The history and stories of our military can educate or amuse for hours. Enjoy these accounts of our storied past.
In my opinion the United States Marine Corps is one of the most colorful and fabled of all of our military. Born in a tavern in Philadelphia on November 10, 1775, there isn’t a Marine alive that doesn’t revere that date. However, keeping with the uniqueness of the Corps, it was actually founded twice. Read that story here.
Click here for some colorful and often funny stories of the Corps.
I always assumed that the Coast Guard was part of the Navy. However, I was wrong. The United States Coast Guard was founded in 1790 as the United States Revenue Cutter Service. Between 1790 and 1798, the Revenue Marine was the only armed maritime service of the United States. This mother of the modern Coast Guard was a tax collector and enforcer of the slavery importation ban in 1808. It is a fascinating story that few know; read it here.