The United States Marine Corps Band circa 1942

[@GlasgowIsBlue]

As a Brit who hopes to join the Royal Marines, I must say the US Marines have some style. Our nations have lost that something that made us special, I hope we regain that soon. Love Semper Fidelis.

[@jeremyperala839]

So did you join the royal Marines?

[@GlasgowIsBlue]

@@jeremyperala839 Been stuck in the medical phase for 2 years. Injured my knee causing a loose body, needed surgery. Hopefully get passed fit soon.

[@gmaqwert]

@@GlasgowIsBlue Good luck

[@scoutguard3015]

@@GlasgowIsBlue Sure you'll make it, my dream is joining the police and i'm taking good steps into joining it best wishes!

[@generalspitfire01]

@@GlasgowIsBlue I had a Uncle who was in the United States Marine Corp. He was In Afghanistan for a while but as a American I can say that the Marine Corp is something you don't want to mess with.... Unless you want to meet the Devil Dogs.....

[@stantoncich2092]

It makes me pause - this performance was likely done in mid to late 1942. The Marine Corps greatest achievements in WWII were yet to come - Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, ....As an American I stand in awe and appreciation for what those American men did for me, for us. and asked really nothing in return. And we pissed it all away.

[@craigclarke3298]

My Dad joined the Corps after Pearl Harbor. By January of 42 he was in San Diego. After extensive training they went to Guadalcanal. R.I.P. Dad 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏

[@Mil518gz]

My grandfather would sing this when he got drunk💀

[@yoshikay9844]

chance he was a marine

[@billhuber2964]

Your grandfather must have been a hell of a man !!!

[@Something879fr]

Tbh this sounds way better than some things the current bands do today

[@francisbusa1074]

It's thrilling to hear this for this old salt.. God bless the Corps?

[@billskolnik4908]

Every Marine stands on the shoulders of the Marines who came before him. That's our ethos, that's why we fight and win, we are honoring our fellow Marines who we love and respect.

[@francisbusa1074]

God bless and keep the Corps!

[@spikehofmann]

Liszt Les Preludes was the 'theme song' for the German invasion of Russia, june 1942 (rather than Wagner). Stirring music.

[@noah5078]

I want to see this played today an the exact place

[@grunt117]

Join the Marine Corps; oh you’ll hear this a lot

[@johnpitchlynn9341]

Sadly the Marine Corps Band of Washington DC is not the large organization it was in WWII when this was filmed. The chorus is gone, the larger sized orchestra pieces are gone. All that remains is a 160 member organization of the band including administration. The full band complement is around 130 Members. Which includes all instruments found in both Bands and orchestras broken down to ensembles Marching Band, concert band, orchestra, chamber orchestra, jazz and dance band even a rock band. There is one soloist singer/moderator. The entire organization rarely performs together...but the total performances number around 500 per year including the yearly national tour. This operational pace is unequaled in most other military organizations in the US Military. Always outstanding they don't call them the Presidents Own for nothing.

[@kevinseipel5130]

Ive been looking all over youtube to find this.

[@robd4902]

thanks

[@kevinseipel5130]

Your welcome.

[@banimusa8478]

Me too

[@1912fld]

This was when this country was something...not like today.

[@claudiolp4514]

The difference is that back then everybody had their skin on the game. Today is all about me, me. me and me.

[@oldmiamian3074]

Amen brother

[@captainobvious6668]

@Gunny's World I think he was referring to what it used to be, and that it isn’t that anymore, but ok.

[@arty7122]

5 years later. It got worse, way way worse

[@judymarlene3414]

Today this country is a democrat hellhole….with a dementia ridden hair sniffing pervert installed as president……infested with blm anarchists and woke hate America first smart phone zombies.

[@multiplejjjs]

Yooooo at 2:10 I was thinking, did it change to another video clip from the era 😂😂

[@richardtallent8175]

Thank you! For when american pride shined!

[@robd4902]

Richard Tallent great music!!

[@robd4902]

Richard Tallent MCPO USN Ret.

[@obxgyrene]

Does anyone have the lyrics of the vocal in "Semer Fidelis?" I've never heard words sung to this particular piece. Sounds like they're singing "On the sea or shore, tho it's peace or war, we're the watchdogs of America, at the (something) (something) (something), we're the first to land, the United States Marines."

[@byronking9573]

"At the first command, we're the first to land, the United States Marines."

[@ronaldfazekas6492]

Since this film was made early in the war, the footage is of pre-war Marines--can you imagine guys boarding a landing craft wearing TIES?--also the aerial footage is of Douglas Devastator dive-bombers which were already obsolescent, despite being only a few years old--they were shot to pieces during the Battle of Midway

[@jaygonztx]

The HBT P42 uniforms were already being issued at this time to Marines in the PTO. But yes, there is a picture of recruits doing an O-course at MCRD San Diego 1942 with ties on (called Service Bravos today). I cant fathom that haha.

[@insertnamehere788]

"Ah shit here we go again" -Grandpa 2022

[@Change-rw6ut]

Respect from the Netherlands!

[@nickyoung1726]

1942 months later terrible fights in the pacific!

[@adorablebunny2024]

Thank you all for your service my husband marine veterans

[@francisbusa1074]

And to think this film was made only 4 years before I was born...

[@Based_location]

Made 62 years before I was, I’m shipping out to parris in March

[@francisbusa1074]

​​@@Based_location God bless you for your service, Marine! Semper Fi!

[@JackMurphy-d3w]

When this was eect my dear wife Ann was 3 and I was5

[@WalterDWormack214]

Where did "The Corps", get all of those violinists? It was cool, to listen to them play the theme from "Flash Gordon 'Conquers' The Universe!". I kept expecting to see "Flash Gordon", dueling "Ming, the Merciless" in the background, at one point!

[@obxgyrene]

The string players are members of the U.S. Marine Band as are the vocalists. All members play marching instruments, however the band often performs in an orchestral setting. On those occasions, the members play a sting instrument in which they they are proficient.

[@Alazarball]

It’s called the United States Marine Corps not The Corps

[@teller1290]

Nobody f'd with us then. Back then we were sons of pioneers, rebels and knew what we beliefed about God, country, family and no one messed with us. NAZIs and Imperial Japan trusted that our young men were soft and wouldnt fight well. They thought liberty bred softness. It CAN but it doesnt have to. It breeds weakness when combined with licentiousness like now. Different America back then. They fought even harder back then BECAUSE of liberty; they grew up yp tougher and poorer than now and didn't want to lose their freedom. The tyrants guessed wrong because they didnt understand us.

[@Based_location]

As a marine we fought on the wrong side in Europe look at the state of the us and the west today

[@teller1290]

@Based_location I tried to clear up a typo or two but was blocked

[@TJ-USMC]

"Semper-Fi"

[@INFINITY_117]

RINGING MY OWN BELL....echo world war II flag bearer F22REPRISE

[@operez6519]

2:10 isn’t that the intro music for the WW2 German newsreels?

[@TheStewartferrell]

yes it is. It is Liszt I think...

[@jacobtapianieto9655]

Some excerpts of "Les Preludes" by Liszt.

[@EntrustWithinChrist]

Yes specifically “Die Deutsche Wochenschau” or “The German Newsreel”.

[@GIGUNS-0341]

Semper FI

[@Thorvelt]

Is that a statue of FDR at 2:13 ?

[@margueriteames3600]

Obviously these Marines (unlike some Scottish pipers) were not in any danger, while other Marines ( including my father) were doing what/where, risking life and limb?

[@EntrustWithinChrist]

Wouldn’t say that. Lots of musicians were put into the war effort when we seriously started pushing the Japanese out of the pacific. Lots of music was written because of these men and their time in the pacific.

[@jordanfields7611]

besides they didnt choose where they went...they just went

[@jordanfields7611]

Some had passion for music so they join the band...some would be sent to war and some not

[@CenturyMooseCentral]

Filmed 1942

[@GEYPERVENEZUELA]

As it is called the march or song that begins at minute 5:12 nice brillant

[@sirstephen9825]

Song of the Marines from the 1937 film The Singing Marine with Dick Powell. Yes a performance of the song by Powell is on KZbin.

[@debbie12345able]

SEMPER FI!!!

[@victory5783]

5:11

[@melloangelwolf8611]

WW2 versions are the best

[@barrysmith4094]

I like the appearing doves, but don't you think it's crulty to animals?

[@EntrustWithinChrist]

No? Why would it be? Releasing of doves is a sign of peace and harmony. Symbolic of the marines and their backbone of the armed forces.

[@billhuber2964]

We'll get our pride back. Maga 2024 ! Semper fi my marine brothers from your navy brother !! 🇺🇸

[@BrokeDownBob]

trump dodged the draft, He is a POS!