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Show Marine Corps Has 197th Birthday Celebration Nov.l 0 United States Marines Corps celebrated its 197th Birfhday Friday, Nov. 10. On Nov. 10 in 1775, a resolution of the Continental Congress formally established a military organization organi-zation whose fame and tradition tradi-tion was destined to ' achieve prominence in the annals of America warfare. This congressional resolution sponsored by John Adams and enacted by congress, established establish-ed the ontinental Marines and marked the birth date of the United States Marine Corps. Todays Marines, Regular, Reserve and Retired of the in-termountain in-termountain area and throughout through-out the globe, along with their families, join together on this special day to celebrate this, their. 197th anniversary. And on this day, the Marines especially espec-ially remember and pray for the welfare of Marines who are prisoners of war and their families. |