1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,373 - [Man on Radio] All right, 1-3, we're right behind you 2 00:00:02,373 --> 00:00:05,420 about one mile (static)- - [Gen. Berger] When our 3 00:00:05,420 --> 00:00:06,360 nation called 4 00:00:09,935 --> 00:00:11,773 (jet engine roaring) 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,542 Marines were there to defend her. - [Woman] U.S. officials 6 00:00:14,542 --> 00:00:16,730 increasingly worried by the hour- 7 00:00:16,730 --> 00:00:19,000 - [Gen. Berger] But our enemies now pose an ever growing 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,240 threat to America and our way of life. 9 00:00:22,350 --> 00:00:24,740 - [Woman] Another U.S. Navy warship now in 10 00:00:24,740 --> 00:00:28,440 place tonight off the coast. About 250 11 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:32,100 Marines- - [Gen. Berger] The Marine Corps must be 12 00:00:32,100 --> 00:00:35,500 prepared to fight 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 --> 00:01:08,610 Throughout the centuries, the Marine Corps' 22 00:01:08,610 --> 00:01:11,320 relentless pursuit of excellence is 23 00:01:11,320 --> 00:01:14,460 unchanged. 24 00:01:16,816 --> 00:01:19,170 (rocket roaring and explosions) 25 00:01:21,585 --> 00:01:22,838 (dramatic music) 26 00:01:22,940 --> 00:01:24,718 We are still made from the same 27 00:01:24,718 --> 00:01:27,080 grit and steel, with the same moral 28 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,810 instincts and the same unending will 29 00:01:29,810 --> 00:01:32,640 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 --> 00:01:49,970 is proudly unchanging. - This is as close as 36 00:01:49,970 --> 00:01:51,970 we can get to the base of the World 37 00:01:51,970 --> 00:01:54,137 Trade Center. You can see the firemen 38 00:01:54,137 --> 00:01:56,303 assembled here, the police officers, 39 00:01:56,303 --> 00:02:00,797 FBI agents. You can see the towers, a huge explosion now raining debris... 40 00:02:04,060 --> 00:02:06,280 - [Gen. Berger] The 11th day of September 2001, our country 41 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:07,580 was attacked. 42 00:02:07,604 --> 00:02:10,310 - [President George W. Bush] And the people who knocked these buildings down 43 00:02:10,310 --> 00:02:12,937 will hear all of us soon. 44 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,330 - [Gen. Berger] Like the attack on Pearl Harbor 60 45 00:02:16,330 --> 00:02:18,800 years before, that day changed 46 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,750 everything. (gunshots) 47 00:02:22,750 --> 00:02:24,861 - Our Marines have fought and won in hostile places like 48 00:02:24,861 --> 00:02:28,240 Anbar, Sangin, Fallujah, 49 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:32,220 Helmand, Mosul. We earned 50 00:02:32,220 --> 00:02:33,720 our reputation as an elite 51 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,120 counterinsurgency force. But that 52 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,910 remains only a part of who we are. 53 00:02:39,920 --> 00:02:43,120 - [Man] After five days of heavy fighting, Marines raised 54 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,342 our beloved American flag atop of Mount Suribachi. 55 00:02:45,342 --> 00:02:49,200 - [Marines] Oorah! (dramatic music) 56 00:02:49,210 --> 00:02:52,140 - [Berger] What Marines are, what Marines have always 57 00:02:52,150 --> 00:02:55,660 been, is amphibious warfighters. And 58 00:02:55,660 --> 00:02:57,980 the changing battle now requires us to 59 00:02:57,980 --> 00:03:00,540 return to our origins, relying on 60 00:03:00,540 --> 00:03:03,000 foundations built by the Marines that 61 00:03:03,010 --> 00:03:05,750 came before us. The Marine 62 00:03:05,750 --> 00:03:08,440 Corps' identity remains the same. Our 63 00:03:08,450 --> 00:03:10,617 infantry battalions will remain at the 64 00:03:10,617 --> 00:03:12,830 center of what we do and the Marine 65 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,480 and their rifle will continue to be one 66 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,258 of the deadliest weapons on the 67 00:03:17,258 --> 00:03:19,790 battlefield. But being ready now 68 00:03:19,790 --> 00:03:21,930 requires us to return to the seas and 69 00:03:21,930 --> 00:03:25,550 shores of maritime terrain. 70 00:03:25,550 --> 00:03:27,661 - [Sgt. Maj. Black] The history of the Marine Corps is marked 71 00:03:27,661 --> 00:03:29,883 by a series of paradigm shifts and this 72 00:03:29,883 --> 00:03:31,994 is one of them. The hard-won lessons 73 00:03:31,994 --> 00:03:34,106 of Iraq and Afghanistan and the blood 74 00:03:34,106 --> 00:03:36,217 Marines have shed there will not soon 75 00:03:36,217 --> 00:03:38,383 be forgotten. We're using the lessons 76 00:03:38,383 --> 00:03:40,494 of our past combined with the weapons 77 00:03:40,494 --> 00:03:42,328 of the future to reimagine our 78 00:03:42,328 --> 00:03:45,280 warfighting capabilities through continuous adaptation and experimentation. 79 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:50,588 - [Gen. Berger] Marines around the globe, Marines like you are a vital 80 00:03:50,670 --> 00:03:53,900 part of this effort. Your ideas, your 81 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:56,230 feedback will be key to moving the 82 00:03:56,230 --> 00:03:58,750 Marine Corps into the future and ensure 83 00:03:58,750 --> 00:04:01,140 that we will continue our legacy of 84 00:04:01,140 --> 00:04:03,980 winning battles. - [Sgt. Maj. Black] And to the Marines who 85 00:04:03,980 --> 00:04:06,147 have served our nation and returned home 86 00:04:06,147 --> 00:04:08,369 to continue to fight and win battles of 87 00:04:08,369 --> 00:04:10,036 a different kind in their own 88 00:04:10,036 --> 00:04:12,240 communities, we thank you. - [Gen. Berger] As Marine 89 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,760 brothers and sisters, semper fidelis 90 00:04:14,770 --> 00:04:17,260 is a pledge that we promise to live by. 91 00:04:18,540 --> 00:04:20,680 The work of our Marine veterans is a 92 00:04:20,690 --> 00:04:23,010 living testament to the faith Marines 93 00:04:23,020 --> 00:04:26,580 keep with each other, with our Corps, and 94 00:04:26,580 --> 00:04:29,660 with our country. 95 00:04:29,753 --> 00:04:30,769 (dramatic music) 96 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,400 The next generation of Marines may 97 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,456 operate differently and in different 98 00:04:35,456 --> 00:04:37,511 places than the Marines who wear the 99 00:04:37,511 --> 00:04:39,970 eagle, globe and anchor today, but they 100 00:04:39,970 --> 00:04:42,150 will join a long and proud heritage of 101 00:04:42,150 --> 00:04:44,330 Marine fighters who have never turned 102 00:04:44,340 --> 00:04:46,650 from a threat, never turned from an 103 00:04:46,650 --> 00:04:49,930 enemy. We will always remain most 104 00:04:49,930 --> 00:04:52,260 ready when our nation is least ready 105 00:04:52,740 --> 00:04:54,907 because we must protect our shores and 106 00:04:54,907 --> 00:04:56,900 we must protect our citizens. 107 00:04:58,740 --> 00:05:00,907 It's still going to be the Marines who 108 00:05:00,907 --> 00:05:04,860 defend this nation. - Semper fidelis 109 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:06,460 and happy birthday, Marines.