The US Marine Corps - A Brief History of the Marines

The United States Marine Corps was formed in 1775earned the name of Devil Dogs. The USMC
and is abbreviated as USMC. It was formed by Johnparticipated in several wars in places like Guadalcanal,
Adams, the former President of the United States.Okinawa and Iwo Jima during the World War II. They
The USMC played a big role in fighting the Americanalso participated in the post war occupation in Japan
Revolution. After the Treaty of Paris was signed, theand Northern China. Even though they are small, they
USMC was dissolved. However, the US Marine Corpsproved themselves to be very effective. They were
was put back together in 1778. After theirthe best for specialized operations. They also proved
re-establishment they fought against France andto be the first line of defense for the United States.
Barbary Pirates. In the 1812 war, the USMC carriedIn the current century, USMC has been used
out several naval operations led by Andrew Jacksonextensively in Afghanistan and Iraq also. The marines
in New Orleans. Soon after that they played a role inare very skilled and fight in a variety of
protecting the American interests all over the world.circumstances. They are considered at par with US
In the World War I, the USMC played an active roleNavy SEALS, and still are defending the nation. They
serving the nation's interests and they lost more thanmay not be as powerful as the US Army but they
thirty thousand of their members in the war. Duringare very potent.
the WWI, the fourth Brigade of the US Marine Corps