Today the United States Marine Corps celebrates 236 years of protecting US interests abroad. It has been a busy 236 years: from seizing Britain's Fort Nassau, Bahamas in March of 1776 during the Revolutionary War - the Marines first amphibious operation; to protecting US merchant shipping from pirates and foreign navies in the early years of the republic; to playing a leading role in the US march to victory against Japan in WWII's Pacific Theater of Operations; to today - with operations ongoing around the world.
