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Marines


1992 Operation Restore Hope - U.S. Marines land in Somalia

1989 IRA-bomb kills 10 British marines in Kent

1987 Britain's Prince Edward resigns from his Royal Marines training

1984 Last U.S. Marines in multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon left Beirut

1983 Congress authorized President Reagan to keep 1,600 U.S. Marines in Lebanon

1982 U.S. Marines land in Beirut, Lebanon

1978 Marines terminate Molukse action in Province house (1 dead)

1977 Dutch marines rescued hostages from a Moluccan held train in Holland

1967 Amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station

1967 Marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station

1965 U.S. Marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966

1965 1st U.S. combat forces arrive in Vietnam (3,500 Marines)

1962 U.S. Marines arrive in Laos

1952 Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada

1952 Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty

1945 Colonel Roberts, commandant 22nd regiment marines, dies in battle

1945 D A S Pennefather, Maj-General/Commandant, General Royal Marines

1945 U.S. Marines conquer Awatsha Draw Okinawa

1945 U.S. Marines attack Yae Take on Okinawa

1945 U.S. Marines conquer Minna Shima off Okinawa

1945 U.S. Marines explore Tsugen Shima near Okinawa

1945 U.S. Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima, famous photo and statue

1945 30,000 U.S. Marines land on Iwo Jima

1944 1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor

1942 Distinguished Service Medal for Merchant Marines authorized

1940 French marines stationed on Aruba

1939 Martin Garrod, Commandant General Royal Marines

1935 Martin Garrod, Commandant General, Royal Marines

1927 Guomindang Army conquerors Shanghai as British marines flee

1927 1,000 U.S. Marines land in China to protect American property

1927 U.S. Marines sent to Nicaragua

1926 U.S. Marines land in Nicaragua (9-mo after leaving), stay until 1933

1925 U.S. Marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation

1919 U.S. Marines invade Honduras

1919 U.S. Marines invade Costa Rica

1916 U.S. Marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until 1924

1915 U.S. Marines occupy Haiti

1914 U.S. Marines march out of Vera Cruz, Mexico

1914 U.S. Marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months

1912 2,500 U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua; U.S. remains until 1925

1912 U.S. Marines invade Cuba, 3nd time

1912 U.S. Marines land on Cuba

1912 U.S. Marines sent to Nicaragua

1912 U.S. Marines invade Honduras

1900 2,000 marines land to capture Beijing, ending Boxer rebellion

1898 U.S. Marines attack Spanish off Guantanamo, Cuba

1898 1st U.S. Marines land in Cuba during Spanish-American War

1898 600 U.S. Marines land at Guantanamo Cuba

1898 U.S. Marines land in Cuba, during Spanish-American War

1896 Marines land in Nicaragua to protect U.S. citizens

1881 French marines occupy Tunisian harbor city Sfax

1873 U.S. Marines attack Panama

1847 U.S. Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma)

1819 John H van Kinsbergen, lt-admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84

1805 U.S. Marines attack shores of Tripoli

1735 John H van Kinsbergen, Dutch lt-admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corp



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