The United States Marine Corps Birthday is celebrated every year on November 10.

Date and basic facts

  • The official Marine Corps Birthday is November 10, marking the founding of the Continental Marines in 1775 in Philadelphia.
  • It is treated as a formal holiday within the Corps, observed annually with ceremonies, messages from leadership, and unit-level events.

Brief historical background

  • On November 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress authorized two battalions of Marines, which the modern Corps recognizes as its birth.
  • The Marine Corps later adopted this 1775 date officially in 1921, when Commandant John A. Lejeune ordered that the history and traditions of the Corps be read to all Marines each year on November 10.

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