Today is Veteran’s Day in the US.
The date was originally set aside to commemorate Armistice Day, November 11th, 1918. On that date the guns fell silent and WW1 ended. In the UK and Commonwealth Countries the day is called, “Remembrance Day” in memory of the fallen.
The United States did not enter WW1 until April of 1917 and some of the first units to arrive in France were US Marines. The Marines added to their illustrious history at the Battle of Belleau Wood. The Germans called them “Teufel Hunden” meaning “Devil Dogs.”
June 26, 1918: U.S. Marines take Belleau Wood after 25 days of murderous fighting.
“Retreat, Hell! We just got here!” http://ww1ha.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/ww1ha-annual-seminar-6/
Below is a video of the US Marine Drill Team and “Fat Albert.” Fat Albert is the nickname for a C-130 transport aircraft.
The video was brought to my attention by my good friend John who served as a Navy Corpsman with the Marines in the First Gulf War.
In honor of US veterans in all branches of service please enjoy the US Marine Drill Team and Fat Albert.
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The Marine Drill Team never fails to astound me!
I saw the AF drill team at the EAA Fly In in Oshkosh this past summer and they were awesome too. Great group of young men who mingled the crowd afterwards. They were mobbed by folks thanking them for their service. Drill Teams are great PR. Thanks for stopping by and the comment.
I don’t know why I singled out the Marine DT, as you say the others are great too – probably on my mind because they just had their birthday.
No, it’s because of their snappy uniform 😉
It IS impressive!