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Rocky C
05-31-16, 05:02 PM
The U.S. Marine Corps landed in China exactly 116 years ago today. <br />
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On May 31, 1900, an expeditionary force of 56 Marines and sailors arrived in Beijing to protect the U.S. diplomatic mission in...
Tennessee Top
05-31-16, 08:33 PM
There is a movie about this called "55 Days In Peking".
Rocky C
06-01-16, 08:28 AM
Yes with a great cast !

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056800/
McT ontheRock71
06-03-16, 07:48 AM
Although not a Commandant, ​please don't forget, Smedley Darlington Butler was there also.