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The story of the Fourth Marine Regiment

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is one of grit , determination and

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unwavering loyalty for more than a

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century . These brave men and women

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have stood on the front lines defending

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our nation . The regiment is one of the

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oldest and one of the most

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distinguished units in the United

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States Marine Corps . It was created as

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a result of President Wilson's concern

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over the nation's ability to quickly

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respond to rising tensions in Mexico .

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The regiment was activated under the

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command of Colonel Joseph Pendleton on

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April 16 th 1914 and arrived in

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Acapulco Harbor aboard the USS South

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Dakota on April 28 .

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From its infancy . The regiment

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demonstrated its ability to answer the

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nation's call on short notice with

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ready and capable forces . A short two

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years passed and the regiment took to

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the waves again this time in response

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to a civil war in the Dominican

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Republic that threatened us interests .

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The Marines landed in Santiago and

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fought northwest across the island . It

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was in these skirmishes where Fourth

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Marines earned its first medal of honor .

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First Sergeant Roswell Winns was

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awarded the medal of honor for manning

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a machine gun with exceptional valor he

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would retire from the pop as a

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brigadier general .

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In 1927 the regiment earned its place

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in history as the China Marines and its

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call sign of Shanghai when it deployed

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to join Brigadier General Smedley

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Butler and the protection of the

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international settlement in Shanghai .

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China as the imperial

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Japanese and Chinese fought in the

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streets of Shanghai . The regiment

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performed the vital duty of protecting

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its portion of the international

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settlement along Suzhou Creek

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as the war with Japan loomed in

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November of 1941 . The Shanghai

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regiment joined General Macarthur's

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forces in the Philippines on the

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islands of Kor and Luzon . The imperial

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Japanese forces landed on Luzon in May

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of 1942 . And following the

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defeat of us forces on the zone ,

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quickly turned their attention to

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here . The Shanghai regiment would burn

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its colors and surrender to Japanese

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forces . On May 6 , 1942

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four Marines was reformed on February 1 ,

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1944 from four marine raider battalions

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in April of 1945 . The Shanghai

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regiment joined in the battle of

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Okinawa as it landed just north of

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Kadena and initially fought north to

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motu until the marines were shifted

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south where the regiment took Sugarloaf

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Hill and then pressed south into Naha .

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Following the surrender of Japan on

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August 14 th 1945 the Shanghai Regiment

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will be the first American troops to

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set foot on the defeated emperor's main

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island on August 30 th the fourth

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Marine regiment came ashore in Tokyo

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Bay in the spring of 1965 the

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Shanghai regiment landed in Vietnam and

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remained there through the fall of 1969 .

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The regiment participated in operation

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Starlight Operation Hastings

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Operation , Prairie operation hickory

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operation King Fisher and Operation

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Kentucky earning 11 medals of honor for

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their hard fighting and unrelenting

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courage in the face of death . The

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Shanghai regiment found its current

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home in Okinawa in 1972

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elements of the regiment would fight in

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the long years of war in Iraq and

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Afghanistan in September of 2009 . When

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Dakota Meyer earned his medal of honor

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in the Kunar province of Afghanistan .

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He was a member of the embedded

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training team that was formed from the

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Fourth Marines regimental headquarters

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through bravery and sacrifice . The

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regiment has earned a reputation as

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some of the toughest and most capable

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fighters in the world . Their spirit is

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unbreakable , their resolve ,

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unyielding and their devotion to each

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other unending as we look to the future .

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We can take pride in the knowledge that

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the Fourth Marine Regiment remains as

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dedicated and determined as ever ,

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their commitment to our nation and to

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each other is unshakeable and their

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courage and sacrifice will continue to

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inspire us all

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the whole purpose of being a marine is

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to be lethal , deadly capable on

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adapting . That's why we've won

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throughout history .

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I am fully on board and fully

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understand and agree with the concepts

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of information warfare and how

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technology is changing . But the nature

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of warfare is not changing in the

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end , it's gonna come down to a mean

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well trained unflinching marine ,

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getting it done .

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What we've learned is that the

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relationships that we've developed in

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the region over decades are paying off .

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They're reinforcing that incredibly

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important relationship between the US

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and our allies and partners .

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They unambiguously understand the need

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to stand shoulder to shoulder with us .

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Should we go into crisis of conflict ?

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What they came to find out is that our

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young marines , they know what they're

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doing . Young marines are well trained ,

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they understand what we want from them .

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And all we have to do is take off the

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leash , they were going to fight

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as we look at an enemy force . One of

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the things we're very focused on is

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what capacity they have to move on a

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moment's notice without demonstrating

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indications and warnings that we might

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perceive about that movement .

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Of course , we have this alert

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contingency .

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We will be on the move before the enemy

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knows . We made a decision . The AC M

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provides us decision time in order to

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think about that second move , our

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first move is ready to go on a moments

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notice .

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How are we every day preparing

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ourselves for that ? 10 seconds . So

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we're not just making a decision ,

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we're making the best decision and that

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decision puts the people that we fight

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with in the best position possible in

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order to win and then you just turn

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loose .

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Fourth range Redmond is here and we

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will not be stopped .