Independence Day — July 4th

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Back on July 4th, in the year of 1776, you and I were represented in Philadelphia by a handful of men from throughout the Thirteen Colonies who were sick and tired of paying hommage to the King of England. So on that day that they adopted the document known as our Declaration of Independence from England. (Interestingly, the vote on the resolution didn't actually occur for another couple days; New York didn't vote until July 9. Then it took about a month for most of the signers to add their names to the document.) This action by the Continental Congress pissed off some important people across the pond, and for the newly-established United States of America, it was the start of many years of struggle to be free.

One group that has fought for our freedom is the United States Marines Corps. What many people don't know is that on November 10, 1775, the Corps was established by an act of the Continental Congress, almost nine months before the Declaration of Independence was signed. To this day, the Corps celebrates its "birthday" on November 10 every year.

So on this July 4th, or anytime during the month, take time to check out our patriotic links, including the History of Independence Day.

The former "jarheads" among you should appreciate some of the USMC stuff we've posted, and everyone should appreciate the Independence Day-related links. As a special tribute to our "chauffeurs," the men and women of the United States Navy, we've posted a few links for them, too.

And to the men and women of the other armed services—the Army, Air Force, and of course the Coast Guard—a heartfelt "thank you" for your contributions, too.

To our troops everywhere, please don't forget that we need you, because freedom is not free.

LINKS

• The USA CityLink Project has a great Independence Day page with lots of good information, including quite a bit about our flag.



Independence Day on the 'Net has the story of our independence, a listing of all our presidents, even fireworks. All this and patriotic music while you look around.


• Marine Corps Hymn
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   — Complete Lyrics (click to display while playing the hymn!)



• Marine Origins (Sorry for the less-than-crisp rendition. This is a scan of the pages from MetalMan's early '70s version of the Guidebook for Marines.



• US Navy web site



• Navy Hymn (an abbreviated version)
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