It is now our mission in the Naval Order to preserve the Light of Freedom for our comrades and friends to pass on the efforts and experiences that must be known and understood so we do not have to 're-learn' those lessons learned in blood. I ask each of you to continue to honor those who you have served with and record those lessons wherever and however possible.

Please join me in wishing a grateful and Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps! It was on November 10, 1775, when Congress voted to raise two battalions of Continental Marines, establishing the Marine Corps.