*Happy 236th Birthday, Marines!*

*Our Nation’s fight for freedom and liberty began during the Revolutionary War.*

*You were there.*

*You were in Derna, Chapultepec, and in the Philippines and China.*

*And then World War I and World War II.*
*Korea**, Viet Nam, Panama, Desert Storm, Africa, Bosnia *
*and many places in between.*

*At the Twin Towers, *
*You were there.*

*And now Afghanistan and Iraq.*
*And the fight continues…*

*On Behalf of Marine Moms-Bethesda:*

*To those who have served,*
*to those who served before you,*
*to those serving now,*
*and to those who have given their lives in the line of duty,*

*Thank You, Marines!*