Each year at this time Marines celebrate the founding of their beloved Corps at Tun’s Tavern in Philadelphia in the year 1775.
Marines were established to provide riflemen who would climb the rigging of sailing ships and fire down upon the enemy decks, and board when the ships were close-hauled, and bring death to luckless sailors who opposed them.
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