2nd USMC Birthday...2 reasons to party...

[Phantom Blooper]

JULY 11,1798 The United States Marine Corps was formally re-established by an act of the U.S. Congress which also created the United States Marine Corps band Semper-Fi!!:marine:

[richgitz]

Happy Birthday Phantom Blooper and all the other, green Mach-
ines out there. I guess I'll have to have a few COLD ONE'S to
celebraity the day. So lets raise our glasses and drink to our
glorious MARINE CORPS and COUNTRY. And think a little about
all who are still in harms way. SEMPER-FI and God Bless all my
Marine Corps Brothers.

[CPLRapoza]

It was also the year that the rank Sgts Major came to existence and if any of you poolees out there can tell me who the first Marine to hold that rank was off the top of your heads that's some major brownie points