Army and Navy Review 1915 Panama-California Edition - Balboa Park

erty, and a battalion of Marines fought in Korea in 1871. In 1882 Marines
were landed during the burning of Alexandria, Egypt, and performed valiant
service.
A regiment of Marines was sent to Panama in 1885 to protect American
interests, and again in 1903 a brigade of Marines under the Major General
Commandant, was sent to Panama to protect American property. In
1894 Marines served ashore in Korea and China. Marines were landed in
Valparaiso, Chili, in 1891 to protect the American consulate. In 1901-2
the Marines participated in engagements in the Philippines. In 1906 a
brigade of three thousand Marines was sent to Cuba, and one regiment remained
with the Army of Cuba Pacification until 1909. A brigade of the
same size served at Vera Cruz, Mexico, during the trying times last year.
A brigade of Marines was sent to Nicaragua in 1909, because of disorders
in that country. In 1912 a regiment of Marines was landed in Nicaragua
under Colonel Pendleton, now Colonel of the Fourth Regiment, to assist in
quelling revolutionary disturbances.
During the Chinese Revolution of 1911-12, which resulted in the overthrow
of the monarchy, a battalion of Marines was kept in constant readiness
as Shanghai to guard American interests, and for the protection of
the American Legation at Peking.
The Brigade of three regiments which participated in the recent capture
of Vera Cruz was the largest body of troops of the Marine Corps ever
engaged in a single action, and their work on that occasion being an event
of recent history need not be dwelt upon here.
At the present writing a Brigade of two regiments of Marines is engaged
in suppressing the serious disorders in the island of Hayti.
As a matter of particular interest, at this time, it will be well to state
that on the West Coast, during the Mexican war, the Marines participated
in the capture of Monterey, and the town was garrisoned by Marines.
Santa Barbara was captured and a force of Marines left as a garrison. On
the 13th of August, 1846, Marines took part in the capture of Los Angeles,
and the Marines participated in the same month in the capture of San Diego.
Thus it will be seen that whenever on land or sea, it has been necessary
to uphold the dignity of the United States, the Marine has valiantly borne
his part. There are no finer pages in American history than those upon
which the exploits of the Corps have been recorded. The Marines have
ever lived up to their motto ‘‘Semper Fidelis,” and “ever faithful" they
have been.