the nickname given to the US Marines is Jarhead
Marines are the first to fight.
No Marines where first know as ship guards, they where on the old ships and fight the British marines.
Continental Marines.
US Marines..Germans called them "Devil Dogs".
The first commandant of the USA Marines was Major Samuel Nicholas. The Marines started in 1775 but there is no official "founding" father
The marines were required as guards and soldiers. They were there to enact the orders of the officers.
They became known as the Devil Dogs in the Battle of Belleau Wood during Wprld War One.
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The marines were the soldiers. they guarded the convicts, and helped to enforce the laws of the new colony.
Delaware has the nickname of The First State because it was the first to ratify the Constitution
The first and foremost job for the Marines, is to protect the United States from enemys foreign and domestic. During peace time, the Marines have a lot of different jobs to do just like the civilian population does. But, in times of war, it is the Marines that will be sent into the combat zone first. If this isn't what you wanted to know, write me at: devildog73m@yahoo.com. I was in the Marines from 1973-1977