1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,913 - [Man on Radio] All right, 1-3, we're right behind you about one mile (static)- 2 00:00:04,766 --> 00:00:06,859 - [General David H. Berger] When our nation called, 3 00:00:09,935 --> 00:00:11,773 (jet engine roaring) 4 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,542 Marines were there to defend her. - [Female Reporter] U.S. officials 5 00:00:14,542 --> 00:00:16,730 increasingly worried by the hour- 6 00:00:16,730 --> 00:00:19,000 - [Berger] But our enemies now pose an ever-growing 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,240 threat to America and our way of life. 8 00:00:22,350 --> 00:00:24,740 - [Female Reporter] Another U.S. Navy warship now in 9 00:00:24,740 --> 00:00:26,514 place tonight off the coast. 10 00:00:26,514 --> 00:00:29,240 About 250 Marines- 11 00:00:30,308 --> 00:00:33,342 - [Berger] The Marine Corps must be prepared to fight 12 00:00:34,826 --> 00:00:36,156 and win. 13 00:00:37,325 --> 00:00:39,068 (engines rumbling) 14 00:00:39,300 --> 00:00:41,400 Tonight, Marines around the world proudly 15 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,200 celebrate 246 years of defending our 16 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,160 great nation. 17 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,262 Our warrior lineage in the battles that 18 00:00:52,262 --> 00:00:54,040 have been fought and won across 19 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:57,260 generations have become legend. 20 00:01:01,894 --> 00:01:04,223 (jet engine roaring) 21 00:01:04,960 --> 00:01:06,213 Throughout the centuries, 22 00:01:08,315 --> 00:01:10,689 the Marine Corps' relentless pursuit of excellence 23 00:01:10,689 --> 00:01:12,562 is unchanged. 24 00:01:12,984 --> 00:01:14,901 (radio chatter) (gunshot) 25 00:01:16,271 --> 00:01:18,367 (rocket roaring and explosions) 26 00:01:21,585 --> 00:01:22,838 (dramatic music) 27 00:01:22,940 --> 00:01:25,739 We are still made from the same grit and steel, 28 00:01:25,739 --> 00:01:27,837 with the same moral instincts 29 00:01:27,837 --> 00:01:30,706 and the same unending will to fight. 30 00:01:33,340 --> 00:01:35,620 Marines remain physically, mentally and 31 00:01:35,620 --> 00:01:37,700 emotionally tough, forged in the 32 00:01:37,700 --> 00:01:40,060 Crucible to overcome fear and adversity. 33 00:01:40,940 --> 00:01:43,270 In these ways, the Corps and the 34 00:01:43,270 --> 00:01:45,500 lifelong faith we place in each other 35 00:01:46,140 --> 00:01:47,831 is proudly unchanging. 36 00:01:49,617 --> 00:01:51,903 - This is as close as we can get to the base of the World Trade Center. 37 00:01:51,903 --> 00:01:53,688 You can see the firemen assembled here, 38 00:01:53,688 --> 00:01:55,762 the police officers, FBI agents. 39 00:01:55,762 --> 00:01:57,656 And you can see the two towers. 40 00:01:57,656 --> 00:02:01,310 A huge explosion now raining debris on all of us. 41 00:02:01,310 --> 00:02:03,029 We'd better get out of the way! 42 00:02:03,029 --> 00:02:05,773 (sirens wailing) - [Berger] On the 11th day of September 2001, 43 00:02:05,773 --> 00:02:07,551 our country was attacked. 44 00:02:07,551 --> 00:02:10,245 - [President George W. Bush] And the people who knocked these buildings down 45 00:02:10,245 --> 00:02:12,564 will hear all of us soon. 46 00:02:12,564 --> 00:02:14,004 (air raid siren) 47 00:02:14,004 --> 00:02:17,418 - [Berger] Like the attack on Pearl Harbor 60 years before, 48 00:02:17,418 --> 00:02:19,519 that day changed everything. 49 00:02:19,519 --> 00:02:21,686 (gunshots) 50 00:02:22,424 --> 00:02:24,404 - Our Marines have fought and won in hostile places like 51 00:02:24,404 --> 00:02:26,525 Anbar, Sangin, 52 00:02:27,107 --> 00:02:28,600 Fallujah, 53 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,236 Helmand, Mosul. 54 00:02:31,236 --> 00:02:34,678 We earned our reputation as an elite counterinsurgency force. 55 00:02:35,952 --> 00:02:37,841 But that remains only a part of who we are. 56 00:02:39,493 --> 00:02:41,524 - [Marine] After five days of heavy fighting, 57 00:02:41,524 --> 00:02:44,433 Marines raised our beloved American flag 58 00:02:44,433 --> 00:02:46,918 atop of Mount Suribachi. - [Marines] Oorah! 59 00:02:46,918 --> 00:02:48,749 (dramatic music) 60 00:02:49,210 --> 00:02:52,766 - [Berger] What Marines are, what Marines have always been, 61 00:02:52,766 --> 00:02:55,296 is amphibious warfighters. 62 00:02:55,296 --> 00:02:58,068 And the changing battle now requires us 63 00:02:58,068 --> 00:02:59,909 to return to our origins, 64 00:02:59,909 --> 00:03:02,252 relying on foundations built 65 00:03:02,252 --> 00:03:04,339 by the Marines that came before us. 66 00:03:05,561 --> 00:03:08,076 The Marine Corps' identity remains the same. 67 00:03:08,076 --> 00:03:10,096 Our infantry battalions will remain 68 00:03:10,096 --> 00:03:11,963 at the center of what we do, 69 00:03:11,963 --> 00:03:14,150 and the Marine and their rifle 70 00:03:14,150 --> 00:03:17,674 will continue to be one of the deadliest weapons on the battlefield. 71 00:03:18,642 --> 00:03:20,716 But being ready now requires us 72 00:03:20,716 --> 00:03:23,990 to return to the seas and shores of maritime terrain. 73 00:03:25,498 --> 00:03:28,543 - [Black] The history of the Marine Corps is marked by a series of paradigm shifts 74 00:03:28,543 --> 00:03:30,338 and this is one of them. 75 00:03:30,573 --> 00:03:33,329 The hard-won lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan 76 00:03:33,329 --> 00:03:36,340 and the blood Marines have shed there will not soon be forgotten. 77 00:03:36,340 --> 00:03:38,438 We're using the lessons of our past 78 00:03:38,438 --> 00:03:40,810 combined with the weapons of the future to reimagine 79 00:03:40,810 --> 00:03:42,625 our warfighting capabilities through continuous 80 00:03:42,625 --> 00:03:45,033 adaptation and experimentation. 81 00:03:45,959 --> 00:03:48,047 - [Berger] Marines around the globe, 82 00:03:48,047 --> 00:03:49,687 Marines like you, 83 00:03:49,687 --> 00:03:52,111 are a vital part of this effort. 84 00:03:52,111 --> 00:03:54,711 Your ideas, your feedback, 85 00:03:54,711 --> 00:03:57,958 will be key to moving the Marine Corps into the future 86 00:03:57,958 --> 00:04:00,081 and ensure that we will continue our 87 00:04:00,081 --> 00:04:02,289 legacy of winning battles. 88 00:04:03,183 --> 00:04:05,186 - [Black] And to the Marines who have served our nation 89 00:04:05,186 --> 00:04:07,633 and returned home to continue to fight and win battles 90 00:04:07,633 --> 00:04:10,718 of a different kind in their own communities, we thank you. 91 00:04:11,735 --> 00:04:13,489 - [Berger] As Marine brothers and sisters, 92 00:04:13,489 --> 00:04:15,696 semper fidelis is a pledge 93 00:04:15,696 --> 00:04:17,719 that we promise to live by. 94 00:04:18,627 --> 00:04:20,475 The work of our Marine veterans 95 00:04:20,475 --> 00:04:22,663 is a living testament to the faith 96 00:04:22,663 --> 00:04:24,396 Marines keep with each other, 97 00:04:24,396 --> 00:04:25,976 with our Corps, 98 00:04:25,976 --> 00:04:27,988 and with our country. 99 00:04:28,527 --> 00:04:30,208 (dramatic music) 100 00:04:31,272 --> 00:04:34,546 The next generation of Marines may operate differently 101 00:04:34,546 --> 00:04:36,996 and in different places than the Marines who wear 102 00:04:36,996 --> 00:04:38,951 the eagle, globe and anchor today, 103 00:04:38,951 --> 00:04:41,744 but they will join a long and proud 104 00:04:41,744 --> 00:04:43,580 heritage of Marine fighters who have 105 00:04:43,580 --> 00:04:45,512 never turned from a threat, 106 00:04:45,512 --> 00:04:47,452 never turned from an enemy. 107 00:04:48,706 --> 00:04:50,483 We will always remain most ready 108 00:04:50,483 --> 00:04:52,642 when our nation is least ready, 109 00:04:52,642 --> 00:04:54,859 because we must protect our shores 110 00:04:54,859 --> 00:04:57,204 and we must protect our citizens. 111 00:04:58,832 --> 00:05:00,596 It's still going to be the Marines 112 00:05:00,596 --> 00:05:02,597 who defend this nation. 113 00:05:03,975 --> 00:05:06,736 - [Both] Semper fidelis and happy birthday, Marines.