Posted by uspostU.S.Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
The Marine Corps of the USA is celebrating its 235th birthday today. The USMC is very precious for the Americans and people crossways the country will be marking the celebrations. The Marine Corps birthday celebrations will start with the customary cake cutting ceremony, in which the 1st piece will be offered to the oldest Marine [...]
“The Few, the Proud”: So says the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps, and so it is. The Marines are the smallest branch of the U.S. armed forces, but their reputation outmatches their size. Today, the marines celebrate their 235th anniversary, born before the country was in 1775. “The Marines I have seen around the [...]
The Marine Corps test drove its new Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Tuesday off the coast of Oceanside, California. The tank can convert from a land cruiser to a watercraft, but full-scale production has been postponed to 2011.The expeditionary fighting vehicle, known as an EFV, demonstrated its abilities on land and in the waters off Camp Pendleton on [...]
Window World of Rockford Donates Gulf War Memorial Wall to Freeport Veterans’ Park – Window World of Rockford President Scott Williamson has sponsored the creation of a new Gulf War Veterans’ Memorial to the All Veterans’ Memorial Park in Freeport, IL. A Marine Corps and Gulf War Veteran himself, Scott felt it necessary to provide [...]
Again, the Liberation Day Parade begins tomorrow morning at 10 am. However, the Mayors’ Council notes that some pre-parade activities will start a little after 9 am. Just as a reminder, Marine Corps Drive from Adelup to Hagatna will be fully closed by 7 am.