The history of the United States Marine Corps begins with the founding of the Continental Marines on 10 November 1775 to conduct ship-to-ship fighting, provide shipboard security and discipline enforc
U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division display Japanese flag captured during the Battle of Cape Gloucester.
A portrait of Major Samuel Nicholas, the first Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1775
Continental Marines land at New Providence during the Battle of Nassau
A sketch of Tun Tavern during the Revolutionary War
2nd Battalion, 9th Marines
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2nd Battalion, 9th Marines was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Formed during World War I, the unit played an instrumental role in the defeat of the Japanese forces in the Batt
2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment insignia
Marines trudge forward through calf–deep mud on the Numa Numa Trail, Bougainville—November 1943
Marines of E/2/9 carry a wounded Marine to a MEDEVAC helicopter during Operation Hickory III
2/9 insignia from the Vietnam-era.