On Saturday, November 10th the United States Marine Corps celebrated it's 243rd birthday.
The Marines are the only branch of the US military to have been founded in a bar, at Tunn Tavern, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1775.
Unfortunately, the original tavern burnt down many years ago, but that minor detail never deterred 3-4,000 brother Marines who came together at the 'official replacement bar' named Cookies Tavern in Philly, from all over this great nation to hoist one for the Corps.