The United States Marine Band circa 1942

The United States Marine Band during WWII

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Great video and a great musical organization. John Philip Sousa would be proud. Little known fact: The classical music by Franz Liszt that starts at the 5:13 mark was used as the theme for the (probably 1940) Flash Gordon episodes!

[@imapaine-diaz4451]

How many young men in America signed up to be marines in WW2after this recruiting flick is just amazing. the marines went from 15,000 in 1939 to nearly half a million men in 1945. 87,000 returned wounded in mind and body, or never returned alive at all.

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Sorry - I meant to say below that the Flash Gordon theme music starts at the 4:13 mark.

[@christianwentzien1106]

Happy Birthday 🍾🥂🎷United States 🫡🇺🇸 Marines ⚓️🇺🇸🎷