[txhurl]

I say Barbaric Piratism gave us the Marine Corps.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I say Barbaric Piratism gave us the Marine Corps.

One heck of a root cause analysis...

[BwanaNdege]

Thanks to Lt Presley O'Bannon, I have one of these hanging in the closet.

"Marine Corps history states that a sword of this type was presented to Marine First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon by the Ottoman Empire viceroy, Prince Hamet, on December 8, 1805, during the First Barbary War, as a gesture of respect and praise for the Marines' actions at the Battle of Derne."