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The community is invited to attend the 250 th Birthday Celebration of the United States Marine Corps. 

The event will be held at Hondo’s on Main located at 312 West Main Street in Fredericksburg on Monday November 10 th at 4:30 pm. 

A short ceremony will be held that will include the reading of Marine Corps Order No. 47, Series 1921 by Major General John A. Lejeune, a reading of the message from the 39 th Commandant of the Marine Corps General Eric M. Smith, and a cake cutting to celebrate the 250 th birthday of the U. S. Marine Corps. 

Light food will be provided by VFW Post 7105. 

On November 10, 1775, the Continental Marines were officially established by the Continental Marine Act of 1775. This Second Continental Congress decree marked the birth of what would later become the United States Marine Corps.  The American Continental Marines were designated amphibious infantry. Their duties included safeguarding ship captains and officers, operating cannons, and utilizing sharpshooters in naval battles. Initially deployed as sharpshooters on Continental Congress Navy vessels, these early Marines distinguished themselves as exceptional marksmen.