Lieutenant General Lewis B.

have so consistently stood by the Marines in theirs times of trial. Performance is what it is all

The Marine Corps does two things: make marines and win our nation’s battles. Winning battles depend on how well we make marines. Those who have earned the title have been polished and honed by attentive mentoring. We have to remember that to sustain the transformation

was signed, and the American Revolution came to an end, the Continental Marines disbanded, and were re-established on July 11, 1798, as the United States Marine Corps. One of the most famous deployments that the USMC has been a part of, were the operations against the Barbary pirates, along the

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.

I believe that the mission of the author, Victor H. Krulak, Lieutenant General, USMC (Ret.), in writing this book was to describe how vital the United States Marine Corps is to our nation and that through the extensive preparation and training we receive, we have become the leading fighting force on and off the battle field. The purpose of this book was to inspire readers about the Marine Corps and to explain stories about how different equipment came into the Corps and how we perfected them. The author’s goal was the educate readers based on his personal experiences

I have chosen to write about my old Battalion Commander, Brigadier General(BG) Peter Jones. The then Lieutenant Colonel(LTC) Jones oversaw my Infantry Battalion when I deployed to Ramadi, Iraq. He displayed numerous attributes that I model my military career from; he had an unwavering presence and strong intellect. His competence was also the highest that I have ever encountered in my military career; he was a lead from the front type of leader and strove to achieve nothing but success whilst keeping the soldiers in his command in the front of his mind. I have set my standards of leadership off BG Jones and that is why he is my personal leader of influence. I will outline some examples of him throughout this paper.

The new Marine Corps soon found itself in the middle of the Barbary Pirates War. The war was started after

The Marine Corps’ was created to protect the U.S. Navy’s cargo ships from the pirates who wished to overtake the ships. The United

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

In these first years of the marines Lewis was acquired his nick name Chesty because of his perfect body structure. This means he had a iron chest and that he was a extremely strong man. He was assigned some jobs to do in Norfolk, Virginia, at the Marine Barracks and at the Basic school, and the 10th Marine Artillery Regiment in Quantico, Virginia. Then in July of 1926 Chesty, was assigned to the Marine barracks in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Two years later Chesty was assigned to the Marine Barracks in San Diego, California. In that year Puller was assigned to the Nicaraguan National card. This is were he received his first Navy Cross Award, for his actions between February and August of 1930.

While growing up Puller idolized Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson and Robert E. Lee who were both Civil War heroes. Puller was sure he wanted to join the military ever since he was young, he wanted to join the Marines but his mom kept him from going too young. His mother and father were Chesty’s main threshold guardians. They both pushed him to go the military at the right time. After, Chesty graduated from officer training school he finally got sent out to Haiti to train the newly formed Gendarmerie d'Haiti. This was his first time in combat but he still had exceptional leadership skills to lead his men through more than 40 engagements with the enemy rebels. He then was sent to the Nicaraguan National Guard detachment, here he earned his first navy cross. He acquired this by successfully conquering his first major task, lead against five successive engagements against superior numbers of armed bandit forces. Chesty could not do all these amazing actions on his own. The men he lead could also be considered as his threshold guardians. Chesty Puller lead the : Horse Marines, first battalion, seventh Marine regiment, and the first marine regiment. Chesty and his all his men made it through many battles that looked like a lost a cause. Chesty has no specific/clear threshold because when one is the military he/she never knows what may happen, even bootcamp in unpredictable. Chesty’s childhood could be considered as his threshold because he had his family to fall back on but he still wanted to join the

The Marine corps officially made in 1775 november 10th after the efforts to join the revolutionary war by recruiting men in tun tavern congress saw their efforts and help with approving them to join and officially named them the united states marines. From then on the marines “have fought in every clime in place where we can take a gun.” that quote from the marine hymn made in --------. In 1805 Lt Presley O’Bannon lead the march to the battle of tripoli, witch put a big perspective on to the overall branch and reputation of the newly formed marines the battle of tripoli helped a big score as well as the whole united states in a group. In 1775-1807 the dress blues was a huge transformation on a whole first a green jacket then a blue with

Marco was in the invasion of Iraq in 2003. He went to Bagdad to fight. Marco was sent to the North of Bagdad to a small village called al-Tarmiyah to do recon. Marco and his battalion ran into the enemy. The marines were ambushed so his squad got out and ran 200 yards of terrain under enemy fire. Marco’s squad leader got hit by a piece of shrapnel and could not go on. Marco was next in line to be the leader.

Marines will always be known as “America's 911.” Since the birth of 1775, Marines always separated themselves

starts out with Marine Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith on the bridge of the command ship Mt. Olympus, off Iwo Jima on the morning of 23 February 1945 with Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal who said that the raising of our flag atop Mt. Suribachi means there will be an Marine Corps for the next five hundred years. Smith commented “When