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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1975
Page
5
Frederick County highlights include the Shangri-La Detachment of the Marine Corps League and Sgt. Pat O'Brian the local recruiter at the Frederick Towne Mall seeking a few good men and women to serve in the U S Marine Corps.
The Continental Congress authorized two battalions of sea based soldiers on November 10 1775 to form the Continental Marines. Tun’s Tavern in Philadelphia served as headquarters for recruiting sharpshooters and guards for the new Navy vessels. The Marines later reorganized as the United States Marine Corps in 1798 and have carried a history of maritime and land combat from John Paul Jones to World War II and beyond.
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