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Section 101 - Navy and Marine Corps History, Customs, and Courtesies Fundamentals -
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Marines' first to fight: provide context – ANSWER >> - forefront of every war since
American Revolution (1775)
- 300+ landings on foreign shores, have served everywhere
Origin of the nickname leatherneck: - ANSWER >> - 1775-1875 (first 100 years)
- high leather collar to protect against saber slashes
- kept head erect
Origin of the nickname Devil Dog: - ANSWER >> - Teufelshunde = devil dog in German
- Battle of Belleau Wood
- designated US Marines as "Stormtrooper/Shock Troop" = Elite, highest quality troops
Define Espirit de Corps: - ANSWER >> - devotion and loyalty
- deep regard for corps history, traditions, and honor
- epitome of pride in a unit
- "The spirit of the unit"
"Uncommon valor was a common virtue" - who said, about who where and when - ANSWER
>> - Admiril Nimitz
- applied USMC fighting ability on Iwo Jima to entire corps' contribution during that war
- Iwo Jima was the largest All-Marine battle in history