To: Perdogg
Nope. Article says he was a Marine.
5 posted on
03/17/2013 12:26:58 PM PDT by
Joe 6-pack
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To: Joe 6-pack
In France that means he was with the Troupes de Marine which are part of the Army.
6 posted on
03/17/2013 12:31:52 PM PDT by
stormer
To: Joe 6-pack
I wonder when Marines began to sail on ships. I can recall Thucydides mentioning marines on board Athenian ships during the Peloponnesian War. I am sure they date at least to 500 B.C., and probably longer.
8 posted on
03/17/2013 12:37:54 PM PDT by
yarddog
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