tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151938248821114337.post2859099012750244184..comments2023-06-26T10:02:55.794-05:00Comments on RightSideProject: Not the Pittsburgh PiratesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151938248821114337.post-63223470930396182292008-11-21T07:28:00.000-06:002008-11-21T07:28:00.000-06:00None taken...just making sure the history of my Co...None taken...just making sure the history of my Corps is well represented. After three months in boot camp having my brain thoroughly washed I have all this knowledge that finds very few outlets to be displayed (anyone for a discourse on Gen. Smedley Butler?). Actually, I was a friend of Chalem's in college and only recently hooked up with him again (in only the most male and platonic of ways, of course). I have posted comments under the name rational... and wil continue to do so. I like the product...its as entertaining as anything else out there and we will certainly have a lot to comment on in the coming years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151938248821114337.post-4632961987478311322008-11-19T16:36:00.000-06:002008-11-19T16:36:00.000-06:00anonymous, certainly I mean no disrespect to the M...anonymous, certainly I mean no disrespect to the Marines, either current or past. By the way, who are you? It's not as much fun when the comments are anonymous!Steven L. Baersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449070951241599812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151938248821114337.post-5920375505839561082008-11-19T14:38:00.000-06:002008-11-19T14:38:00.000-06:00There is no distinction as far as Marines are conc...There is no distinction as far as Marines are concerned. The official birthdate is acknowledged as Nov 10, 1775. Sorry, point of pride. Now the Navy on the other hand....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151938248821114337.post-13625487094304952102008-11-19T14:21:00.000-06:002008-11-19T14:21:00.000-06:00The Continental Marines were founded in 1775 and d...The Continental Marines were founded in 1775 and dispanded in 1783. In 1789, in preparation for war with France and in response to the Barbary Pirates, Congress authorized the US Navy and the US Marine Corps.Steven L. Baersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449070951241599812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151938248821114337.post-37135093562706454272008-11-19T12:36:00.000-06:002008-11-19T12:36:00.000-06:00One quick correction: the US Marine Corps was act...One quick correction: the US Marine Corps was actually founded in November 1775, not in response to the Barbary Pirates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com