1 00:00:02,212 --> 00:00:04,710 (water rushing) 2 00:00:04,710 --> 00:00:09,072 (ominous music) 3 00:00:17,101 --> 00:00:20,406 - [Man] If you're a warrior and you're leading warriors and you're about to step into battle, 4 00:00:23,832 --> 00:00:26,397 one of the key things you must have 5 00:00:26,397 --> 00:00:30,394 is an absolute confidence 6 00:00:32,290 --> 00:00:34,963 because that radiates out of you. 7 00:00:34,963 --> 00:00:38,089 (ominous music) 8 00:00:46,070 --> 00:00:49,131 You're giving to them the warrior spirit. 9 00:00:53,164 --> 00:00:55,409 Semper fidelis means that if 10 00:00:55,409 --> 00:00:57,674 you are a foe before me, 11 00:00:59,966 --> 00:01:03,082 I will not quit until you fall. 12 00:01:03,082 --> 00:01:06,362 (dramatic music) 13 00:01:24,934 --> 00:01:26,804 - [Interviewer] What keeps you awake at night? 14 00:01:26,804 --> 00:01:29,866 - Nothing, I keep other people awake at night. 15 00:01:29,866 --> 00:01:33,044 (dramatic music) 16 00:01:40,343 --> 00:01:42,252 - [Man] "The Marine just plain considers himself 17 00:01:42,346 --> 00:01:44,952 "a better soldier than anybody else." 18 00:01:44,952 --> 00:01:51,066 Marines have never given anyone any reason to think differently. 19 00:01:53,321 --> 00:01:55,691 - [Narrator] We are unique, 20 00:01:55,691 --> 00:01:58,455 not just among our fellow citizens 21 00:01:58,455 --> 00:02:02,137 but among all those who defend our nation. 22 00:02:02,137 --> 00:02:04,594 We are defined by our warfighting ethos, 23 00:02:04,594 --> 00:02:09,037 our intangible warrior spirit that moves us forward into any battle, 24 00:02:11,097 --> 00:02:16,059 in any domain, and binds us not only to the Marine on our left and right, 25 00:02:16,059 --> 00:02:19,091 but to all Marines who came before us. 26 00:02:19,091 --> 00:02:24,981 Current events around the world show us that peace is far from guaranteed. 27 00:02:24,981 --> 00:02:29,889 America's adversaries continue to present an ever-evolving threat 28 00:02:29,889 --> 00:02:32,994 to our nation's prosperity and security. 29 00:02:32,994 --> 00:02:40,043 Today, almost 31,000 Marines are forward-deployed or stationed abroad, 30 00:02:40,043 --> 00:02:44,372 in every theater, in every clime and place. 31 00:02:44,372 --> 00:02:47,885 standing ready to confront those who would do our nation harm. 32 00:02:47,885 --> 00:02:51,242 - The American strength is based upon the fabric 33 00:02:51,242 --> 00:02:55,343 of all of the different cultures and people that come too. 34 00:02:55,343 --> 00:02:59,462 And that applies on the battlefield, and I've seen that there. 35 00:02:59,462 --> 00:03:04,288 That is an essence of the power of the American fighting spirit. 36 00:03:04,288 --> 00:03:06,906 - [Narrator] For 247 years, 37 00:03:06,906 --> 00:03:09,850 capable and determined adversaries 38 00:03:09,850 --> 00:03:11,897 have tested the Marine Corps. 39 00:03:11,897 --> 00:03:16,020 - The enemy knows when they see that EGA, 40 00:03:16,020 --> 00:03:19,452 and they see a real Marine hooked to that EGA, 41 00:03:19,452 --> 00:03:22,132 it could be a serious situation. 42 00:03:23,692 --> 00:03:28,804 - [Narrator] On each occasion, our forebears gave them reason to fear and respect the title 43 00:03:28,804 --> 00:03:31,110 United States Marine. 44 00:03:31,110 --> 00:03:33,706 Our adversaries have always had a choice: 45 00:03:33,706 --> 00:03:36,610 abandon their aggressions 46 00:03:36,610 --> 00:03:38,625 or stand and fight. 47 00:03:38,625 --> 00:03:41,860 Some chose to fight and were destroyed. 48 00:03:41,860 --> 00:03:45,745 Today, our adversaries still have a choice. 49 00:03:45,745 --> 00:03:48,660 And they know if they choose to fight, 50 00:03:48,660 --> 00:03:50,434 they will be defeated. 51 00:03:52,489 --> 00:03:54,030 From the wheat fields of Belleau Wood, 52 00:03:56,685 --> 00:03:58,855 to the volcanic sands of Iwo Jima, 53 00:03:58,855 --> 00:04:01,574 to the crowded streets of Hue City, 54 00:04:01,574 --> 00:04:03,995 or Ramadi, 55 00:04:03,995 --> 00:04:06,654 Marines prove time and time again they will 56 00:04:06,654 --> 00:04:09,765 claim victory on any battlefield. 57 00:04:09,765 --> 00:04:12,557 - Our mission was stay on the compound. 58 00:04:12,557 --> 00:04:16,099 Well, things happened, situations changed. 59 00:04:16,099 --> 00:04:20,723 And we got a call that a gunnery from the Marine Security Guard Force, 60 00:04:20,723 --> 00:04:26,181 the RSO and the driver were involved in a vehicle accident. 61 00:04:26,181 --> 00:04:29,459 We were driven out to the crash site. 62 00:04:29,459 --> 00:04:32,594 Liberian rebels armed to the teeth with 63 00:04:32,594 --> 00:04:34,444 anything that they had. 64 00:04:34,444 --> 00:04:37,420 We had to do a makeshift backboard 65 00:04:37,420 --> 00:04:41,063 and stabilized them and got all of our personnel and 66 00:04:41,063 --> 00:04:45,365 you're trained for it but there are variables in there that 67 00:04:45,365 --> 00:04:47,945 you could never prepare for. 68 00:04:47,945 --> 00:04:50,621 And so you just go with it. 69 00:04:50,621 --> 00:04:53,272 - [Narrator] And while battlefields and technologies change, 70 00:04:53,272 --> 00:04:56,585 the qualities of a Marine are timeless. 71 00:04:56,585 --> 00:04:57,918 Grit, 72 00:05:00,001 --> 00:05:01,493 strength, 73 00:05:01,493 --> 00:05:03,383 boldness, 74 00:05:03,383 --> 00:05:05,981 discipline, 75 00:05:07,656 --> 00:05:09,657 initiative, 76 00:05:11,301 --> 00:05:13,239 adaptability. 77 00:05:13,239 --> 00:05:19,159 Honor, courage and commitment. 78 00:05:19,159 --> 00:05:21,621 - It would be impossible for me to say 79 00:05:21,621 --> 00:05:26,334 with any amount of confidence, that I would be where 80 00:05:26,334 --> 00:05:28,206 and who I am today 81 00:05:28,206 --> 00:05:32,069 if I didn't have the foundation of being a Marine. 82 00:05:32,069 --> 00:05:35,233 The Marine Corps and how it shapes us 83 00:05:35,233 --> 00:05:39,686 and the history of courage and sacrifice that 84 00:05:39,686 --> 00:05:43,462 we fill the shoes of and that we follow 85 00:05:43,462 --> 00:05:47,558 it's almost impossible 86 00:05:47,558 --> 00:05:50,206 to not continue on and to not 87 00:05:50,206 --> 00:05:53,909 want to become 88 00:05:53,909 --> 00:05:57,165 the best version of yourself personally 89 00:05:57,165 --> 00:05:59,893 but professionally as a Marine as well. 90 00:05:59,893 --> 00:06:03,356 - [Narrator] These qualities were birthed by the legacy of the old breed. 91 00:06:03,356 --> 00:06:05,894 Those like Hershel "Woody" Williams. 92 00:06:05,894 --> 00:06:11,875 - He really just was a huge inspiration, growing up. 93 00:06:11,875 --> 00:06:17,660 I loved warrior figures and he was the main one. 94 00:06:17,660 --> 00:06:21,075 - [Narrator] It's the legacy of the Marines who came before us 95 00:06:21,075 --> 00:06:23,618 and of our Marines today. 96 00:06:23,618 --> 00:06:29,000 When the nation calls, we answer. 97 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,889 (dramatic music) 98 00:06:31,889 --> 00:06:34,573 As America's premiere crisis response force, 99 00:06:34,573 --> 00:06:37,908 Marines thrive in chaotic situations 100 00:06:37,908 --> 00:06:40,085 where friction is highest. 101 00:06:40,085 --> 00:06:43,453 - We have to always understand that there's always been troops on the deck 102 00:06:43,453 --> 00:06:45,950 taking the fight to the enemy 103 00:06:45,950 --> 00:06:48,101 on their distant lands. 104 00:06:48,101 --> 00:06:50,642 - [Narrator] We are proud to be first to fight, 105 00:06:50,642 --> 00:06:53,555 and we are ready today and tomorrow. 106 00:06:53,555 --> 00:06:57,975 Standing ready with undying devotion to the Corps, 107 00:06:57,975 --> 00:07:01,250 to the mission and to each other. 108 00:07:01,250 --> 00:07:07,874 - Our very freedom came under attack from a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. 109 00:07:07,874 --> 00:07:09,411 - [Narrator] In 2001, 110 00:07:09,411 --> 00:07:13,191 when our nation was still reeling from the September 11th terrorist attacks, 111 00:07:14,851 --> 00:07:18,556 Marines aboard the USS Peleliu and the USS Bataan 112 00:07:18,556 --> 00:07:23,455 came from the sea and launched the longest amphibious raid in history. 113 00:07:23,455 --> 00:07:26,307 - We came 370 miles, from the sea, 114 00:07:26,307 --> 00:07:28,038 25 aircraft. 115 00:07:28,038 --> 00:07:31,248 During one period of darkness we inserted 400 Marines 116 00:07:31,248 --> 00:07:33,511 over that distance. 117 00:07:33,511 --> 00:07:36,253 We did what we'd say we would do. 118 00:07:36,253 --> 00:07:40,720 We did it in an expeditionary manner, we did it from the ships and despite 119 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,767 a lot of risk, we did it successfully. 120 00:07:42,767 --> 00:07:46,376 - [Narrator] The same warfighting spirit that secures our victory in combat 121 00:07:46,376 --> 00:07:48,871 comes from our ability to innovate, 122 00:07:48,871 --> 00:07:51,465 to iterate, to adapt. 123 00:07:51,465 --> 00:07:53,978 And we find inspiration in each other. 124 00:07:55,627 --> 00:07:59,426 - I remember my first cat shot in an F-18 into a combat zone. 125 00:07:59,426 --> 00:08:02,356 And that was a whirlwind of emotions, right? 126 00:08:02,356 --> 00:08:04,732 You're ready to go, you've practiced, you've trained. 127 00:08:04,732 --> 00:08:07,512 But you're a little bit nervous. 128 00:08:07,512 --> 00:08:09,832 That nervousness, though, I think is good, right? 129 00:08:09,832 --> 00:08:11,277 It keeps you sharp. 130 00:08:11,277 --> 00:08:14,866 - [Narrator] She's more than an astronaut, she is a Marine 131 00:08:14,866 --> 00:08:17,617 whose warfighter ethos shapes who she is: 132 00:08:17,617 --> 00:08:22,172 a battle-tested warrior with 47 combat missions 133 00:08:22,172 --> 00:08:25,543 in Iraq and Afghanistan. 134 00:08:25,543 --> 00:08:28,879 - [Mann] When I'm sitting on top of that rocket and they start to load the prop, 135 00:08:28,879 --> 00:08:31,864 and it starts to shake and rumble, 136 00:08:31,864 --> 00:08:34,047 I hope that I feel a little bit nervous. 137 00:08:34,047 --> 00:08:36,425 It keeps me sharp, I hope though that I have this calmness 138 00:08:36,425 --> 00:08:38,875 knowing that I'm trained, my crew is trained, 139 00:08:38,875 --> 00:08:40,511 we are ready to go. 140 00:08:40,511 --> 00:08:43,025 And I hope that the second that we launch from planet Earth 141 00:08:43,025 --> 00:08:46,387 that I'll just disappear and be in the moment. 142 00:08:46,387 --> 00:08:49,151 - [Narrator] While those who threaten our nation remain, 143 00:08:49,151 --> 00:08:53,696 America sleeps well at night knowing the future will be no different 144 00:08:55,956 --> 00:08:59,170 because the Marines are always standing ready. 145 00:08:59,170 --> 00:09:03,462 - Across the force, we continue to innovate and experiment 146 00:09:03,462 --> 00:09:06,250 in preparation for the future fight. 147 00:09:06,250 --> 00:09:08,963 Where we will fight might be uncertain, 148 00:09:08,963 --> 00:09:11,925 but we prepare for uncertainty. 149 00:09:11,925 --> 00:09:15,107 When called, we will fight and we will win. 150 00:09:15,107 --> 00:09:18,295 Today, tomorrow, and in the future. 151 00:09:18,295 --> 00:09:22,790 These victories are not won because of our technology or our equipment, 152 00:09:22,790 --> 00:09:24,999 but because of all of you. 153 00:09:24,999 --> 00:09:28,537 Because of everything you do every day 154 00:09:28,537 --> 00:09:31,758 to remain the best trained, most professional, 155 00:09:31,758 --> 00:09:34,806 most ready force in the world. 156 00:09:34,806 --> 00:09:37,868 That has not changed. 157 00:09:37,868 --> 00:09:40,146 - We are warfighters first and always. 158 00:09:40,146 --> 00:09:42,597 If the call comes today to go into combat, 159 00:09:42,597 --> 00:09:44,446 we will win. 160 00:09:44,446 --> 00:09:46,987 But that's no excuse not to be better tomorrow. 161 00:09:46,987 --> 00:09:49,587 It is the individual Marines who make up the team. 162 00:09:49,587 --> 00:09:51,879 They are the decisive advantage. 163 00:09:51,879 --> 00:09:54,121 Whether in combat or in competition, 164 00:09:54,121 --> 00:09:56,306 training our future Marines at recruit training, 165 00:09:56,306 --> 00:09:59,628 or preparing to deploy on one of our Marine expeditionary units, 166 00:09:59,628 --> 00:10:02,845 we have always adapted to the changing character of war. 167 00:10:02,845 --> 00:10:05,987 Why we fight and why we win is unchanged. 168 00:10:05,987 --> 00:10:09,485 It is our ethos, our character, and our 169 00:10:09,485 --> 00:10:13,867 unapologetic resolve to be the most capable and most lethal fighting force in the world. 170 00:10:15,427 --> 00:10:19,086 - [Berger] Marines, you are writing the next chapter of our Corps. 171 00:10:19,086 --> 00:10:22,105 Our legacy rests upon your shoulders 172 00:10:22,105 --> 00:10:24,900 and I'm confident you will meet the task. 173 00:10:24,900 --> 00:10:26,824 - Semper fidelis. 174 00:10:26,824 --> 00:10:28,806 - [Both] Happy birthday, Marines.