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Happy Birthday U.S. Marine Corp (And Why USMC has Recognized 2 Different Dates)
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Nov 10, 2025, 11:48 AM
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With Veterans Day tomorrow, it seems cool that we also recognize the U.S. Marine Corp Birthday today!
Interestingly, the U.S. Marine Corps has actually recognized two different birthdays at different times.
The Original Founding of the US Marines:
On November 10, 1775, the 2nd Continental Congress passed a resolution to raise two battalions of Marines for service in the Continental Navy. After the Revolutionary War ended, the new U.S. disbanded the Marines.
The “Resurrection” of the U.S. Marines
The Marines were reestablished on July 11, 1798, as its own military branch that was to be separate from the U.S. Navy. The Marine Corps celebrated its birthday on this date from 1799 until 1921.
In 1921, the USMC “switched” birthdays. It now recognizes November 10 as its “Official” birthdate!
USMC Birthdate History:
https://www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/uncovering-the-origins-of-marine-corps-birthday-celebrations/
“On Nov. 10 across the globe each year, Marines in every clime and place don dress blues with freshly mounted medals and slip on high-gloss Oxford shoes, or the spit-shined “Hershey’s,” to celebrate the Marine Corps Birthday. We listen intently to Major General John A. Lejeune’s message read aloud, feeling goosebumps as we listen to “The Marines’ Hymn.” We envision ourselves in a grand formation spanning the ages, surrounded by the historic pageantry of brother and sister Marines across 10 generations. This year, we celebrate a special milestone, the “Sestercentennial,” celebrating 250 years as the finest all-domain fighting force the planet has ever known.
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Documents show that Lejeune was keenly aware of the importance of public awareness through the media. Not only did celebrating the Marine Corps build a sense of institutional pride, esprit de corps and unity within, but the occasion could serve to garner public support as well. But there was a problem. Until 1921, the Marine Corps’ founding date was believed to be July 11, 1798, due to a law signed by President John Adams establishing the Marine Corps as an independent branch of military service.
Major Edwin North McClellan, a studious, prolific writer assigned to lead the Historical Section of Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC), played a key role in the establishment of Nov. 10, 1775, as the Marine Corps’ birthdate.”
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Re: Happy Birthday U.S. Marine Corp (And Why USMC has Recognized 2 Different Dates)
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Nov 10, 2025, 12:23 PM
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Nice story.
Happy Birthday to all my fellow Marines ....from a 1302 (Combat Engineer) 1969 - 1989 (1970 Republic Of Viet Nam 9th Engineer Bn., 1st Engineer Bn., 3rd Ba., 1st Marines) ....Semper Fi!
Photo is of my sister-in-law's uncle, Capt. James T. Moore, flying Smedley Butler, Commandant of the Marine Corps, over China in 1926. James T. Moore, as a Major General, later became Commanding General of the Marine Corps Aviation in the Pacific in WW II. He graduated from the Citadel and started flying in the Marines in 1917. He was from Barnwell, SC.
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Re: Happy Birthday U.S. Marine Corp (And Why USMC has Recognized 2 Different Dates)
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Nov 10, 2025, 1:41 PM
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Happy Birthday fellow Marines!
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