GS_Dirtboy
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Are there other US Marines on this list?
It was on 10 November, 1775 that the Second US Continental Congress authorized the formation of 2 Battalions of Marines. The Corps was started at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia and has forever been known as the birthday, and birthplace, of the United States Marine Corps.
This Saturday, no matter where we are, all present and honorable former Marines stop and honor our birthday. Whether in the midst of active combat, shore duty, on ship, in faraway lands, or close to home this is the most important day for us. Typically, if conditions permit, this is often a black-tie affair with all the pomp and flair, rattling of sabers, flash of medals, and display of gallantry that one might associate with chivalrous men and women.
In 2007 I was living in Mendoza and tried to locate some former Marines to celebrate our birthday. I couldn't find any. So, I dressed in my tux and went alone downtown to the bar at the Park Hyatt to raise a glass to my brothers. An expat woman at the bar asked me why I was black tie. I told her the Marine Corps Birthday custom. She said that she didn't believe me and called her brother-in-law in the States who was a Marine. After a brief conversation she hung up the phone, laid her credit card down, and said, "Drinks are on us."
I'd be honored to share this tradition with other Marines, other veterans, and anyone else who would like to share a toast and birthday cake this Saturday night. Depending upon how many interested people we have this gathering will either be at my house in Belgrano or at a bar to be determined. You may RSVP here.
Semper Fidelis!
GS
It was on 10 November, 1775 that the Second US Continental Congress authorized the formation of 2 Battalions of Marines. The Corps was started at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia and has forever been known as the birthday, and birthplace, of the United States Marine Corps.
This Saturday, no matter where we are, all present and honorable former Marines stop and honor our birthday. Whether in the midst of active combat, shore duty, on ship, in faraway lands, or close to home this is the most important day for us. Typically, if conditions permit, this is often a black-tie affair with all the pomp and flair, rattling of sabers, flash of medals, and display of gallantry that one might associate with chivalrous men and women.
In 2007 I was living in Mendoza and tried to locate some former Marines to celebrate our birthday. I couldn't find any. So, I dressed in my tux and went alone downtown to the bar at the Park Hyatt to raise a glass to my brothers. An expat woman at the bar asked me why I was black tie. I told her the Marine Corps Birthday custom. She said that she didn't believe me and called her brother-in-law in the States who was a Marine. After a brief conversation she hung up the phone, laid her credit card down, and said, "Drinks are on us."
I'd be honored to share this tradition with other Marines, other veterans, and anyone else who would like to share a toast and birthday cake this Saturday night. Depending upon how many interested people we have this gathering will either be at my house in Belgrano or at a bar to be determined. You may RSVP here.
Semper Fidelis!
GS
