The USMC, founded during the American Revolution to fight for independence at sea and on shore, turns 234 Nov. 10.
The celebration includes the annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball that was first formally held in 1925.This year it will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.
The founding of the Marine Corps took place at the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by a committee of the Continental Congress. A resolution was drafted to form two battalions of Marines providing a force to fight on land and sea. The resolution to form the USMC was approved Nov.10, 1775.
Currently the U.S. Marine Corps has 180,000 active duty members and is engaged in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Source: Marines.com
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