Re: [OT] A variety of terminology/history questions

--- Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@hotmail.com> wrote:

> In response to the question about the marines:  For
> one thing, Tradition.  
> Any Marine will point out that the Marine Corps was
> the first branch of the 
> US Military officially commissioned by Congress. 
> They have a great 
> tradition and it would be sad to see it go.

Really?  
 
Seeing as how the United States Army was established
on June 14, 1775 and the On November 10, 1775 Congress
authorized raising a Corp of Marines I don't see how
you get this conclusion.  Furthermore, the US Army had
been de facto in existence for some months prior to
it's authorization, where the Marine Corps did not
begin recruiting until late 1775.

John

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