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01. Cover sheet
Col. John A. Dubia to Bill Sittmann, Re: President's Proposed
n.d.
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Visit to Seymour - Johnson AFB, NC (1 pp.)
02. Memo
Col. John A. Dubia to Bill Sittmann, Re: POTUS Visit to
01/29/91
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Seymour - Johnson. (1 pp.)
03. List
USAF Operation Desert Storm Casualties, Hostile. (1 pp.)
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Col. John A. Dubia to National Security Council, Executive
01/29/91
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Secretary, Re: Information for President's Trip to DoD
Installations - 1 Feb. 91. (1 pp.)
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Col. John A. Dubia to National, Security Council, Executive
n.d.
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Secretary, Re: Information for President's Trip to DoD
Installations - 1 Feb. 91. (1 pp.)
06. List
Re: Operation Desert Shield / Storm casualties. (1 pp.)
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07. Memo
Col. John A. Dubia to Bill Sittmann, Re: PA Input. (1 pp.)
01/29/91
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Re: Deployments to Persian Gulf Region. (1 pp.)
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DATE: 1/31/91
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MESSAGE:
Info on Key Wives program.
cartact at progrum Kathy Theden
(919) 466-3033
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION PLEASE CALL.
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HISTORY
The Marine Corps has long recognized the need for "taking
care of our own" in combat and in garrison. However, in 1981 the
accuracy of this idea was questioned by the 2d MAW Commanding
General. Increasing evidence showed that more Marines were
married. and that their families were facing problems alone with
little involvement or assistance from the Marine Corps. High
divorce and family violence rates. along with the increased
number of Marines returning from deployments prematurely due to
family problems, was resulting from the decrease in human
resources available to units.
A dependents' survey was conducted in October 1981 and
provided insights into the types of problems 2d MAW families were
facing and suggested activities which could confront these
problems. A steering committee was formed consisting of a Marine
Major, Marine spouses and a program development specialist.
Together they designed a system to both minimize and prevent some
problem areas via education, and to expedite problem resolution
for spouses via a unit wives support network.
In January 1982, funding was requested via COMCABEAST and
initial courses were taught to volunteers from MAG-32, VMA-331,
and H&MS-32.
In 1984 the original 40 hour course was divided into two
separate courses (Family Readiness and Key Wife Training) to meet
the requests of spouses who wanted the personal coping skills
portion but did not want to volunteer as Key Wives. This change
also allowed the instructor to better screen volunteers for the
Key Wives training. Currently, detailed training manuals and
program materials allow this program to be easily duplicated.
The 2d MAW Family Readiness personnel have consulted with the
commands at 29 Palms and Camp Lejeune and assisted them in
establishing their own programs. Program materials have been
sent in response to requests from Army, Air Force and Coast Guard
installations throughout the world.
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IMPLEMENTATION
The Family Readiness Program consists of two separate but
interrelated components. The first is preventive and
educational. It is a 20 hour Family Readiness Class intended to
increase spouses' coping and effective living skills as they
relate to stress in the Marine Corps lifestyle.
Participant evaluations and pre/post testing results
indicated that graduates exhibit:
Higher self-esteem
Higher level of emotional maturity
Increased understanding and respect for the Marine Corps
Increased knowledge of Station and area resources
Decreased feelings of isolation
Increased personal coping skills
Increased confidence in their ability to handle their own
and their families problems.
These findings suggest that class participants will be more
satisfied with the Marine Corps lifestyle and will utilize base
resources in a more effective and appropriate manner. Also since
spouses were by far the most important personal influence on the
reenlistment decision (Who Stays/Leaves and Why 1985) units with
more representation in these classes should show a larger
percentage of reenlistments. This is consistent with "2d MAW 7th
Month Retention Review FY89."
The second component of the Family Readiness Program is the
Key Wives Support Structure. These groups of volunteer spouses
work at the unit level to provide families with a communications
link with the Command, and serve as a source of personal support
during a time of need. Volunteers receive a minimum of sixteen
hours of training in effectively accomplishing these tasks. The
unit Key Wives are organized in various ways and have different
goals to accomplish the above mission in each unit, according to
the number and skills of the volunteers, the mission and unique
needs of the squadron. and the CO's directives and degree of
support.
PROGRAM UTILIZATION
Current program policy states that Key Wives exists at the
unit level at the Commanding Officer's discretion. This program
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has successfully operated in every type of unit i.e. deploying,
non-deploying, training, MALS. Wing Medical, etc
Presently
there is no inspection of this program. Accordingly, Wing
utilization varies with each change in the Wing, Group and
Squadron Commanders. Overall it appears that the Commanding
General's active support of this program is a major factor in
Wing utilization. It influences the degree to which the Wing
Family Readiness Office has access to Group and Squadron Commands
in order to brief them on the benefits of supporting this
program. Past experience indicates that if Commands receive an
orientation to the program they are more likely to support the
Key Wives group in their unit.
Past Command orientations were accomplished by inviting all
CO's, XO's and their spouses and new FRO's to a one hour
orientation. Two of these were held each year. For those
Commands not represented, a follow-up letter was sent asking for
an appointment to explain the program personally.
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FAMILY
READINESSOXFAMILY
READIMESS FAMILY
READINESSOOPAMILY
READINESSORFAMILY
READINESS
TODAY'S MARINE CORPS.
TAKING CARE OF ITS OWN!
Today, within the 2d MAW, is a dynamic, aggressive Family
Readiness Program and Key Wives structure. This program works,
and it works for you!
The 20-hour Family Readiness Course focuses on skills
necessary for personal well-being:
CP
Self Esteem
Listening Skills
Beliefs & Expectations
:
Assertiveness
Problem-Solving
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Family Adjustment
USMC Information
** Goal Setting
The Key Wives class is a 16-hour class designed for those
individuals who wish to be Key Wives within their squadron. This
course concentrates on:
OF
Key Wives Overview
as
Helping Objectives
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Helping Skills
"
Crisis Dynamics
00 Teamwork
as Resources
Your Family Readiness/Key Wife Program at Cherry Point is a
great place to learn, make friends and develop skills necessary to
enhance your military lifestyle not merely endure it!
FAMILY READINESS
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KEY WIVES SUPPORT STRUCTURE
The Key Wives Support structure is made up of volunteer spouses of
Marines of all ranks. These volunteers express & desire and committment
to provide a variety of support services to families within the unit to
which their husbands are attached. They are appointed by the unit's
Commanding Officer and attend & training program designed to prepare them
for serving as a Key Wife.
MISSION
The mission of Key Wives is to promote unit readiness and a self sup-
porting, cohesive squadron community by providing families with infor-
metional, emotional, and referral support.
KEY WIVES FUNCTIONS
Since the direction of all Key Wives groups comes form each unite'
commanding officer, tasks may vary from squadron to squadron depending
on the C.O.'s requests and his determination as how to best meet the
overall mission. However, the following functions are fairly typical of
those provided by Key Wives.
A. They serve as a communications link between the command and
wives.
B. They provide 8 personal lisison from wives to the command.
families. C. They dispense information and serve as a referral guide for
D. They promote social and interpersonal support activities and
opportunities.
Most groups provide these functions by organizing 8 telephone tree to
maintain contact with unit families and pass periodic information and as
a means of establishing relationshipe with unit wives. In this way each
family is acquainted with a Key Wife which they yould feel comfortable
using as a resource during a time of need.
Quarterly or monthly neweletters are another means of maintaining
contact with families and of dispensing information.
Many units have organized welcoming committees to personally visit
newcomers and welcome them into the unit. These visits are often used to
orient the new wife to the Key Wives Program and base facilities and to
invite them to upcoming social events.
Key Wives in several units frequently sponsor "all wives" social and
educational events along with unit family pienice and parties. The
majority of social events center around deployments and are initiated to
provide wives and children with social activities at a time when many
feel socially isolated.
Telephone answering machines are utilized by some units Key Wives
during deployments, These provide wives with a 24 hour a day celephone
deployment. number which dispenses accurate, updated information regarding the
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Other tasks which Key Wives may assume include sending cards or
flowers to unit families at the time of births, illnesses, or deaths,
organizing babysitting co-ops, maintaining forwarding addresses of wives
temporarily leaving the area during deployments, maintaining & talent or
resources file of unit wives willing to teach or volunteer their skills
for gatherings (Example, crafts, nursing, cooking), organizing car pools
for unit sponsored events, and assisting with pre-deployment briefs.
ORGANIZATION
At the squadron level, each Key Wives group is usually organized
around a coordinator and steering committee. The C.O. officially
appoints the coordinator with varying means of input from other Key
Wives. The steering committee is generally made up of three Key Wives,
one representative from the enlisted, staff 3 and officer's ranks. These
four Key Wives serve as the leadership for the group and maintain contact
with the Commanding Officer or his appointed Family Readiness Officer.
The coordinator and steering committee divide up the leadership and orga-
nizational tasks of their group. They may each chair 6 separate commit-
tee such as fund raising, newsletter, greeting committee, roster
updating, social events, etc.
This group's military point of contact is the Squadron Family Readiness
Officer. He/she will meet with this group periodically to plan for future
events, clarify and update directives from the C.O., update the roster, pass
along information, concerns and problem areas for the C.O.'s attention.
The Family Readiness Officer also is available to Key Wives for advice and
assistance with military related problems which Key Wives may encounter in
their contact with families.
At the group level, each Group C.O. appoints a Group Family Readiness
Officer and Key Wives Advisory Council Representative. The Group F.R.O.
provides a military contact point for Key Wives when the squadron F.R.O.
has deployed along with the unit. With the exception of New River which
has squadron Rear Detachment Officers. He/she also serves as a represen-
tative of the Advisory Council.
The Family Readinas Advisory Council is made up of all group F.R.O.'s
and Group appointed wives respresentatives. It is the main communication
link between the Wing and squadron Key Wives and F.R.O's.
The Wing Family Readiness Officer and Wing Key Wives Coordinator are
available to assist Key Wives with coordinating Wing Key Wives events and
training.
The Key Wives Support Structure is, appointed and directed by each
individual squadron C.O. Accordingly, the organizational structure of
each Key Wives group may differ from squadron to squadron to meet the
squadron's needs. Even similar commands may have differently organized
programs. Refer to the Family Readiness/Key Wives Organizational Chart
for the wing organization and lines of communication.
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ting of one Colonel, two Licutenant Colonels, two Majors,
and other officers as usual in other regiments; and that
they consist of an equal number of privates with other batta-
lions; that particular care be taken, that no persons be
appointed to office, or enlisted into said battalions, but
such as are good seamen, or so acquainted with maritime affairs
as to be able to serve to advantage by sea when required;
that they be enlisted and commissioned to serve for and during
the present War between Great Britain and the Colonies, unless
dismissed by order of Congress; that they be distinguished by
the names of the First and Second Battalions of American Ma-
rines, and they be considered as part of the number which the
Continental Army before Boston is ordered to consist of."
(Resolution of the Continental Congress November 10,
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QUOTES BY ABOUT, AND FOR MARINES
T GOVERNMENT EXPENSE
" Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima,
uncommon valor was a common virtue"
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz USN
Pacific Fleet communique, 16 March 1945
Compiled by
Major John C. SHORT, JR. USMC
and
Lieutenant Colonel Russell B. TIFFANY USMC
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They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't
need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmos-
phere, at a Marine Post. They inherit the traditions of the
Marines. They are Marines.
General Thomas Holcomb, 17th CMC, (1936-1943),
Concise History, p.77.
Take your time. Stay away from the easy going. Never go
the same way twice.
OVERNMENT EXPENSE
Gunnery Sergeant Charles C. Arndt, USMC: Guadal-
canal, 1942 on reconnaissance.
Goddamn it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a
foxhole! Follow Mel
Captain Henry P. Crowe, USMC: Guadalcanal,
13 January 1943.
Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency:
we are winning.
Radio message to Major General Julian C. Smith, CG,
2d Mar Div aboard Maryland (BB-46) from Colonel
David M. Shoup ashore at Betio (Tarawa), 21 Novem-
ber 1943.
We're not accustomed to occupying defensive positions. It's
destructive to morale.
LtGen H. M. "Howlin' Mad" Smith at Iwo Jima, 1945,
quoted in Walter Karig and others, Battle Report,
P. 301.
The bended knee is not a tradition of our Corps.
LtGen A. A. Vandegrift: To the Senate Naval
Affairs Committee, 5 May 1946 (regarding U. S.
Army proposals for abolition of the Marine Corps)
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The Marine Corps went from 15,000, which its strength was
when I was Commandant, to approximately 400,000 when I
retired, and more than that afterward, without losing its
individual characteristics. It was the same Marine Corps.
It was not different in any respect.
General Thomas Holcomb, USMC, former CMC, in
testimony before the Senate Sub-Committee Hearings
on S.677 (a bill to fix the personnel strength
of the United States Marine Corps, and to make
REPRODUCED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE
the Commandant of the Marine Corps a permanent
member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff).
The Marine Corps has no ambition beyond the performance of
its duty to its country. Its sole honor stems from that
recognition which cannot be denied to a Corps of men who
have sought for themselves little more than a life of hard-
ship and the most hazardous assignments in battle.
General Clifton B. Cates, 19th CMC, (1948-1951),
Concise History, p.116.
If the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of
Eton, the Japanese bases in the Pacific were captured on the
beaches of the Caribbean.
LtGen H. M. Smith, Coral and Brass, p.19, 1949.
We had Generals who were Admirals and Admirals who wanted to
be Generals. Generals acting as Admirals are bad enough but
it was the Admirals who wanted to be Generals who imperilled
victory among the coral islands.
LtGen Holland M. Smith: Coral and Brass, 1949.
Since I first joined the Marines, I have advocated aggressive-
ness in the field and constant offensive action. Hit quickly,
hit hard and keep right on hitting. Give the enemy no rest,
no opportunity to consolidate his forces and hit back at you.
LtGen Holland M. Smith: Coral and Brass, 1949.
these Marines have the swagger, confidence, and hardness
that must have been in Stonewall Jackson's Army of the Shen-
andoah. They remind me of the Coldstreams at Dunkerque.
A British military officer, visiting U. S. Marines
in Korea included the above in his daily report
to the British command in Tokyo, 16 August 1950.
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Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning
after you get there.
Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, USMC: To a
Marine unit leaving for Vietnam, April 1965
Our young men in Vietnam have not only acquitted themselves
in an outstanding manner during combat operations, but they
have also been outstanding ambassadors of good will in the
vital civic action and pacification work among the tortured
REPRODUCED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE
populace of South Vietnam.
General Lewis W. Walt, USMC, "Football and Free-
dom," to the Annual Meeting of the Football
Coaches Association, Washington, D.C., 14 Jan 1970
Aviation is 2 dynamic profession. The rate of absolescence
of equipment is high and new aircraft have to be placed in
the inventory periodically in order to stay abreast of the
requirements of modern war.
General Keith B. McCutcheon, USMC, "Marine Aviation
in Vietnam, 1962-1970,' Naval Review, 1971, p.134
Retention of operational control of its air arm is important
to the Corps' air-ground team, as air constitutes a signif-
icant part of its offensive fire power.
General Keith B. McCutcheon, USMC, "Marine Aviation
in Vietnam, 1962-1970, Naval Review, 1971, p.134
ofMAGTEL
The Marine Corps is proud of the fact that it is a force of
combined arms, and it jealously guards the integrity of its
air-ground team.
General Keith B. McCutcheon, USMC, "Marine Aviation
in Vietnam, 1962-1970, Naval Review, 1971, p.134
I still need Marines who can shoot and salute. But I need
Marines who can fix jet engines and man sophisticated radar
sets, as well.
General Robert E. Cushman, Jr., CMC, at an Armed
Forces Day Luncheon, Spokane, Washington, 17 May 1974
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Mr. Edwin N. Conger, U.S. Minister, in commending
the Marines for their part in the defense of the
legations at Peking, China, in 1900.
I am inclined to think there is no military body in our
country of higher efficiency than the Marine Corps. Of
course their problems are simpler than ours. Their esprit
de corps is very high; they take great pride in their pro-
fession. They never let things slack a bit.
Rear Admiral C. M. Winslow, USN, before the House
Committee on Naval Affairs in 1916.
BRNMENT EXPENSE
I am convinced there is no smarter, handier or more adaptable
body of troops (U. S. Marines) in the world
Always spick
and span, ready at an instant's notice for duty, the nation
owes them a great debt.
Winston Churchill, American novelist, in 1917.
Your Marines having been under my command for nearly six
months, I feel that I can give you a discriminating report
as to their excellent standing with their brothers of the
army and their general good conduct.
General John J. Pershing in a letter to Major Gen-
eral Commandant George Barnett of the Marine Corps,
10 Nov 1917.
Their fiery advance and great tenacity were well recognized
by their opponents.
Lieutenant Colonel Ernst Otto, Historical Section
of the German Army, writing about U. S. Marines in
the fighting at Belleau Wood.
What shall I say of the gallantry with which these Marines
have fought!!! of the slopes of Hill 142; of the Mares Farm;
of the Bois de Belleau and the Village of Bouresches stained
with their blood, and not only taken away from the Germans in
the full tide of their advance against the French but held by
my boys against counter attacks day after day and night after
night. I cannot write of their splendid gallantry without
tears coming to my eyes.
Major General James G. Harbord, U. S. Army, in his
book, Leaves From a War Diary.
-8-
The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps
for the next 500 years.
3SN3AX3 IN:
James Forrestal: To Lieutenant General H. M.
Smith, USMC, as the Marines raised the Colors
on Mt. Suribachi, 23 Feb 1945.
In the Army, shock troops are a small minority supported by
a vast group of artisans, laborers, clerks, and organizers.
In the Marines there are practically nothing but shock troops.
Combat correspondent, John Lardner, in a 6 March
1945 report from Iwo Jima, published in the New
Yorker Magazine, 17 Mar 1945.
As for the Marines, you know what Marines are. They are a
small, fouled-up Army talking Navy lingo. We are going to
put those Marines in the regular Army and make efficient
soldiers out of them.
BGen Frank Armstrong, U.S. Army, quoted in Satur-
day Evening Post, 5 Feb 1949, p.20 p. (in a spirit of
levity prior to Army-Navy game).
The Marine Corps has been called by the New York Times the
"elite" Corps of this country. I think it is the "elite"
Corps of the world.
Admiral William F. Halsey, USN, at the 4th Mar Div
reunion, Washington, D.C., 11 Jun 1949.
Request immediate assignment Marine Regimental Combat Team
and supporting Air Group for duty this command
On 2 July 1950, General Douglas MacArthur requested
Marines to bolster U.S. forces in Korea.
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the Marines have been the first to land--on embattled
beached throughout the world we share the unfaltering con-
fidence of all Americans that they will land again--and land
hard.
Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary, USN, Commander
GOVERNI
Eastern Sea Frontier. 8 Nov 1943
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The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as
I am President that is what it will remain. They have a
propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin's.
President Harry S Truman, in a 29 Aug 1950 letter
to Congressman Gordon L. McDonough replying to
McDonough's 21 Aug 1950 suggestion that the Marine
Corps be entitled to full recognition as a major
branch of the Armed Forces.
REPRODUCED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE
I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language which
I used in my letter of Aug 29 to Congressman McDonough con-
cerning the Marine Corps
President Harry S Truman in a 6 Sep 1950 letter to
General Clifton B. Cates, USMC, 19th CMC.
The amphibious landing of U.S. Marines on September 15, 1950
at Inchon, on the west coast of Korea, was one of the most
audacious and spectacularly successful amphibious landings
in all naval history.
Bernard Brodie, A Guide to Naval Strategy, p. 238.
I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front,
and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world.
Douglas MacArthur: In the outskirts of Seoul, 21
September 1950.
Our tactical air arm should spend a few months with the
Marines. I don't know what causes the difference, but it
is there. The Marine pilots give us the impression that they
are breaking their hearts to help us out.
By an Army captain in Korea: Quoted from Combat
Forces Journal; Geer, The New Breed; Heinl, Soldiers
of the Sea, P. 570.
Eliminate the Marine Corps and you will no longer have a
measuring rod to apply to the Army
I sometimes suspect
that is why some Army men want to eliminate the Marine Corps
because they will not then be subject to the test of compe-
tition.
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"Life has a special flavor to those who fight for it that the
sheltered never know. (Scrawled on the back of a C-ration carton
by an anonymous Marine, battle for Khe Sanh, Vietnam)
"Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after
you get there.' (LtGen Victor H. Krulak, to Marines leaving for
Vietnam, April 1965)
"Nobody wants to fight, but somebody has to know how." (Marine
Corps recruiting slogan, circa 1966)
"The true professional is aware that these standards (of
performance and discipline) are not ends in themselves in fact
they are the means by which we breed pride, and that pride in turn,
builds the kind of discipline that is essential to victory in
combat with minimum casualties If (Gen Leonard F. Chapman, Jr.
24th CMC, Manuscript on Professionalism, as Marines began drawdown
from Vietnam, October 1968)
"The Marine Corps is proud of the fact that it is a force of
combined arms, and it jealously guards the integrity of its air-
ground team. (LtGen Keith B. McCutcheon, Naval Review, 1971)
"I still need Marines who can shoot and salute. But I need Marines
who can fix jet engines and man sophisticated radar sets as well."
(Gen Robert E. Cushman, Jr., 25th CMC, May 1974)
"We don't want to get bigger--just better. The Marines' stock-in-
trade is readiness. We are ready to go!" (Gen Louis H. Wilson,
26th CMC, 1978)
"The U. S. remains essentially a maritime nation and the Marine
forms the ideal complement to the naval forces protecting our
national interests. We are ready today to respond to any crisis
situation that might arise, while preparing to meet the challanges
of tommorrow." (Gen Robert H. Barrow, 27th CMC, 1980)
"Where do we get such men?" (Gen Paul X. Kelley, 28th CMC, Oct
1986 dedication ceremony marking the third anniversary of
servicemen killed in Lebanon and Grenada)
"We're going to ensure that every Marine is a warrior first
and
our Marine infantrymen are going to be commandos. We're going to
train them in five levels of martial arts. When we get through,
nobody better mess with any of my Marines." (Gen Alfred M. Gray,
29th CMC, 1988)
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29 Jan 91
Subj: CHERRY POINT FACT SHEET
1. MCAS Cherry Point is home to the 2d Marine Aircraft wing (2d
MAW). 2d MAW is the parent organization to four fixed wing air
groups, two rotary wing air groups, a Marine Air Control Group
and a Marine wing Support Group, located at a variety of bases on
the East Coast of the US.
2. Units of 2d MAW deployed from Cherry Point with the 4th
Marine Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB) and as an integral element
of I MEF. Upon announcement of Phase II of Desert Shield,
additional forces from Cherry Point began preparing for
reinforcement of I MEF in SouthWest Asia (SWA). Overall, forces
that have deployed include 7 fixed wing squadrons (A-6's,
AV-8B's, EA-6B's, KC-130's).
3. Currently, no additional forces from Cherry Point are
identified to deploy to SWA.
4. Marines from Cherry Point will undergo training at MCB Camp
LeJeune as part of the Combat Replacement Company concept. The
training will provide SWA oriented individual replacement
training for all Marines bound for SWA.
5. Forces remaining at MCAS Cherry Point consist of elements of
2d MAW and air station support units. These forces comprise a
training base for fixed wing squadrons and can provide additional
Marine Air Command and Control equipment to reinforce Desert
Storm forces.
POC-10
29 Jan 91
Subj: CAMP LEJEUNE FACT SHEET
1. MCB Camp LaJeune is home to II Marine Expeditionary Force
(II MEF), comprised of the 2d Marine Division (2d MarDiv), 2d
Marine Aircraft Wing (2d MAW) (located at MCAS Cherry Point, NC)
and the 2d Force Service Support Group (2d FSSG).
2. Elements of II MEF deployed to the Persian Gulf region on
board 13 amphibious ships of Amphibious Group 2 in late August.
Forces that deployed in August are part of the 4th Marine
Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB), comprised of Regimental Landing
Team 2 (RLT-2), Marine Aircraft Group 40 (MAG-40) and Brigade
Service Support Group 4 (BSSG-4). As a result of Phase II
assignments to Desert Shield, a majority of 2d Marine Division
(to include the remaining 2 infantry regiments and 1 artillery
regiment), 2d MAW and 2d FSSG have since deployed to the region.
The deployed force is comprised of 7 infantry battalions, 4
artillery battalions plus all the separate battalions (tank,
reconnaissance, assault amphibian, light armored infantry, combat
engineer).
3. Currently, no additional units are scheduled to deploy to the
Persian Gulf region from Camp LaJeune.
4. Eight Combat Replacement Companies (CRC) are being organized
and trained at Camp LeJeune at the present time. The concept of
the CRC provides for a pool of trained Marines, located both in
CONUS and SWA, in a wide range of skills from infantry to
aviation supply, to fill positions within SouthWest Asia units
due to casualties or unforeseen commitments. The training is
designed to provide SWA oriented individual replacement training
for all individual replacements bound for the region.
5. Forces remaining at Camp LeJeune consist of elements of II
MEF and base support units. These forces provide a capability to
support an Air Contingency Force and a limited ability to
reinforce Desert Storm forces.
P.4/6
THE 2D MARINE DIVISION
--The 2d Marine Division is the direct descendent of the 2d Marine
Brigade, which was activated on 1 July 1936. As the prospect of
war increased during 1940, the Marine Corps expanded to include
division-size organizations. Accordingly, the 2d Marine Division
was officially activated 1 February 1941 at Camp Elliot near San
Diego, CA, dropping its earlier designation as the 2d Marine
Brigade.
--During World War II the Division participated in the Guadalcanal
campaign; the assault on Tarawa (the first real Navy and Marine
Corps test of amphibious assault doctrine and techniques), Saipan
and Tinian and Okinawa.
--The 2d Marine Division's role as a force-in-readiness was tested
by the outbreak of war in Korea, in June 1950. Though the Division
itself did not deploy to Korea, many of the its personnel were
integrated into units of the understrengthed 1st Marine Division
through redesignations and unit transfers to the West Coast.
--In the summer of 1958 three reinforced battalions from the
Division were ordered into Lebanon to help maintain political
stability, preserve law and order, and protect American lives and
property.
-The Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 brought about the
deployment of most 2d Marine Division units to Guantanamo Bay and
the waters off Cuba once again demonstrating its ability to respond
to short notice embarkation orders with speed and efficiency.
--Four reinforced battalions helped more than 1300 evacuees during
a six-week mission in the Dominican Republic during April 1965.
--During the 1980's units of the 2d Marine Division participated
in combat operations in Lebanon, Grenada and Panama.
--Currently deployed as part of Operation Desert Storm.
2d MARINE DIVISION ASSOCIATION REUNTON is TAKING
PLACE 15 JACKSONVILLE, NC 31 JAN - 2 FEB 91
P.5/6
THE 2D MARINE DIVISION PATCH
The 2d Marine Division shoulder paseb was authorized for
wear by units which served with or were attached to the
division in the Pecific during World War II. Designed and
approved in late 1943, the insignia is in the official Marine
Corps colors of scarlet and gold. The insignia displays .
spearhead- shaped scarlet background with s hand bolding
sloft u lighted gold torch. A scarlet numeral "2" is super-
imposed upon the torch, and the torch and hand is encircled
by five white stars in the arrangement of the Southern Cross
constallation, under which the division's for World War II
combat took place Guadalcenal. The wearing of unit
shoulder patches by Marines was discontinued in 1947.
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SECOND MARINE DIVISION ASSOCIATION
a. Founded: 1949 by Lieutenant General Julian C. Smith.
Approximately 2,000 members. and three state chapters.
6,300
b. Eligibility for membership: open to all who have served
honorably or are now serving with the 2d Marine Division or units
attached to it, from the date of their formation or at any time
since the Division was organized on 1 February 1942 at Marine
Corps Base, San Diego, California.
C. Purpose: nonpolitical, nonpartisan, nonsectarian
organization formed to preserve the tradition, commemorate the
honors won on the battle field, and celebrate with appropriate
ceremonies the outstanding deeds performed by the 2d Marine
Division; to honor the memory of the men of the Division who have
given their lives in the defense of the Nation; to foster and
promote the principles and ideals of American freedom and
democracy; to band together in fellowship those who have
honorably served in the Division, and those who have returned to
civilian life.
d. Scholarship fund: Memorial Scholarship Fund established
in 1954 to help provide higher education for the surviving
children of men who served in the Division during World War II or
in a unit attached to it, and who lost their lives in the service
of the United States; and for children of members of the
Association and of the 2d Marine Division. Fund is derived from
Association treasury and donations.
e. Awards:
(1) Follow Me Trophy - to the best drilled company in the
2d Marine Division.
(2) Tarawa Award - to the squad leader of the best squad
in the 2d Marine Division.
(3) Lieutenant General Julian C. Smith Award - to the
Marine of the year in the 2d Marine Division.
(4) Major General Clayton B. Vogel Award - to the Non-
Commissioned Officer of the Year in the 2d Marine Division.
f. Publication: Follow Me. Published six times a year;
February, April, June , August, October, and December.
g. Meetings/Reunions: Annual national reunion. New Zealand
pilgrimage every 5 years.
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"ICTORY
DIVICION
CONFIDENTIAL
24th Infantry Division History
fighters had been brought down by
beaches. across jungle terrain. and
The 24th Infantry "Victory" Division
the 24th Division's small arms fire
captured Hollandia Airdrome, inflict
was formed from elements of the old
The fledging division was the first
heavy casualties on its defenders. T1
Hawaiian Division UN October 1, 1941,
Army unit to feel the fury of Imperial
long, trustrating months of training
at schoncle Barracks The 1018 and
Japan and Unit 01166 to Dylit back
Australla had paid Uff.
21st Infantry Regiments and a
Immediately after the Pearl Harbor
In October 1944 the division struc
Hawaiian National Guard regiment.
attack, the 24th moved from Schoffeld
again, this time on Red Beach of
which was later replaced by the 34th
Barracks to northern Oahu, setting up
Leyte, Philippine Islands. The Ameri
Infantry Regiment, made up the di-
defenses against a possible Japanese
cans had returned to the Philippines
vision.
Invasion of the Mawailan Islands In
IL was the hardest nghung they had
The 19th Infantry is nicknamed the
September 1943. the division moved
faced so far, and the going was any.
"Rock of Chickamauga" for its actions
to Camp Caves, near Rockhampton.
thing but easy. The leading element
in the CIVII war: the 21st infantry is
Australla, ON the embleru COSSL for an
the 3rd Battation. 34th infantry, was
nicknamed the "Gimlets" and also
intensive training period. For five
pinned down by heavy machine gui
traces its lineage back to the Civil
months soldiers of the 24th concen-
and rifle fire. The regimental com-
War: and the 34th Infantry, nicknamed
trated on amphibious landing and jun-
mander, Colonel Aubrey taking the
"Dragons," began its history in World
gle fighting. It was hard work and
uation at a glance, shouted to his
War I with the 7th Infantry Division.
morale suffered as many felt the divi-
men. "Get the Hell off the beach; fc
The 24th Infantry Division's first
sion would train throughout the war.
low me"
casualties were recorded on Sunday.
They were wrong. On the last day
Seventy-seven days of unbelievable
December 7. 1941. when the Japanese
of January 1944. the 24th moved
Fighting on Leyte made the word "V
bombed Pearl Harbor and Schofield
again - this time to Goodenough 1s-
tory" synonymous with the 24th Inf.
Barracks The men of the 68-day-old
land to prepare for the New Guinea
try Division "Victory" was the radis
division had just returned from a
campaign. Finally the word came: the
call sign of the division and chalked
week-long field problem, and they
24th Infantry Division would play a
on the men's helmets. But It wasn't
were celebrating by sleeping in. At
major role in the return to the Philip-
until the natives greeted the troops
7:45 am, the calm of the beautiful
pines On April 22, 1944. the division
shouting "Victory" that the name
Hawaiian morning was shattered by
stormed from landing crait at
stuck.
the sounds of death and destruction.
Tanamerah Bay and slashed across
The Leyte operation over. the 24th
Fright was quickly replaced by action.
Dutch New Guinea. After five hard-
pushed on the Mindoro. There the è
When the day was over. five Japanese
fought days, the 24th swept from the
vision met its first fanatical "Banzai"
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the 48th Infantry Brigade (Mech-
the battle for the Philippines. Proceed-
when it was inactivated. On July 1,
anized) of the Georgia Army National
ing northward up the islands, it partic-
1958, the division was reactivated in
Guard. was now at its full strength.
ipated in the assault on Corregidor.
Bavaria. and once again the Taro Leaf
The division was redesignated the
Then began the final thrust of Manila.
was on the front lines - this time as
24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) on
When the war in the Pacific ended in
a vital part of the NATO defense team
September 30. 1979. This brought ar-
August 1915, the 21th was mopping
in Western Europe should they be
mored personnel carriers and addition
up the island of Mindanao.
needed.
al support personnel to Fort Stewart
Two months after VJ Day, the 24th
Two weeks after the 24th was reor-
and the division. The 24th has recent-
Infantry Division moved to lapan,
ganized, sember ready waits of the di
ly received serve of the nevrest squip-
where for five years it was the Army
vision were rushed to Lebanon to
ment to Include Firefinder. the
of Occupation on Kyushu. the
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improved TOW vehicle. ti.e Multiple
southernmost of Japan's major islands
the Berlin Wall was erected and for
Launch Rocket System, the Heavy Ex-
Peace did not last long. On the
six days the world stood on the brink
panded Mobility Tactical Trucks. the
morning of June 25. 1950, columns of
of total war. The 24th Infantry Divi-
Blackhawk Helicopter, and the Comer-
communist-trained North Korean
sion had never been stationed state-
cial Utility Cargo Vehicle. More recent-
troops steamed south across the 38th
side In September 1968, it finally
ly issued are the M2 Bradley Infantry
Parallel into South Korea Five days
came home Its new station was Fort
Fighting Vehicle, the High Mobility
later, Lt. Col. Charles B. Smith and his
Riley. Kan., where it remained until It was
Multipurpose Vehicle. and the Apache
1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, were alert-
again inactivated on April 15. 1970.
Helicopter.
ed to move to Korea. Task Force
On October 21. 1974. the 1st
The division became part of the na-
Smith was the first United States unit
Brigade of the 24th Infantry Division
tion's Rapid Deployment Force (RPD)
to land in Korea. Its mission: buy the
was formed at Fort Stewart. Can bc-
on October 1. 1980. and 03 such
necessary time to allow the rest of the
coming the nucleus for the reactiva-
would fall under U.S. Army Central
24th Division to arrive
tion of the division. On September 21.
Command should that force be
More than 50 Russian-built T-34
1975, the 25th Infantry Division was
deployed. The division continues to
tanks and 20,000 North Korean troops
officially reactivated at Stewart.
train. including rotations to the Nation-
were rolling down the western cor-
The following year. soon after the
al Training Center at Fort Irwin. Calif.,
ridor of the peninsula unopposed. The
provisional organization of the ?nd
for tha RDF mission which may be as
task force succeeded in slowing down
Brigade, the 24th Infantry Division
signed to it
the enemy and the division landed at
was participating in the Joint Readi-
At ceremonies held at Fort Stewart
Pusan unopposed.
ness Exercise, Brave Shield XV, in the
on June 15, 1990, command of the di-
Bv Julv 20. the whole Korean Cam-
Fluitud Failiandle during October.
vision and FULL Stewart/Tunter Anny
paign rested on the shoulders of Major
Joining the 24th Infantry with the
Airfield was passed to Major General
General William Dean. division com-
formal activation of the 2nd Brigade
Barry R_ McCaffrey making him the
mander. He was told to hold the town
on June 14. 1977. the 24th Infantry
division's 47th commander since its or-
of Taejon for two days. He held for
Division, with its mund-out brigade,
ganization in 1941.
three days and finally had to fighty
his way out. In the following days the
division became a legend.
As the weeks dragged into months.
IL because clear that the 24th Infantry
Division had done its job. The tide
was turned. and the Victory Division
pushed forward as the UN marched
toward the Yalu River. It continued to
fight when the Chinese Communist
troops came out of Manchuria and
pushed the UN forces to the 38th
Parallel. By the end of January 1952,
most of the division returned to
Japan. It had been fighting for more
than a vear and had earned a rest.
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Murphy's Law
A longer version appeared in a story about Murphy and his law in People, January
31, 1983, p. 82: "If there's more than one way to do a job and one of those ways will end in
disaster, then somebody will do it that way."
Nation
1233 Happy are all free peoples, too strong to be dispossessed.
But blessed are those among nations who dare to be strong for the rest!
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING, "A Court Lady," stanza 20, The Poetical Works of
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, p. 418 (1974).
1234 Not gold but only men can make
A people great and strong;
Men who for truth and honor's sake
Stand fast and suffer long.
Brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others fly-
They build a nation's pillars deep
And lift them to the sky.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON (?), "A Nation's Strength," stanzas 5 and .-Masterpieces of
Religious Verse, ed. James Dalton Morrison, p. 459 (1948).
Granger's Index to Poetry, 6th ed., p. 898 (1973) says the author is unknown and
that this is wrongly attributed to Emerson; the poem is not found in Emerson's Complete
Works (1903).
1235 Cleanse the body of this nation
Through the glory of the Lord.
HENRY SCOTT HOLLAND, "Judge Eternal, Throned in Splendor." Service Book and
Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America, music ed., no. 343 (1958).
1236 Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts, the book of their
deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. Not one of these books can be
understood unless we read the two others, but of the three the only trustworthy one is the
last.
JOHN RUSKIN, St. Mark's Rest: The History of Venice, Preface, p. 1 (1885).
1237 A nation that can not preserve itself ought to die, and it will die-die in the grasp of
the evils it is too feeble to overthrow.
Senator MORRIS SHEPPARD, remarks in the Senate, December 18, 1914,
Congressional Record, vol. 52, p. 338.
1238 Great nations rise and fall. The people go from bondage to spiritual truth, to great
courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness,
from selfishness to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence,
from dependence back again to bondage.
Author unknown. Attributed to Benjamin Disraeli. Unverified.
235
The quotation from the Greeks has been attributed to Aeschylus but has not been
found in his works.
1865 For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
RUDYARD KIPLING, "The Law of the Jungle," The Second Jungle Book, p. 29 (1899).
1866 And see the confluence of dreams
That clashed together in our night,
One river born of many streams
Roll in one blaze of blinding light!
GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL (AE), "Salutation," last stanza.-Kathleen Hoagland, 1000
Years of Irish Poetry, p. 617 (1947).
This was written for those who took part in the Irish rebellion against England,
1916.
1867 It manus in gyrum; paullatim singula vires
Deperdunt proprias; color est E pluribus unus.
Spins round the stirring hand; lose by degrees
Their separate powers the parts, and comes at last
From many several colors one that rules.
VIRGIL, "Moretum," lines 103-4, The Works of Virgil, trans. into English verse by
John Augustine Wilstach, vol. 1, p. 123 (1884).
Moretum literally means garden herbs. From Virgil's minor poems, this is a tribute
"to common things and plebian associations. The lines are laudatory of early habits and
rustic poverty. They close with a description of the ingredients and mode of preparation of a
salad composed of garlic, parsley, rue, and onions, seasoned with cheese, salt, coriander,
and vinegar, and finally sprinkled with oil.
"The poem is a brief one, of uncertain, but probably early date. But, brief as it is,
and insignificant as it seems to be, certain of its words formulate the talisman of our
National Government.
"So that we may say, with probable truth, that, in describing an Italian salad, a
frugal shepherd of the Roman Republic dictated that motto [E pluribus unum] which has
served as the symbol of union for States in a hemisphere then unknown, for a Republic
which uses, with enthusiasm, even the language of that illustrious government to which it is
indebted, under so many forms, for safe precedents and wise examples" (p. 124).
Values
1868 It is not our affluence, or our plumbing, or our clogged freeways that grip the
imagination of others. Rather, it is the values upon which our system is built. These values
imply our adherence not only to liberty and individual freedom, but also to international
peace, law and order, and constructive social purpose. When we depart from these values,
we do so at our peril.
Senator J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, remarks in the Senate, June 29, 1961, Congressional
Record, vol. 107, p. 11703.
Victory
1869 The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
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Freedom-defense of
66
President JOHN F. KENNEDY, inaugural address, January 20, 1961.-The Public Pa-
pers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961, pp. 2-3.
pur"
This is one of seven inscriptions carved on the walls at the gravesite of John F.
reli
Kennedy, Arlington National Cemetery.
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662 We in this country, in this generation, are-by destiny rather than choice-the
watchmen on the walls of world freedom. We ask, therefore, that we may be worthy of our
power and responsibility, that we may exercise our strength with wisdom and restraint,
and that we may achieve in our time and for all time the ancient vision of "peace on earth,
good will toward men. That must always be our goal, and the righteousness of our cause
Bo
must always underlie our strength. For as was written long ago: "except the Lord keep the
wo
city, the watchman waketh but in vain."
President JOHN F. KENNEDY, remarks prepared for delivery at the Trade Mart in
Bo
Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963.-Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States:
John F. Kennedy, 1963, p. 894.
661
This speech was never delivered. President Kennedy was on his way to the Trade
op
Mart when he was assassinated. The quotations are from the Bible, Luke 2:14 and Psalms
127:1, respectively.
Th
663
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preserva-
66
tion.
no
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, title of speech to the people of Japan, May 3, 1948, upon the
Pr
first anniversary of the Japanese constitution.-MacArthur, A Soldier Speaks, p. 194 (1965).
Francis T. Miller, General Douglas MacArthur, Fighter for Freedom, p. 1 (1942),
de
wrote, "[MacArthur] has said many times to friends: 'The man who will not defend his
freedom does not deserve to be free!"
See also No. 1191.
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664 Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the
fatigues of supporting it.
or
THOMAS PAINE, "The Crisis," no. 4, September 11, 1777.-The Writings of Thomas
Paine, ed. Moncure D. Conway, vol. 1, p. 229 (1894).
665
We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth
for honest men to live in.
tc
THOMAS PAINE, "The Crisis," no. 4, September 11, 1777, final paragraph.-The Writ-
ti
ings of Thomas Paine, ed. Moncure D. Conway, vol. 1, p. 232 (1902, reprinted 1969).
666 The great German poet, Goethe, who also lived through a crisis of freedom, said to
his generation: "What you have inherited from your fathers, earn over again for yourselves
C,
or it will not be yours." We inherited freedom. We seem unaware that freedom has to be
b
remade and re-earned in each generation of man.
ADLAI E. STEVENSON, "Politics and Morality," Saturday Review, February 7, 1959, p.
12.
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He quoted Goethe's Faust, act I, scene i, "Was du ererbt von deinen Vätern hast, /
Erwirb es, um es zu besitzen." In Randall Jarrell's translation, "That which you inherit
from your fathers / You must earn in order to possess."-Goethe's Faust, p. 35 (1976).
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Quotations from
America's Presidents
Edited by
Elizabeth Frost
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A New England Publishing Associates Book
WAR 259
the
What the end of the four years of carnage
with those nations that are giving their life
World War I] meant those who remember
blood in combat against those forces.
it will never forget and those who do not
can never be told.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Address, Charlottesville, abandoning neutrality for
Calvin Coolidge
nonbelligerency
The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge
June 10, 1940
nan
1929
ere
Never before since Jamestown and
hat
It is well to remember that the office of
Plymouth Rock has our American
in-
Chief Executive is in part a symbol of the
civilization been in such danger as now.
nation and that leaders in a nation may
Franklin D. Roosevelt
differ in their own house but they have in-
Radio speech
December 29, 1940
stant solidarity in the presence of foreign
attack.
In all history no major war has ever been
Herbert Hoover
hat
won or lost through lack of money.
Speech, Gridiron Club, Washington, D.C.
be
April 26, 1929
Franklin D. Roosevelt
the
Press conference, Washington, D.C.
December 1940
ich
The first responsibility of the President of
the United States is to abate war, not to
Our Bunker Hill of tomorrow may be
stimulate it.
several thousand miles from Boston.
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Addresses on the American Road
Speech, Washington, D.C.
1933-1960
May 27, 1941
are
We have wished to avoid shooting, but the
It seems to be unfortunately true that the
shooting has started. And history has
epidemic of world lawlessness is spread-
recorded who fired the first shot. In the
ing. When an epidemic of physical disease
long run, however, all that will matter is
starts to spread, the community approves
who fired the last shot.
and joins in a quarantine of the patients in
ach
order to protect the health of the com-
Franklin D. Roosevelt
munity against the spread of the disease.
Navy Day Address, Washington, D.C., on German
attack on the U.S.S. Kearny
Franklin D. Roosevelt
October 27, 1941
Quarantine Speech, Chicago, Illinois
October 5, 1937
Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date
which will live in infamy-the United
bi-
Do we really have to assume that nations
States of America was suddenly and
If
deliberately attacked by naval and air
can find no better methods of realizing
me,
their destinies than those which were used
forces of the Empire of Japan. Hostilities
by the Huns and Vandals fifteen hundred
exist. There is no blinking the fact that our
people, our territories, and our interests
years ago?
n of
are in grave danger.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Hands Off the Western Hemisphere," Pan-
Message asking for war against Japan
December 8, 1941
American Day Address
April 14, 1939
gh,
American soil has been treacherously
r, is
attacked by Japan. Our decision is forced
uld
We are convinced that military and naval
upon us. We must fight with everything
victory for the gods of force and hate would
we have.
endanger the institutions of democracy in
Herbert Hoover
the Western World-and that equally,
Immediately after Pearl Harbor
therefore, the whole of our sympathies lie
December 1941
260 THE BULLY PULPIT
The United States can accept no result
People of Western Europe: A landing was
save victory.
made this morning on the coast of France
Franklin D. Roosevelt
by troops of the Allied Expeditionary
National broadcast, Washington, D.C.
Force. This landing is part of the concerted
December 9, 1941
United Nations plan for the liberation of
Europe, made in conjunction with our
We are going to win the war and we are
great Russian allies
I call upon all who
going to win the peace that follows. And in
love freedom to stand with us now.
the difficult hours of this day-and
Together we shall achieve victory.
through dark days that may be yet to
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
come-we will know that the vast
Broadcast
majority of the members of the human
June 6, 1944 (D-Day)
race are with us. All of them are praying for
us. For, in representing our cause, we
The mission of this Allied Force was
represent theirs as well-our hope and
fulfilled at 3 A.M., local time, May 7, 1945.
their hope for liberty under God.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Telegram to the Combined Chiefs of Staff, at end of
Franklin D. Roosevelt
WorldWar II, Europe
Radio address
December 11, 1941
offamily successful wars.
Morale is the greatest single factor in
Delay invites great danger. Rapid and
united effort by all of the peoples of the
Dwight D. Eisenhower
blues
New York Post
world who are determined to remain free
June 23, 1945
will insure a world victory of the forces of
justice and of righteousness over the forces
Wars are different from baseball games
of savagery and of barbarism.
where, at the end of the game, the teams
Franklin D. Roosevelt
get dressed and leave the park.
Declaration of War on Germany
Harry S. Truman
December 11, 1941
April 1946
American soil has been treacherously
I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it
attacked by Japan. Our decision is forced
can, only as one who has seen its brutality,
upon us. We must fight with everything
its futility, its stupidity.
we have.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Cited By John Gunther, Eisenhower
Immediately after Pearl Harbor
December 1941
To return to the rule of force in interna-
tional affairs would have far-reaching
We are fighting, as our fathers have fought,
effects. The United States will continue to
to uphold the doctrine that all men are
uphold the rule of law.
equal in the sight of God. Those on the
other side are striving to destroy this deep
Harry S. Truman
Statement at the start of the Korean War
belief and to create a world in their own
June 27, 1950
image-a world of tyranny and cruelty and
serfdom.
Possibly my hatred of war blinds me so
Franklin D. Roosevelt
that I cannot comprehend the arguments
State of the union address
that its advocates adduce. But, in my
January 6, 1942
opinion, there is no such thing as a
preventative war.
War begets the con-
The War for Survival
ditions that beget further war.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
On World War II
Address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cited in Richard Hofstadter, The Age of Reform
October 1950
HOPE 105
is
No public man can be just a little crooked.
Unfortunately, many Americans live on
ate
nt
Herbert Hoover
the outskirts of hope-some because of
in
Cited in Bruce Bohle, The Home Book of American
their poverty, and some because of their
Quotations
color, and all too many because of both.
ur
SS
Lyndon B. Johnson
Id,
State of the union address
Herbert Hoover
January 8, 1964
ur
ge
Herbert Hoover is certainly a wonder, and I
We have discovered that every child who
re
wish we could make him president.
learns, and every man who finds work, and
ly
every sick body that is made whole-like a
Franklin D. Roosevelt
candle added to an altar-brightens the
Comment, Josephus Daniels
C. 1918
hope of all the faithful.
ew
Lyndon B. Johnson
That man has offered me unsolicited
Inaugural address
advice for six years, all of it bad.
January 20, 1965
e
Calvin Coolidge
The future holds little hope for any govern-
un
Comment
d
C. 1929
ment where the present holds no hope for
the people.
As for Mr. Hoover
I hold him in very
Lyndon B. Johnson
high regard. I think he is a great American
Speech, signing of Immigration Bill, Liberty Island,
and will some day be so recognized even by
New York, New York
the people who have defamed him.
October 3, 1965
e
Harry S. Truman
Millions of our neighbors are without
Comment, Admiral Lewis Strauss
1948
work. It is up to us to see they are not
without hope.
Ronald Reagan
Hope
State of the union address
January 25, 1983
There is nothing
in this world so inspir-
Yet, to hope is to believe in humanity; and
ing as the possibilities that lie locked up in
in its future. Hope remains the highest
1
the head and breast of a young man.
reality, the age-old power; hope is at the
t
James Garfield
root of all the great ideas and causes that
r
Cited in John M. Taylor, Garfield of Ohio: The Avail-
have bettered the lot of humankind across
able Man
the centuries.
1
Hope has become the secret weapon of the
Ronald Reagan
forces of liberation.
Speech, United Nations General Assembly, New
York, New York
Harry S. Truman
September 22, 1986
Address, Joint Session of Congress
April 16, 1945
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 29, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR SIG ROGICH
FROM:
JOHN G. KELLER, JR.
JGK
SUBJECT:
TRAVEL ON FRIDAY, FEB. 1, 1991
Below are the tentative scenarios that Judd Swift and Spence
Geissinger have come up with for the events on Friday.
Cherry Point, North Carolina - Marine Corps Air Station
The President will visit the Marine Corps Air Station located at
Cherry Point, North Carolina. Part of the Marine Air Wing,
including fixed wing fighter aircraft and helicopter elements,
have been deployed from Cherry Point. The Marine Corps Air
Station is is in close proximity to Camp LeJeune, which is the
home of the 2nd Marine Division.
The President will give Remarks in a hangar within the complex
for an audience of 8,000 - 10,000, consisting of families from
Cherry Point and Camp LeJeune, and base personnel. Remarks will
be followed by a Ropeline.
Goldsboro, North Carolina - Seymore Johnson AFB
The primary wing at Seymore Johnson Air Force Base is the 4th
Tactical Fighter Wing. Airmen stationed at Seymore Johnson fly
the F-15E "Strike Eagle" planes, performing bombing missions over
Iraq (deep strike interdiction sorties). Also based at Seymore
Johnson is the 68th Air Refueling Wing (from the Strategic Air
Command), a tenant unit. This unit is equipped with KC-135
Strato Tankers. Portions of that wing are currently deployed to
the Persian Gulf as well.
Two airmen deployed from Seymore Johnson have been killed in
action and two are currently prisoners of war.
The President will attend an outdoor family picnic with 1,500
family members of deployed personnel; 500 - 800 base personnel;
and 100+ supportive townspeople (volunteer groups, etc.)
During his visit to the family picnic, the President will proceed
through a food line, eat, mingle with guests (table to table),
and give remarks to the group gathered.
Savannah, Georgia - Ft. Stewart
The President will land at Hunter Army Airfield, which is the
headquarters for a battalion of the 75th Regiment Army Rangers,
one of the earliest deployers in support of Desert Shield. From
here, the President will fly via helicopter to Ft. Stewart,
Georgia. Ft. Stewart, the home of the 24th Infantry Division
(mechanized), was also one of the earliest divisions deployed to
the Persian Gulf region.
The agenda for the President has not yet been determined since
the pre-advance will conduct walk-throughs Wednesday.
West Palm Beach, Florida
The President will arrive at Palm Beach International Airport and
travel via motorcade to his mother's home in Hobe Sound,
approximately 40 minutes north of Palm Beach. Following a
private visit, the President returns via motorcade to the airport
and departs West Palm Beach en route Andrews Air Force Base.
Schedule
A tentative timeline has not been produced yet but our
preliminary estimate is that the South Lawn departure will be no
later than 7:00 am and arrival back at Camp David will be as late
as 10:00 pm.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 29, 1991
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT
ON THE STATE OF THE UNION
The U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
9:09 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, and Mr. Speaker, and
members of the United States Congress. I come to this House of the
people to speak to you and all Americans, certain that we stand at a
defining hour. Halfway around the world, we are engaged in a great
struggle in the skies and on the seas and sands. We know why we're
there. We are Americans -- part of something larger than ourselves.
For two centuries, we've done the hard work of freedom. And tonight,
we lead the world in facing down a threat to decency and humanity.
What is at stake is more than one small country; it is a
big idea: a new world order, where diverse nations are drawn
together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of
mankind -- peace and security, freedom, and the rule of law. Such is
a world worthy of our struggle and worthy of our children's future.
(Applause.)
The community of nations has resolutely gathered to
condemn and repel lawless aggression. Saddam Hussein's unprovoked
invasion -- his ruthless, systematic rape of a peaceful neighbor --
violated everything the community of nations holds dear. The world
has said this aggression would not stand -- and it will not stand.
(Applause.)
Together, we have resisted the trap of appeasement,
cynicism, and isolation that gives temptation to tyrants. The world
has answered Saddam's invasion with 12 United Nations resolutions,
starting with a demand for Iraq's immediate and unconditional
withdrawal and backed up by forces from 28 countries of six
continents. With few exceptions, the world now stands as one.
The end of the Cold War has been a victory for all
humanity. A year and a half ago, in Germany, I said that our goal
was a Europe whole and free. Tonight, Germany is united. Europe has
become whole and free -- and America's leadership was instrumental in
making it possible. (Applause.)
Our relationship to the Soviet Union is important, not
only to us, but to the world. That relationship has helped to shape
these and other historic changes. But like many other nations, we
have been deeply concerned by the violence in the Baltics, and we
have communicated that concern to the Soviet leadership.
The principle that has guided us is simple: Our
objective is to help the Baltic peoples achieve their aspirations,
not to punish the Soviet Union. (Applause.) In our recent
discussions with the Soviet leadership, we have been given
representations which, if fulfilled, would result in the withdrawal
of some Soviet forces, a reopening of dialogue with the Republics,
and a move away from violence.
We will watch carefully as the situation develops. And
we will maintain our contact with the Soviet leadership to encourage
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continued commitment to democratization and reform. (Applause.) If
it is possible, I want to continue to build a lasting basis for
U.S. -Soviet cooperation, for a more peaceful future for all mankind.
The triumph of democratic ideas in Eastern Europe and
Latin America, and the continuing struggle for freedom elsewhere all
around the world all confirm the wisdom of our nation's founders.
Tonight, we work to achieve another victory -- a victory
over tyranny and savage aggression.
We in this Union enter the last decade of the 20th
century thankful for our blessings, steadfast in our purpose, aware
of our difficulties, and responsive to our duties at home and around
the world.
For two centuries, America has served the world as an
inspiring example of freedom and democracy. For generations, America
has led the struggle to preserve and extend the blessings of liberty.
And today, in a rapidly changing world, American leadership is
indispensable. Americans know that leadership brings burdens and
sacrifices. But we also know why the hopes of humanity turn to us.
We are Americans: we have a unique responsibility to do the hard
work of freedom. And when we do, freedom works. (Applause.)
The conviction and courage we see in the Persian Gulf
today is simply the American character in action. The indomitable
spirit that is contributing to this victory for world peace and
justice is the same spirit that gives us the power and the potential
to meet our toughest challenges at home.
We are resolute and resourceful. If we can selflessly
confront evil for the sake of good in a land so far away, then surely
we can make this land all that it should be. If anyone tells you
that America's best days are behind her, they're looking the wrong
way. (Applause.)
Tonight, I come before this House and the American people
with an appeal for renewal. This is not merely a call for new
government initiatives; it is a call for new initiative in
government, in our communities, and from every American -- to prepare
for the next American century.
America has always led by example. So who among us will
set this example? Which of our citizens will lead us in this next
American century? Everyone who steps forward today -- to get one
addict off drugs, to convince one troubled teenager not to give up on
life, to comfort one AIDS patient, to help one hungry child.
We have within our reach the promise of a renewed
America. We can find meaning and reward by serving some purpose
higher than ourselves -- a shining purpose, the illumination of a
thousand points of light. And it is expressed by all who know the
irresistible force of a child's hand, of a friend who stands by you
and stays there -- a volunteer's generous gesture, an idea that is
simply right.
The problems before us may be different, but the key to
solving them remains the same. It is the individual -- the
individual who steps forward. And the state of our Union is the
union of each of us, one to the other -- the sum of our friendships,
marriages, families, and communities.
We all have something to give. So if you know how to
read, find someone who can't. If you've got a hammer, find a nail.
If you're not hungry, not lonely, not in trouble, seek out someone
who is. Join the community of conscience. Do the hard work of
freedom. And that will define the state of our Union. (Applause.)
Since the birth of our nation, "We the people" has been
the source of our strength. What government can do alone is limited
-- but the potential of the American people knows no limits.
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We are a nation of rock-solid realism and clear-eyed
idealism. We are Americans. We are the nation that believes in the
future. We are the nation that can shape the future. And we've
begun to do just that -- by strengthening the power and choice of
individuals and families.
Together, these last two years, we've put dollars for
child care directly in the hands of parents instead of bureaucracies.
(Applause.) Unshackled the potential of Americans with disabilities.
(Applause.) Applied the creativity of the marketplace in the service
of the environment, for clean air; and made home ownership possible
for more Americans. (Applause.)
The strength of a democracy is not in bureaucracy. It is
in the people and their communities. In everything we do, let us
unleash the potential of our most precious resource -- our citizens,
our citizens themselves. We must return to families, communities,
counties, cities, states, and institutions of every kind the power to
chart their own destiny, and the freedom and opportunity provided by
strong economic growth. And that's what America is all about.
(Applause.)
I know tonight in some regions of our country, people are
in genuine economic distress. And I hear them.
Earlier this month, Kathy Blackwell, of Massachusetts,
wrote me about what can happen when the economy slows down, saying,
"My heart is aching, and I think that you should know your people out
here are hurting badly."
I understand. And I'm not unrealistic about the future.
But there are reasons to be optimistic about our economy.
First, we don't have to fight double-digit inflation.
Second, most industries won't have to make big cuts in production
because they don't have big inventories piled up. And third, our
exports are running solid and strong. In fact, American businesses
are exporting at a record rate.
So let's put these times in perspective. Together, since
1981, we've created almost 20 million jobs, cut inflation in half,
and cut interest rates in half.
And, yes, the largest peacetime economic expansion in
history has been temporarily interrupted. But our economy is still
over twice as large as our closest competitor.
We will get this recession behind us and return to growth
soon. (Applause.) We will get on our way to a new record of
expansion and achieve the competitive strength that will carry us
into the next American century.
We should focus our efforts today on encouraging economic
growth, investing in the future, and giving power and opportunity to
the individual. (Applause.)
We must begin with control of federal spending.
(Applause.) That's why I'm submitting a budget that holds the growth
in spending to less than the rate of inflation. And that's why, amid
all the sound and fury of last year's budget debate, we put into law
new, enforceable spending caps -- so that future spending debates
will mean a battle of ideas, not a bidding war. (Applause.)
Though controversial, the budget agreement finally put
the federal government on a pay-as-you-go plan and cut the growth of
debt by nearly $500 billion. And that frees funds for saving and
job-creating investment.
Now, let's do more. My budget again includes tax-free
family savings accounts; penalty-free withdrawals from IRAs for
first-time home buyers -- (applause) -- and to increase jobs and
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growth, a reduced tax for long-term capital gains. (Applause.)
about the impact and the effects of a capital gains incentive. So
I know there are differences among us -- (laughter) --
tonight, I'm asking the congressional leaders and the Federal Reserve
to cooperate with us in a study, led by Chairman Alan Greenspan, to
unproductive partisan bickering. (Applause.)
sort out our technical differences so that we can avoid a return to
and in the future, they must also be matched by long-term investments now
But just as our efforts will bring economic growth
for the next American century.
that's exactly what we will be sending to the Congress. We've
That requires a forward-looking plan of action -- and
prepared a detailed series of proposals that include:
A budget that promotes investment in America's future --
in children, education, infrastructure, space, and high technology;
legislation to achieve excellence in education --
building on the partnership forged with the 50 governors at the
Education Summit, enabling parents to choose their children's schools
and helping to make America number one in math and science; --
(applause) --
critical investment in our transportation infrastructure; --
a blueprint for a new national highway system -- a
(applause) --
levels of federal investment, and a permanent tax credit to
a research and development agenda that includes record
strengthen private R&D and to create jobs; -- (applause) --
a comprehensive national energy strategy that calls for
energy conservation and efficiency, increased development, and
greater use of alternative fuels; -- (applause) --
into the 21st century so that our banks remain safe and secure and
a banking reform plan to bring America's financial system
businesses and home-buyers.
can continue to make job-creating loans for our factories, our
Sound banks should be making sound loans now -- and interest rates
You know, I do think there has been too much pessimism.
should be lower, now. (Applause.)
In addition to these proposals, we must recognize that
our economic strength depends on being competitive in world markets.
Round of world trade negotiations will create more real jobs and more
We must continue to expand American exports. A successful Uruguay
real growth for all nations. You and I know that if the playing
field is level, America's workers and farmers can out-work,
out-produce anyone, anytime, anywhere. (Applause.)
And with a Mexican Free Trade Agreement and our
Enterprise for the Americas Initiative, we can help our partners
strengthen their economies and move toward a free trade zone
throughout this entire hemisphere. (Applause.)
home to put more power and opportunity in the hands of the
The budget also includes a plan of action right here at
individual. And that means new incentives to create jobs in our
inner cities, by encouraging investment through enterprise zones. It
also means tenant control and ownership of public housing. Freedom
are the birthright of every American. (Applause.)
and the power to choose should not be the privilege of wealth. They
Civil rights are also crucial to protecting equal
speak out against racism, bigotry, and hate. (Applause.) We will
opportunity. (Applause.) Every one of us has a responsibility to
continue our vigorous enforcement of existing statutes, and I will
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once again press the Congress to strengthen the laws against
employment discrimination without resorting to the use of unfair
preferences. (Applause.)
We're determined to protect another fundamental civil
right freedom from crime and the fear that stalks our cities. The
Attorney General will soon convene a crime summit of our nation's law
enforcement officials. And to help us support them, we need tough
crime control legislation, and we need it now. (Applause.)
And as we fight crime, we will fully implement our
national strategy for combatting drug abuse. Recent data show that
we are making progress, but much remains to be done. We will not
rest until the day of the dealer is over, forever. (Applause.)
Good health care is every American's right and every
American's responsibility. And so we are proposing an aggressive
program of new prevention initiatives -- for infants, for children,
for adults, and for the elderly -- to promote a healthier America and
to help keep costs from spiralling. (Applause.)
It's time to give people more choice in government, by
reviving the ideal of the citizen politician who comes not to stay,
but to serve. And one of the reasons that there is so much support
across this country for term limitations is that the American people
are increasingly concerned about big-money influence in politics. So
we must look beyond the next election, to the next generation. And
the time has come to put the national interest above the special
interest -- and totally eliminate political action committees.
(Applause.)
And that would truly put more competition in elections,
and more power in the hands of individuals. And where power cannot
be put directly in the hands of the individual, it should be moved
closer to the people -- away from Washington.
The federal government too often treats government
programs as if they are of Washington, by Washington, and for
Washington. Once established, federal programs seem to become
immortal.
It's time for a more dynamic program life cycle: Some
programs should increase. Some should decrease. Some should be
terminated. And some should be consolidated and turned over to the
states. (Applause.)
My budget includes a list of programs for potential
turnover totalling more than $20 billion. Working with Congress and
the governors, I propose we select at least $15 billion in such
programs and turn them over to the states in a single consolidated
grant -- fully funded -- for flexible management by the states.
(Applause.)
The value -- the value of this turnover approach is
straightforward. It allows the federal government to reduce
overhead. It allows states to manage more flexibly and more
efficiently. It moves power and decision-making closer to the
people. And it reinforces a theme of this administration:
appreciation and encouragement of the innovative powers of "States as
Laboratories."
This nation was founded by leaders who understood that
power belongs in the hands of people. And they planned for the
future. And so must we -- here and all around the world.
As Americans, we know that there are times when we must
step forward and accept our responsibility to lead the world away
from the dark chaos of dictators, toward the brighter promise of a
better day.
Almost 50 years ago we began a long struggle against
aggressive totalitarianism. Now we face another defining hour for
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America and the world.
There is no one more devoted, more committed to the hard
work of freedom, than every soldier and sailor, every Marine, airman,
and Coastguardsman -- every man and woman now serving in the Persian
Gulf. (Applause.) Oh, how they deserve -- (applause) -- and what a
fitting tribute to them.
You see -- what a wonderful, fitting tribute to them.
Each of them has volunteered -- volunteered to provide for this
nation's defense -- and now they bravely struggle, to earn for
America, for the world, and for future generations, a just and
lasting peace.
Our commitment to them must be equal to their commitment
to their country. They are truly America's finest. (Applause.)
The war in the Gulf is not a war we wanted. We worked
hard to avoid war. For more than five months we, along with the Arab
League, the European Community, the United Nations, tried every
diplomatic avenue. U.N. Secretary General Perez de Cuellar;
Presidents Gorbachev, Mitterrand, Ozal, Mubarak, and Bendjedid; Kings
Fahd and Hassan; Prime Ministers Major and Andreotti -- just to name
a few -- all worked for a solution. But time and again, Saddam
Hussein flatly rejected the path of diplomacy and peace.
The world well knows how this conflict began and when:
It began on August 2nd, when Saddam invaded and sacked a small,
defenseless neighbor. And I am certain of how it will end. So that
peace can prevail, we will prevail. (Applause.) Thank you.
Tonight, I am pleased to report that we are on course.
Iraq's capacity to sustain war is being destroyed. Our investment,
our training, our planning -- all are paying off. Time will not be
Saddam's salvation.
Our purpose in the Persian Gulf remains constant: to
drive Iraq out of Kuwait, to restore Kuwait's legitimate government,
and to ensure the stability and security of this critical region.
Let me make clear what I mean by the region's stability
and security. We do not seek the destruction of Iraq, its culture,
or its people. Rather, we seek an Iraq that uses its great
resources, not to destroy, not to serve the ambitions of a tyrant,
but to build a better life for itself and its neighbors. We seek a
Persian Gulf where conflict is no longer the rule, where the strong
are neither tempted nor able to intimidate the weak.
Most Americans know instinctively why we are in the Gulf.
They know we had to stop Saddam now, not later. They know that this
brutal dictator will do anything; will use any weapon; will commit
any outrage, no matter how many innocents suffer.
They know we must make sure that control of the world's
oil resources does not fall into his hands, only to finance further
aggression. They know that we need to build a new, enduring peace --
based not on arms races and confrontation, but on shared principles
and the rule of law.
And we all realize that our responsibility to be the
catalyst for peace in the region does not end with the successful
conclusion of this war.
Democracy brings the undeniable value of thoughtful
dissent -- and we've heard some dissenting voices here at home --
some, a handful, reckless -- most responsible. But the fact that all
voices have the right to speak out is one of the reasons we've been
united in purpose and principle for 200 years. (Applause.)
Our progress in this great struggle is the result of
years of vigilance and a steadfast commitment to a strong defense.
Now, with remarkable technological advances like the Patriot missile,
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we can defend against ballistic missile attacks aimed at innocent
civilians.
Looking forward, I have directed that the SDI program be
refocused on providing protection from limited ballistic missile
strikes -- whatever their source. (Applause.) Let us pursue an SDI
program that can deal with any future threat to the United STates, to
our forces overseas, and to our friends and allies.
The quality of American technology, thanks to the
American worker, has enabled us to successfully deal with difficult
military conditions and help minimize precious loss of life. We have
given our men and women the very best. And they deserve it.
(Applause.)
We all have a special place in our hearts for the
families of our men and women serving in the Gulf. They are
represented here tonight by Mrs. Norman Schwarzkopf. (Applause.) We
are all very grateful to General Schwarzkopf and to all those serving
with him. And I might also recognize one who came with Mrs.
Schwarzkopf -- Alma Powell, the wife of the distinguished Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs. (Applause.) And to the families, let me say our
forces in the Gulf will not stay there one day longer than is
necessary to complete their mission. (Applause.)
The courage and success of the RAF pilots, of the
Kuwaiti, Saudi, French, the Canadians, the Italians, the pilots of
Qatar and Bahrain -- all are proof that for the first time since
World War II, the international community is united. The leadership
of the United Nations, once only a hoped-for ideal, is now confirming
its founders' vision. (Applause.)
I am heartened that we are not being asked to bear alone
the financial burdens of this struggle. Last year, our friends and
allies provided the bulk of the economic costs of Desert Shield. And
now, having received commitments of over $40 billion for the first
three months of 1991, I am confident they will do no less as we move
through Desert Storm. (Applause.)
But the world has to wonder what the dictator of Iraq is
thinking. If he thinks that by targeting innocent civilians in
Israel and Saudi Arabia, that he will gain advantage, he is dead
wrong. (Applause.) If he thinks that he will advance his cause
through tragic and despicable environmental terrorism, he is dead
wrong. (Applause.) And if he thinks that by abusing the coalition
prisoners of war he will benefit, he is dead wrong. (Applause.)
We will succeed in the Gulf. And when we do, the world
community will have sent an enduring warning to any dictator or
despot, present or future, who contemplates oulaw aggression.
The world can, therefore, seize this opportunity to
fulfill the long-held promise of a new world order, where brutality
will go unrewarded and aggression will meet collective resistance.
Yes, the United States bears a major share of leadership
in this effort. Among the nations of the world, only the United
States of America has both the moral standing and the means to back
it up. We're the only nation on this Earth that could assemble the
forces of peace. This is the burden of leadership and the strength
that has made America the beacon of freedom in a searching world.
This nation has never found glory in war. Our people
have never wanted to abandon the blessings of home and work for
distant lands and deadly conflict. If we fight in anger, it is only
because we have to fight at all. And all of us yearn for a world
where we will never have to fight again.
Each of us will measure within ourselves the value of
this great struggle. Any cost in lives -- any cost -- is beyond our
power to measure. But the cost of closing our eyes to aggression is
beyond mankind's power to imagine.
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This we do know: Our cause is just. Our cause is moral.
Our cause is right. (Applause.)
Let future generations understand the burden and the
blessings of freedom. Let them say we stood where duty required us
to stand.
Let them know that, together, we affirmed America and the
world as a community of conscience.
The winds of change are with us now. The forces of
together, united. We move toward the next abroad century to more do
confident freedom are than ever that we have the will at home and
what must be done, the hard work of freedom.
May God bless the United States of America. Thank you
very, very much. (Applause.)
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Follows is a list of facts you might find helpful:
1. In the Base contracting office, there is a worker who is a
deaf mute. Her husband is currently serving in Saudi. We've
made special arrangements to translate her morale calls -- giving
her twice the allotted time to allow for translation. She is the
inspiration of her office.
Her name: Mrs Vicky Perry
His Name: Sgt Jimmy Perry (Deployed Aircraft Maintenance NCO)
2. PROJECT SOLO (Send Our Love Overseas)
A local cable TV company sponsored a campaign to send over 500
care packages to the unmarried deployees (October timeframe).
The project also included a letter writing campaign by several
local school children. All 500 packages were packed, addressed,
shipped and received in country within 5 days.
3. THE FREEDOM TREE
Readiness is our Profession
Surfside Beach, SC is decorating a Tree with Red, White and Blue
ribbons one for each of the MBAFB deployees. (Surfside Beach is
one of the towns the base helped most during Hurricane Hugo
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4. Air Transportable Hospital (ATH)
The first Fighter Squadron deployed on 15 August (Led by our
Commander, Colonel Sandy Sharpe).
The ATH deployed with 120 people on 5 September. The ATH de-
ployed 9 out of 12 of the wing's doctors and 17 out of 18 nurses.
Our ATH is a 50 bed M.A.S.H. like operation.
5. HEROES
The first two American Heroes of the war were members of the
354th Tactical Fighter Wing. Captain Paul Johnson and Captain
Randy Goff assisted in last weeks rescue operation deep inside
Iraqi territory. Their actions resulted in the successful rescue
of a downed Navy A-6 aviator.
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6. OPERATION VITTLES II
The MB Junior Chamber of Commerce (JAYCEES) sponsored a program
in conjunction with our Family Support Center to raise food for
the base food pantry (Food for families having financial
trouble--sort of like our own version of free food for our own)
They raised over $500 worth of food
7. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Over $5,000 worth of goods (sun tan lotion, munchies, writing
materials, bocks, etc.) was collected for distribution to our
overseas location.
In addition, dozens of local business' have begun catering to the
needs of military dependents and active duty folks still here.
Military discounts, discounts on utilities, etc. The town is One
Thousand percent behind us and what we're doing!
8. LOCAL RADIO STATIONS
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Several local radio stations are offering free "Proud to support
the 354th" type bumper stickers. Also, they have sponsored large
room size Christmas cards that were huge morale builders to the
folks in Saudi. I'd estimate each card had over a thousand
messages/good luck type slogans.
9. PETERSON OUTDOOR ADVERTISING (BILLBOARDS)
This company has donated space on over a dozen BillBoards in the
MB area. All have a patriotic/support the troops/Good Luck MBAFB
theme.
10. WING HISTORY
- The 354th fired the last shots and dropped the last bombs
during the Vietnam war.
- The 354th was the Pioneer Mustang Group (1942) during WWII.
- We had more Aces then any other wing
- Air Offensives During WWII: Europe, Normandy, Northern
France, Central Europe, others
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11. RESERVES/GUARD/AUGMENTEES
Hundreds of Reservists, Guardsmen and Augmentees have deployed to
support the wing (over 70 this week along)
12. BENEFIT SHOW
The Dixie Jubilee (MB Version of the Carolina Opry) put on a show
for military and dependents. Over $3,500 raised donated to the
base chaplain's fund.
13. NUMBERS
TOTAL DEPLOYED: Over 2,035
Total Tonnage: 3,495,400
Total Aircraft (MAC): 62
54 C-141; 7 C-5; 1 747
Manhours supporting deployment: Over 22,500
14. MICKEY SPILLANE
Mickey spillane, a mystery novelist (WW II pilot, local area
resident) wrote the "Myrtle Beach Mystery" for the deployed
members of the 354th. Very well received both here and there.
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15. LEE GREENWOOD
Country Music singer Lee Greenwood spoke at the first town meet-
ing after Desert Shield began. His reassuring words helped calm
a lot of nervous dependents. He also had his photo taken with
"everyone" and went above and beyond in the "Good guy" category.
16. Some Facts:
The 2 deployed fighter squadrons: The 353rd Panthers and 355th
Fighting Falcons. They were led in our deployemnt by our wing
commander Colonel Ervin C. (He goes by Sandy) Sharpe.
I hope this helps. Please call me at (work) (803) 238-7673/1 or
(home) (803) 626-1943 if you have any questions.
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ROBERT F. ROCCO, First Lieutenant, USAF
Executive Officer to the Wing Commander
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354TH TACTICAL FIGHTER WING (TAC),
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354th Tactical Fighter Wing
The 354th Tactical Fighter Wing is headquartered at Myrtle
Beach, S.C., where it was activated as a Tactical Air Command
unit on Nov. 19, 1956.
The wing traces its lineage to:World War II when it was first
established as the 354th Fighter Group at Hamilton Field,
Calif., on Nov. 15, 1942. The 354th was one of the first U.S.
Army Air Corps units to fly the P-51B Mustang aircraft in
combat, earning the nickname "Pioneer Mustang Group".
During the group's short combat life of 17 months and eight
days, the 354th flew 1,383 missions and produced 38 aces. It
achieved the highest air-to-air combat record of any fighter
group, downing more than 701 enemy aircraft and destroying
255 more on the ground. The 354th also destroyed 150 armored
vehicles, 584 locomotives, 55 bridges, 113 gun sites, 15
ammunition dumps, 37 hangars, 834 buildings, nine airdromes,
34 horse-drawn vehicles and 5,282 railroad cars.
Maj. James H. Howard, 356th Fighter Squadron commander, was
the only fighter pilot of the European Theater of Operations
to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Major Howard earned the
medal for singlehandedly warding off more than 30 enemy
single and twin-engine aircraft as they attempted to shoot
down U.S. B-17 bombers.
The 354th returned to the United States on Nov. 15, 1945, and
was inactivated at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., on March
31 the following year.
The unit was reborn as a fighter-day wing at Myrtle Beach in
1956 and was redesignated as the present-day 354th Tactical
Fighter Wing on July 1, 1958. Initially equipped with B-25s,
C-45s and SA-16 aircraft, the wing received F-100D Super
Sabres between February and June 1957. During the next 13
years, units of the wing participated in training exercises,
pulled rotational duty in support of North Atlantic Treaty
Organization commitments, took part in several crises, and
saw action in Southeast Asia. Near the end of the period, all
of the wing's tactical fighter squadrons were deployed
ovèrseas (Spain, Japan and Vistnam), and the wing was
transferred without personnel and equipment to Korea.
(Current as of March 1990) -more-
MYRTLE BEACH AFB, SC. 29579.5000
In June 1970 the 354th returned to Myrtle Beach, converted
from the F-100D to the A-7D Corsair II, and subsequently
became the first operational A-7D unit in the United States
Air Force. In October 1972, the wing deployed to Korat Royal
Thai Air Base, Thailand, and introduced the plane into
combat. On Aug. 15, 1973, two A-7Ds assigned to the wing
fired the last shots and dropped the last bombs expended by
U.S. forces in the Southeast Asia war, When the wing ended
its Thailand operations on May 24, 1974, some 10,000 sorties
had been flown. The wing was back at Myrtle Beach flying
combat training missions by the end of the same month.
In early 1977 the wing began conversion to the A-10
Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft, becoming the first
operational A-10 wing in the U.S. Air Force by October 1978.
Since the conversion the wing's flying units have
participated in training exercises in the contenental United
States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Canada, Cuba, Germany,
Korea and Egypt.
The mission of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing is to maintain
the capability to deploy worldwide and to provide close air
support and anti-armor operations in a low, medium or high
threat environment.
Its flying units are: 353rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (Black
Panthers), 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Fightin' Falcons)
and 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Green Demons).
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that were not possible
ipped with scuba can previ-
udying marine life in this use
logists, however, spend little
water." Many spend
or more of con-
scattered
orld. The
laboratories-the
Italy-was founded
ologist Anton Dohrn. Other
of worldwide fame include
Station in Plymouth, En-
achusetts. Biology Laboratory in
biology as an organized
innings largely in a series of
expeditions by the British.
ese-and the greatest oceano-
time-was that of the HMS
Among its distinguished
Charles Wyville Thomson and
The Challenger expedition tra-
(111,000 km), collected data
4,717 new species of ma-
recorded one depth of 28,850
-the "Challenger Deep." The
this expedition, issued over 23
DEFENSE DEPT. PHOTO (MARINE CORPS)
30,000 pages in 50 volumes.
The Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington, Va., commemorates the Marine capture of Iwo Jima island in 1945.
regard these reports as the
oceanography rests.
living where sea meets
MARINE CORPS, United States, combined armed
A Marine division is roughly comparable to a
cessible and thus more easily
force of both ground and air elements. Usually
U.S. Army infantry division in size, organization,
living in the depths. Thus
thought to be a part of the U.S. Navy, the Ma-
and combat strength. A principle difference is
enerally about shallow-water
rine Corps is in fact and by law a separate
the Marine Corps' emphasis on amphibious op-
forms. In Britain the
service, along with the Navy, in the Department
erations. A Marine aircraft wing has a varying
organisms was stimulated by
of the Navy. With 185,000 persons and about
number of aircraft groups operating a range of
whose book A Naturalist's
1,000 aircraft, it is larger than most of the world's
aircraft types, about equally divided between
evonshire Coast (1853) was
armies and flies more aircraft than most of the
fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
erzealous amateurs threatened
world's air forces. Commanding the Marine Corps
For operations, air and ground elements are
life. In the United States
is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, a title
joined into air-ground task forces. The largest
of marine biologists have
in use since 1798.
and most powerful is a Marine Amphibious
uenced by Between Pacific
Organization and Mission. The National Security
Force (MAF), having one or more divisions and
in 1939 by the biologist
Act of 1947, as amended. provides that the Ma-
wings. Smaller, but still potent, is the Marine
rine Corps shall: (1) be organized into not
Amphibious Brigade (MAB)-usually a regimen-
half of the 19th century
fewer than three combat divisions and three air
tal landing team and a composite aircraft group.
by the great Manx marine
wings; (2) provide fleet marine forces of com-
The smallest air-ground team is the Marine Am-
Forbes, believed that marine
bined arms, together with supporting air com-
phibious Unit (MAU)-normally a battalion land-
only shallow water. His own
ponents, for service with the fleet; (3) develop
ing team and a composite aircraft squadron.
Forbes that below 1,800
tactics, techniques, and equipment for use by
MAU's are routinely embarked with the Sixth
darkness and pressure pre-
landing forces; and (4) perform such other du-
Fleet in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic
ntradictory evidence accumu-
ties as the president may direct.
and with the Seventh Fleet in the western Pa-
from more than 6,000 feet
About 60% of the Marine Corps' strength is in
cific and Indian Ocean.
ntained living foraminiferans,
the Fleet Marine Forces. The Commanding
organisms covered submarine
General, Fleet Marine Force. Atlantic (FMFLant)
Enlisted Marines get their recruit or "boot"
up for repair from more
is operationally the subordinate of the Com-
training in Parris Island, S. C., or San Diego,
Calif. Officer training is in Quantico, Va. Ma-
meters). The voyages of
mander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet. The Command-
rine aviators receive their flight training in Pensa-
(1868) and Porcupine
ing General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
settled the issue; hauls from
(FMFPac) is subordinate to the Commander in
cola, Fla. There is a large combined-arms training
400 feet (4,400 meters) pro-
Chief, Pacific Fleet.
center at Twenty-Nine Palms in the California
creatures. Forbes' view, al-
desert. The Marine Corps' major logistics bases
FMFLant has assigned to it the 2d Marine
stimulated research that vastly
Division, based at Camp Lejeune, N. C., and the
are in Albany, Ga., and Barstow. Calif.
nderstanding of marine life.
2d Marine Aircraft Wing, based at Cherry Point,
History and Traditions. On Nov. 10, 1775, the
who pioneered marine bio- of
N.C., and Beaufort. S.C. FMFPac has the 1st
date observed by Marines as their "birthday,"
of the distribution
the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing at El Toro, Calif.,
Marine Division at Camp Pendleton. Calif., and
the Continental Congress authorized two battal-
ions of Marines. In March 1776 the Continental
BARBARA N. BURKETT
and Yuma, Ariz. In the Pacific, FMFPac has the
Marines rendered their first expeditionary service,
Gardner-Webb College
3d Marine' Division in Okinawa and the 1st Ma-
a successful raid against New Providence in the
Finchman, A. A., Basic
rine arate Aircraft Wing in Japan and Okinawa. A sep-
Bahamas. Aboard sailing ships, Marines were
Lenihan, John, and
(Academic Press 19thers Nybakes
air-ground brigade is maintained in Hawaii.
indispensable as enforcers of shipboard discipline
There is also a Reserve 4th Marine Division
and as musketmen in close-range actions.
An Ecological
L., An Introduction to the
are distributed throughout the United States.
and 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. Reserve units
The U.S. Marine Corps, as such, was estah
Brown 1980).
lished by law on July 11. 1798. Marines serve
at sea in the quasi-war with France (1798-1800)
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MARINE OFFICER RANK INSIGNIA
General
Lieutenant
Major
General
General
Brigadier
General
Colonel
Lieutenant
Major
Colonel
Captain
2
3
4
MARINE
CORPS
EMBLEM
First
Second
Warrant
Chief Warrant Officer
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Officer 1
MARINE ENLISTED RANK INSIGNIA
Sergeant Major
Master
Master Sergeant
First Sergeant
Sergeant
of the
Major
Gunnery
Marine Corps
Sergeant
Lance Corporal
COURTESY WALKER
Gunnery
Sculptor Marino Marini specialize
Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
Private First Class
such as Horse and Rider, done
and in the campaigns against the Barbary pirates
1945), therefore, a body of doctrine and tech-
MARINI, mä-rë'në, Marino (
(1801-1815). In the War of 1812, in addition
niques that served it well in such battles as
sculptor, whose bronze, WO
to sea service, small battalions fought at
Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Tarawa, New Britain,
human figures and equestri
Bladensburg, Md., and New Orleans.
Kwajalein, Eniwetok (Enewetak), Saipan, Guam,
simple form and rigid poses
Ensuing years saw service against pirates and
Tinian, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Marine
chaic Greek sculpture. Their
slave traders. A regiment was assigned to the
strength reached six divisions and five aircraft
surfaces, sometimes with tra
Army for the Seminole War (1836-1842). Ma-
wings.
plaster, serve to enhance the
rines were active in the Mexican War (1846-
In 1950, during the Korean War, a Marine
ciations.
1848), making many landings along both the Gulf
brigade joined in the defense of the Pusan perim-
Marini was born in Pistoi
and California coasts and providing a battalion
eter and the 1st Marine Division, supported by
He studied painting and etch
to the Army column that captured Mexico City.
the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, landed at Inchon
of Fine Arts, Florence, but
The Marine Corps' role in the Civil War
and recaptured Seoul. During that bitter winter,
turned to sculpture. He taug
(1861-1865) was minor, consisting of providing
Marines made an epic withdrawal from the
art school in Monza and, afte
landing-force battalions to the Navy squadrons
Chosin Reservoir.
academy in Milan. Marini S
blockading the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the
Marines were the first U.S. ground troops
Paris and during World War
Confederacy. In the last third of the 19th cen-
used in Vietnam. The Third Marine Amphibious
land. His reputation becam
tury Marines were used increasingly in small-
Force was in continuous combat from 1965 until
1935, when he won first pri
scale precautionary or punitive landings, largely
1971, notably in the battles of Khe Sanh and Hué.
nale Romana.
in East Asia and the Caribbean. Readiness for
Subsequent to Vietnam, increasing attention
Marini credits late Gothi
expeditionary service was demonstrated in the
was given to possible employment of Marines as
in Augsburg, Germany, with
Spanish-American War (1898), when a Marine
a reinforcement on the flanks of NATO and as a
gin his long series of horses
battalion was promptly formed and seized Guan-
principal element of a joint rapid deployment
the other
tanamo Bay, Cuba.
force that could be deployed worldwide.
A Marine regiment served in the Philippine
The Marine Corps is rich in traditions. The
Insurrection (1899-1904), and a regiment
Commandant's House, first occupied in 1S06, is
marched to Peking during the Boxer Rebellion
the oldest official residence in continuous use in
Hamburg). A Marini retros
(1900). A Marine brigade formed the vanguard
Washington. The green color of the service uni-
Rome in 1966. He died in
for the landing at Veracruz, Mexico, in 1914.
form dates from the Continental Marines, the
Aug. 6, 1980.
Sizable Marine forces were used in legation
blue of the dress uniform from 1798. The motto
MA
guards and garrisons in China (1905-1941) and
Semper Fidelis ("Always Faithful") was adopted
New York City
for interventions in the Caribbean-intermittently
immediately after the Civil War, as was the
in Panama, Cuba, and Nicaragua, and at length
familiar eagle, globe, and anchor emblem. Also
in Haiti (1915-1934) and the Dominican Re-
dating from about that time is The Marine Hymn
Gallese, MARINUS mistakenly I, ma-rines, known pop
public (1916-1924).
("Halls of Montezuma"). The sword carried by
The 4th Marine Brigade, sent to France dur-
and has a Mameluke hilt commemorating early
He was the Fourth Counci
near Rome, he be as
Marine officers is of a pattern approved in 1826
ing World War I (1917-1918), gained world-
created of Ca
wide fame at Belleau Wood. After the war the
service against the Barbary pirates.
U.S. Marines continued its study of amphibious
EDWIN H. SIMMONS
warfare. It had ready for World War II (1941-
Director of Marine Corps History and Museums
THE be succeeded. He Healved succeeded. He He Holved
b
him to his
324
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MARINI-MARION
325
Major
Marinus was a friend of Emperor Charles
General
Brigate
III (the Fat) and of Alfred the Great. At Al-
General
fred's request, he exempted the Roman Schola
Saxonum from taxation.
MARINUS II, ma-ri'nas, pope from 942 to 946.
Major
He was mistakenly known as Martin III. A Ro-
Capta.ne
man priest, he was elevated to the papacy at the
death of Stephen VIII, by the Roman dictator
2
3
4
Alberic II, duke of Spoleto. He did not oppose
Alberic's rule but worked to improve clerical
Chief Warrant Officer
discipline, help the poor, and restore Roman
basilicas. He also attempted to end the warfare
among Italian princes.
MARION, mar'ē-an, Francis (c. 1732-1795),
partisan leader in the American Revolution,
known as the "Swamp Fox." He was born about
1732 in St. John's Parish, Berkeley county, S. C.,
of Huguenot parents who farmed along the
Santee River. As a young man of 16 he gave up
his ambition of becoming a sailor after surviving
Sergeant
First Sergeant
a shipwreck. In 1761 he distinguished himself
as a lieutenant of militia in an expedition against
the Cherokee Indians.
Marion rose to a position of prominence in
his community. In 1775 he was a delegate to
Lance Corporal
the South Carolina Provincial Congress, and in
that year was named a captain in the 2d South
Carolina Regiment. Promoted to major in Febru-
COURTESY WALKER ART CENTER-ERIC SUTHERLAND
ary 1776, he participated in the defense of
Sculptor Marino Marini specialized in equestrian works,
Charleston on June 28. Later in 1776 he was
poral
Private First Class
such as Horse and Rider, done about 1949.
promoted to lieutenant colonel and assumed
command of the regiment. In October 1779 he
led his command in an unsuccessful assault
a body of doctrine and tech.
MARINI, mä-rē'nē, Marino (1901-1980), Italian
against Savannah.
ed it well in such battles as
sculptor, whose bronze, wood, and terra-cotta
Fortunately for his future, a broken ankle
gainville, Tarawa, New Britain,
human figures and equestrian works have the
saved him from capture when Charleston fell to
tok (Enewetak), Saipan, Guam,
simple form and rigid poses of Etruscan or ar-
the British on May 12, 1780. With all organized
VO Jima, and Okinawa. Marine
chaic Greek sculpture. Their sensitively textured
resistance in South Carolina at an end, Marion
six divisions and five aircraft
surfaces, sometimes with traces of gilt, paint, or
began his career as a guerrilla leader. As a
plaster, serve to enhance the archaeological asso-
partisan, he participated in skirmishes and bat-
ng the Korean War, a Marine
ciations.
tles at Great Savannah, Blue Savannah, Black
the defense of the Pusan perim-
Marini was born in Pistoia on Feb. 27, 1901.
Mingo, Tearcoat Swamp, Georgetown, and Half-
Marine Division, supported by
He studied painting and etching at the Academy
ircraft Wing, landed at Inchon
of Fine Arts, Florence, but in the late 1920's
eoul. During that bitter winter.
turned to sculpture. He taught at the Villa Reale
Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," led daring guerrilla
11 epic withdrawal from the
art school in Monza and, after 1940, at the Brera
raids on British forces during the American Revolution.
academy in Milan. Marini spent long periods in
THE BETTMANN ARCHIVE
the first U.S. ground troops
Paris and during World War II lived in Switzer-
The Third Marine Amphibious
land. His reputation became international after
tinuous combat from 1965 until
1935, when he won first prize in the Quadrien-
1e battles of Khe Sanh and Hue.
nale Romana.
Vietnam. increasing attention
Marini credits late Gothic equestrian figures
ible employment of Marines as
in Augsburg, Germany, with inspiring him to be-
n the flanks of NATO and as a
gin his long series of horses and riders in 1936.
of a joint rapid deployment
Among the other subjects that he favored are
be deployed worldwide.
female figures, such as Dancer (1954; Hirshhorn
Corps is rich in traditions. The
Collection, Washington, D.C.), and portrait
buse, first occupied in 1806, is
heads, such as Stravinsky (1951; Kunsthalle,
residence in continuous use in
Hamburg). A Marini retrospective was held in
green color of the service uni-
Rome in 1966. He died in Viareggio, Italy, on
the Continental Marines, the
Aug. 6, 1980.
uniform from 1798. The motto
MARILYN L. SCHAEFER
Always Faithful") was adopted
New York City Community College
the Civil War, as was the
be. and anchor emblem. Also
MARINUS I, me-rines, pope from 882 to 884.
that time is The Marine Hymn
He was mistakenly known as Martin II. Born in
zuma"). The sword carried by
Gallese, near Rome, he became a deacon and
of a pattern approved in 1826
attended He the Fourth Council of Constantinople.
uke hilt commemorating early
treasurer he of the Holy See by John VIII, whom
was created bishop of Caere (Cerveteri) and
Barbary pirates.
EDWIN H. SIMMONS
succeeded. He absolved Formosus of all cen-
e Corps History and Museums
sure and restored him to his see.