jetdoc
02-21-08, 06:25 PM
I had a question posed to me at work today. I was asked when the Marine Corps hymn was written....I was like, uhhh, lets see, 10 Nov 1775....umm thats not going to be it.
I told her I'd do some research and get back to her. Her moms insisted it was written during the war of 1812.
Here it states the Marine hymn became the USMC's official hymn in 1929.
In 1929 The Marines’ Hymn became the official hymn of the Corps.
http://www.valdezlink.com/marine_corps_hymn.htm
Original lyrics were written in 1890.
http://www.answers.com/topic/marines-hymn
It was an interesting question as I had never really thought about the date it was first written.
I told her I'd do some research and get back to her. Her moms insisted it was written during the war of 1812.
Here it states the Marine hymn became the USMC's official hymn in 1929.
In 1929 The Marines’ Hymn became the official hymn of the Corps.
http://www.valdezlink.com/marine_corps_hymn.htm
Original lyrics were written in 1890.
http://www.answers.com/topic/marines-hymn
It was an interesting question as I had never really thought about the date it was first written.