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Section 22: Military Topics Subject: Be A Sea Soldier Msg# 1146010
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And considering there were like 3,000 Marines in the entire USMC compared to 250,000 soldiers or more, pretty easy to keep track of.
For shame, you exaggerate sir! Rather than depend only on shore based elements to the Fleet Marine Force like we were, these days at least 2 MEUs (about 2200 Marines each) are deployed at sea at all times with another 5 MEUs "working up" for their next deployment. When the US invaded Lebanon in 1958, the initial landing was done by 1500 Marines, and the total US military force grew to about 15,000, including Army, Navy and Air Force. Harvey |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: And considering there were like 3,000 Marines in the entire USMC compared to 250,000 soldiers or more, pretty easy to keep track of. 
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At that time, USMC was around 175,000, pretty much what it is today.