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Excerpt from Traditions of the United States Marine Corps The America of the Caucasian is a comparatively new country. The Puritans, the Dutch, the Swedes, the Cavaliers, the Spanish, and the French all brought with them their traditions, transplanted them and developed them. The anglo-saxon, being the dominant racial stock, has given us most of our traditions. In the course of its 151 years of existence, the Marine Corps has developed many fine traditions. There are tradi tions relating to the employment of Marines, traditions of the uniform, and traditions exemplifying their physical, mental, and moral qualities. These traditions bring to light the out of the way places of the world. They account for our sword. They have glorified the hard-boiled sergeant. And they exemplify the best in human character. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.