According to the U.S. Marine Corps History Division, from 1798 to 1921 the birthday of the Corps had been celebrated in July.
When Major General John A. Lejeune became Commandant in 1920, he inherited a Marine Corps that had proven itself at Belleau ...
During the Barbary Wars, the fledgling U.S. stared down sea wolves not unlike the narcos in cartels that President Donald Trump has ordered strikes against.