{"id":32628,"date":"2022-11-10T16:39:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T16:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32628"},"modified":"2022-11-10T16:39:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T16:39:54","slug":"happy-247th-birthday-usmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32628","title":{"rendered":"Happy 247th Birthday, USMC!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2594,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Tun_Tavern&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260114215858\\\/https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Tun_Tavern&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 01:59:25&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 13:40:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 07:07:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 16:41:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 16:41:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2595,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Samuel_Nicholas&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260323130327\\\/https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Samuel_Nicholas&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 01:59:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 13:40:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 07:07:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 16:41:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 16:41:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2596,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/hashtag\\\/meetquakerhistory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/hashtag\\\/meetquakerhistory?src=hash&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2597,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/t.co\\\/pSHUBTvget&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260416021703\\\/https:\\\/\\\/t.co\\\/pSHUBTvget&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 16:33:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 19:56:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 07:07:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 07:07:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2598,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/HistoricASMH\\\/status\\\/1146440185544138752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&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 247th birthday of the United States Marine Corps founding at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tun_Tavern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tun Tavern<\/a><\/strong>. Interestingly, the person commissioned by the Second Continental Congress to raise two battalions of Marines, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samuel_Nicholas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samuel Nicholas<\/a><\/strong>, was the innkeeper of Tun Tavern and a Quaker. He is buried at Arch Street Friends Meeting&#8217;s graveyard where the Marines lay a wreath in his memory on the Marine Corps&#8217; birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Quakers are one of three historic peace churches which means they oppose violence and war. AND Samuel Nicholas (1744-1790) the first commandant of the Marine Corps was a Quaker. AND he\u2019s buried in Philadelphia in our Quaker burial ground. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/meetquakerhistory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#meetquakerhistory<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pSHUBTvget\">pic.twitter.com\/pSHUBTvget<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Arch Street Meeting House (@HistoricASMH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HistoricASMH\/status\/1146440185544138752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 3, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas gives new meaning to the term &#8220;Fighting Quakers&#8221;. I wonder how many Quakers are aware of this connection to the Marine Corps. I know that I never heard of it when I attended Guilford College which is a Quaker college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas started recruiting immediately upon receiving his commission from the Continental Congress. In that spirit, here are a couple of older recruiting posters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1.png 640w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-1-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-2-697x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-2-697x1024.png 697w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-2-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-2-640x940.png 640w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-2.png 749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, here is the official birthday message from the Commandant in video form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qAsCoJj_YfY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the 247th birthday of the United States Marine Corps founding at Tun Tavern. 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