{"id":31697,"date":"2021-11-11T00:11:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T00:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=31697"},"modified":"2021-11-11T00:11:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T00:11:18","slug":"happy-246th-us-marine-corps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=31697","title":{"rendered":"Happy 246th, US Marine Corps!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3438,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.tuntavern.com\\\/tun-tavern-history.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Today marks the 246th birthday of the founding of the US Marine Corps in<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuntavern.com\/tun-tavern-history.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Tun Tavern<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of it &#8211; the only armed service founded in a bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My friend Lara Smith whose husband Ed served in the Marines posted this on Facebook to point it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/founded-in-bar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/founded-in-bar.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/founded-in-bar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/founded-in-bar-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/founded-in-bar-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/founded-in-bar-940x705.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I always tend to post old recruiting posters in commemoration of this birthday. I found two that caught my attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first from WWII when women were sought to free men to go into combat. Even then, the Marine Corps called these women &#8220;Marines&#8221; and not &#8220;women Marines&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/images-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31699\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The second is more modern and reflects the fact that today&#8217;s battlefield is not so defined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c04b5fb85072d0f5e5e1bbd503283170.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c04b5fb85072d0f5e5e1bbd503283170.jpg 720w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c04b5fb85072d0f5e5e1bbd503283170-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c04b5fb85072d0f5e5e1bbd503283170-640x481.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I think my friend Amy Dillon, all 4 feet 11 inches of her, would agree as would those recruits she trained as a Marine drill and marksmanship instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the official birthday video from the Commandant Gen. David Berger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/28MsdHekB5U\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, to all my friends who have served in the Corps, Semper Fi and thank you.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the 246th birthday of the founding of the US Marine Corps in Tun Tavern. 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