Month: November 2008

Greater love hath no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for a friend. John 15:13 A glimpse into our nation’s military history… American Revolution 1775-1783 War of 1812 1812-1815 American Indian Conflicts 1814-1890 Mexican-American War 1846-1848 American Civil War (War Between the States) 1861-1865 Spanish-American War 1898 Philippine-American War 1898-1902 World War I 1914-1918 World War II 1939-1945 Korean War 1950-1953 Vietnam War 1962-1975 Gulf War 1990-1991 War in Afghanistan 2001-present Gulf War (War in Iraq) 2003-present To all of our veterans past and present, thank you for all of the sacrifices that you have made so…

10 November 2008 – A Birthday Message From The Commandant Of The Marine Corps During the summer of 1982, in the wake of a presidential directive, Marines went ashore at Beirut, Lebanon. Fifteen months later, on 23 October 1983, extremists struck the first major blow against American forces—starting this long war on terrorism. On that Sunday morning, a suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden truck into the headquarters of Battalion Landing Team 1/8, destroying the building and killing 241 Marines and corpsmen. Extremists have attacked our Nation, at home and abroad, numerous times since that fateful day in Beirut. Their aim…