Devil Dogs

Earning the rank of NCO in the Marine Corps is a difficult feat and it is the mentor’s job to guide his mentees on a path that would have them attain not only the next rank but also any goals they may have set out for themselves. No one can put the mentorship program in any better words than Gen John A. Lejeune himself. He once said “One must put himself in the place of those whom he would lead; he must have a full understanding of their thoughts, their attitude, their emotions, their aspirations, and their ideals; and he must embody in his/her own character the virtues which he would instill into the hearts of his/her followers.”. Which in my interpretation I believe him to be saying Not only does the Marine

Despites civilian named US Marines as a hero; in the other side, US Marines felt like they were being exploited after so much combat service. Combat veterans in China were rotated home at such a slow pace while other troops with lesser service in safe places were going home. “The major explained that the Marines had a critical mission in North China” (Sledge 113). Some incidents occurred between US Marines and China communist. Incident at Lang Fang, while the First marine division’s original assignment was to disarmed and repatriates Japanese troops, but when the situation becomes more chaotic, many of the US Marine got attacked by Communist. “Too many Marines who fought in World War II and wanted to go home, now they ended up get killed in Chinese civil war” (Sledge 39). Most of them died while they were protecting a bridge or railroad track in the wasteland of northern China.

November 10, 1775, is revered as being the Marine Corps birthday, and its birthplace being at Tun Tavern, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Continental Congress met at Tun Tavern, to establish two battalions of Continental Marines, under the command of Cpt. Samuel Nicholas, as an amphibious fighting force who would later in March of 1776, participate in their first foreign raid, in the Bahamas (www.globalsecurity.org ). After the Treaty of Paris

The Marines are a highly mobile amphibious attack force. Marines are trained to attack from the water and establish a beach head, an area of control on foreign soil. After the Marines take territory, other armed forces such as the US Army move in to maintain control, while the Marines move on. Marines are mobile, lightweight, and very rapid. I would compare the Marines to the head of the spear, wedging in to get a foothold and racing ahead once the land has been secured. In addition to acting as a lightweight attack force from the ocean, Marines are also perfectly capable of taking territory on land. Marines are trained for rapid deployment, and are often the first US military personnel on site. Marines also guard American embassies overseas, providing embassy security and safety. In volatile areas, being a Marine embassy guard is a very risky job.

On November 10th, 1775 the Marine Corps was established in Tun Tavern during the Revolutionary War. Since that time, the Marines have played an important role in securing America’s freedom through countless battles. The Marines have distinguished themselves as an elite force specializing in military tactics which assist in defeating the enemy under any circumstance. The Marine Corps is a small branch with limited personnel which allows them the

The Troop Commander for this battle was Ambrose Powell Hill. A. P. Hill was considered by Lee to be one of his best generals. He took care of his troops, yet wasn't afraid to put them in battle when the time came. As a West Point graduate of 1847, he served in the US Artillery and saw action in Mexico in the last year of the war there, 1848. He spent some time in the Third Seminole War and on the frontier.

General MacArthur, the Commander of the Allied Forces during World War II, once said that “I hold no branch [of the military] in higher esteem than the Merchant Marine.” Since its founding in 1775 the Merchant Marine has supported the United States in every single war it has fought. In their missions, mariners play a crucial non-combat role that forces them into enemy fire. For instance during World War II, Merchant Mariners maintained the “supply lines [to Europe and the Pacific] that provided... everything that the Allied armies needed in order to survive.” The New York Times pointed out that the invasion of Normandy “would not have been possible without the Merchant Marine.” Knowing this, German U-Boats intentionally targeted Merchant Marine ships throughout the war, sinking them faster than the United States could build them.8 Alongside marines, sailors, soldiers, and airmen, mariners made the same sacrifices. In total, 3.9 percent or 1 in 26 mariners died as a result of the war, more than any other branch of the military.9 Nearly 10,000 mariners died World War II.10 In fact, “the losses were so high... that the [military] kept casualty rates secret during the war, to avoid creating a shortage of volunteers.” In recognition of their losses, President Roosevelt promised the mariners “veteran status and a Seaman’s Bill of Rights” after the war had ended. Unfortunately, these promises died along with Roosevelt. Ultimately, mariners never received full veterans’ status and benefits like the GI Bill and disability compensation. After the war ended, “many former mariners became derelicts without homes after the war... and some even committed suicide.” Mariners never received the support network of care, respect, prestige, and compensation that helped veterans to readjust to civilian life. Due to

In Iwo Jima, they used a lot of weapons. They used flamethrowers, tanks, machine guns

The U.S. Marine Raiders made their first appearance in 1942. Evans F. Carlson was convinced that guerrilla warfare was the direction the military needed to go and thus urged Franklin D. Roosevelt to make forces like the British Commandos and the Chinese Guerrillas. The Germans were winning having pushed back the British and the Japanese keeping the United States from assisting. The military forces of the allied forces were to weak due to their conventional tactics. Guerrilla warfare and swift raids started becoming a a viable solution to their problem at hand. It was then that the Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill endorsed the idea to President Roosevelt. Some say due to the pressure the Marine Commandant, Major General Thomas Holcomb, began

There many types of men and women serving in the Marines. SSgt McConnell is one of such high character and charisma that he inspires a loyalty and respect from his men that others will never know. In our Marine Corps nothing is given everything is earned. He earned his level of respect through his actions and devotion to those he served with. There was always a calming nature that came with his presents, whatever the crises it would be handled. When his Marines suffered he was always alongside us, doing what he could to lessen the burden often taking more of it on himself. Not only did SSgt McConnell represent a high level of moral upstanding he always tried to increase his own knowledge. It seemed any question he could answer and was always

As a naval force, the Marine Corps’ primary responsibility is the “development of amphibious doctrine, tactics, techniques, and equipment.” However,

about contrasted greatly with those of the Marines I read about in The War In I

Force Master Chief of the Navy Reserve Dr. Clarence “C.J.” Mitchell, special advisor to Vice Admiral Robin Braun and the communications liaison on behalf of 60,000 Sailors who serve worldwide, served as the keynote speaker.

He wrote his book in the historical context of the end-1940s and 1950s of the United States: the Cold War and the policy of containing communism, the Korean War with the conflict between President Truman and General MacArthur and the rise of a liberal society. Furthermore, the US armed forces did not went through a major downsizing after the Second World War, what

After attending the University of South Carolina in Columbia on a three-year ROTC scholarship, Themistocles “Themie” Karavites served six years as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Commissioned as a lieutenant, he went on to earn a number of active duty awards including two Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medals, a Navy Unit Commendation, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, and a Humanitarian Service Medal. Themie Karavites ultimately ascended to the rank of captain and supervised officer selection for candidates throughout central and southeast Virginia.