Let us return to the days of accountability where the ship's captain is relieved for hazarding his ship. I believe that nothing ever happened to the Captain of the Bonhomme Richard that burned down in port, a disgrace to the same Navy that saved so many burning ships at sea in WWII.
You might want to check your history. The US Army was established first, followed by the Marines then the Navy. This is documented by the US Flag Manual that shows precedence of service. The Navy tries to look like they are older than the Marines but historically, they are not. Congress authorized $$ for the building of ships in October and established the organization of the Navy and recruitment in December, well after the Marines. I have won a lot of $ from a lot of sailors on these facts which are not disputable. Even the USN history site tries to squirrel around with the facts which doesn't work. You might want to consider publishing a correction. Mickey Coe proudly retired in Texas
Exactly right. When the Armed Forces medley is played correctly (order of precedence of each service branch), the Army is first, followed by the Marines' Hymn and then Anchors Aweigh.
Let us return to the days of accountability where the ship's captain is relieved for hazarding his ship. I believe that nothing ever happened to the Captain of the Bonhomme Richard that burned down in port, a disgrace to the same Navy that saved so many burning ships at sea in WWII.
You might want to check your history. The US Army was established first, followed by the Marines then the Navy. This is documented by the US Flag Manual that shows precedence of service. The Navy tries to look like they are older than the Marines but historically, they are not. Congress authorized $$ for the building of ships in October and established the organization of the Navy and recruitment in December, well after the Marines. I have won a lot of $ from a lot of sailors on these facts which are not disputable. Even the USN history site tries to squirrel around with the facts which doesn't work. You might want to consider publishing a correction. Mickey Coe proudly retired in Texas
Exactly right. When the Armed Forces medley is played correctly (order of precedence of each service branch), the Army is first, followed by the Marines' Hymn and then Anchors Aweigh.
Happy 249th BDay to our Shipmates in the US Navy!