The 2009 United States Marine Corps Birthday Message from Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen James T. Conway. Happy birthday Marines and thank you for all that you do.The 2009 United States Marine Corps Birthday Message from Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen James T. Conway. Happy birthday Marines and thank you for all that you do.

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The official birthday of the United States Marine Corps on November 10 was when the Second Continental Congress decreed That two battalions of Marines be raised consisting of one Colonel two lieutenant-colonels two majors and other officers as usual in other regiments that they consist of an equal number of privates as with other battalionsThe official birthday of the United States Marine Corps on November 10 was when the Second Continental Congress decreed That two battalions of Marines be raised consisting of one Colonel two lieutenant-colonels two majors and other officers as usual in other regiments that they consist of an equal number of privates as with other battalions

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