Happy Birthday Marine Corps

Today marks the 235 years of the United States Marine Corps.

"The Few, The Proud" and "Semper Fidelis" are two of the mottos that the marines live by. The Marines are the smallest branch of the U.S. armed forces.

The Washington Post recalls that Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!"

The New York Daily News recalls how much the USMC has done for its country. The Corps protected Washington from three major British assaults during War of 1812 and stopped the German advance at the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I. The Corps makes up less than 11percent of the U.S. military, but more than 23 percent of the Americans killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan are Marines.

Tomorrow is Veterans day: so remember and give thanks to those who have fought overseas to protect the rights of the United States.