and sisters all over the globe!
Our Corp is older than the country that it serves. To my fellow Marine Corp veterans and current Marines, Happy Birthday and Semper Fi, and to all of the men and women that have served our country past and present, thank you for your service on this coming Veteran's day.
Happy Birthday Marines!
5 generations of military service, first woman & first Marine.
Happy birthday brothers & Sisters.
Semper Fidelis forever.
Rah!!!
Extra rations of crayons for all. Happy Birthday USMC
Happy Birthday Devil Dogs, it’s been awhile since I’ve been to a Marine Corps Birthday Ball. My last one was in Okinawa in 1986 while with the 3rd Marine Division, HQBN, Comm Company as a Warrant Officer. 50 years has gone by since those yellow footprints at MCRD, San Diego, CA. My first Marine Corps Birthday.
Semper Fidelis Marines, The Few, The Proud, The Marines!
Wow, I was born on the same day as the 247th Marine Corps? Thats cool
My father and my son are both Marines. Semper Fidelis 💪🏽 Happy birthday Marines 🎂
Happy Birthday Marines, Semper Fi! Even though I may not know any of you on here, I am proud to call you Brothers and Sisters! 1983-2003.
Happy Birthday to the Corps!
Semper Fi, carry on. 🇺🇸
My first year as a Veteran, Semper Fidelis!
From a "Chair Force" vet, Happy Birthday Marines. I have nothing but admiration for all who've served, and those who will serve.
Happy Birthday and Semper Fi Marines! My great uncle, SgtMaj William Braddock passed away this year at the age of 99. He was a survivor of Pearl Harbor and fought on Iwo Jima. I am proud that I graduated on the same parade deck in San Diego as he did, as well as my father, uncle, and cousins. Although I got out in '06 after 5 years, I still miss it to this day.