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Echo
Company
Two-Seven
Tooter
"Ready
for
Anything Counting
on
Nothing"
10
November,
2009
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Happy
234th
Birthday,
Marines!
General
James
T.
Conway,
34th
Commandant
of
the
Marine
Corps,
invites
you to celebrate
the
Marine
Corps'
234th
Birthday.
All U.S. Marines are gung-ho. But, few can match the vision and total commitment of the famous 13th Commandant, Gen. John A. Lejeune. In 1921 he issued Marine Corps Order No. 47, Series 1921. Gen. Lejeune's order summarized the history, mission, and tradition of the Corps. It further directed that the order be read to all Marines on 10 November of each year to honor the founding of the Marine Corps. Thereafter, 10 November became a unique day for U.S. Marines throughout the world.
The U.S.
Marine
Corps
begins
preparations
for its
"birthday
party"
every
summer.
Activities
become
more
feverish
as the
fall
hues
arrive.
By early
November
every
Marine
is
either
rehearsing
his role
in the
"party"
or
pressing,
polishing,
and
spit-shining
in order
to
appear
at his
or her
best for
the
Birthday
Ball.
This has
not
always
been the
case
however.
In fact,
Marines
have not
always
celebrated
their
founding
on
November
the
10th.
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