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How Much Do you Know?

Declaration of Independence

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness".

 Preamble to the Declaration of Independence

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Leadership Traits:

United States Marines adhere to three core values: honor, courage and commitment.

Marines demonstrate these core values with key leadership traits and principles:

This month, we feature one of the 14 leadership traits:

"JJ DID TIE BUCKLE"

J ustice, J udgment, D ependability, I nitiative, D ecisiveness , T act, I ntegrity, E ndurance, B earing, U nselfishness, C ourage, K nowledge, L oyalty, & E nthusiasm

Definition: Decisiveness

the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively

July

Important Dates

in U.S. History

J uly 1, 1862  - President  Abraham Lincoln  signed the first income tax bill, levying a 3% income tax on annual incomes of $600-$10,000 and a 5% tax on incomes over $10,000. Also on this day, the Bureau of Internal Revenue was established by an Act of Congress.

July 1, 1863  - Beginning of the  Battle of Gettysburg  during the American  Civil War .

July 4, 1776  - The  Declaration of Independence  was approved by the Continental Congress.

 July 7, 1898  - President  William McKinley  signed a resolution annexing Hawaii. In 1900, Congress made Hawaii an incorporated territory of the U.S., which it remained until becoming a state in 1959.



Thomas Sowell, PhD

We have belatedly come to appreciate "the greatest generation" that fought and died in World War II to preserve the freedom that Americans enjoy today.

But the disappearance of history from our schools, and its virtual disappearance as a requirement for graduation from many of our leading colleges as well, has left most Americans with little knowledge or understanding of what has made us so much more fortunate than most of the rest of the human race around the world.

When you can graduate with honors from Harvard without having taken a single course in history, do not expect much widespread understanding of how we got to be where we are - much less what is required to protect and preserve the precious things that make this America different.

published in Kitsap Sun - Opinion 6/30/01

Save the New Date!

 

10th Annual Golf Classic

presented by Coastal Enterprises

18 September 2020**

Jacksonville Country Club

 

Two shotgun starts:

0800 and 1300

 

Can't play?

Sponsor an active duty foursome!

 

 Contact SgtMaj Houle for more info

910-545-9995

jhoule@museumofthemarine.org

 

Thank you, Terry Branton,

Golf Committee Chairman!

**Tournament postponed from 12 June to 18 September due to COVID-19 crisis.

July 9, 1868  - The 14th  Amendment  to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The Amendment defined U.S. citizenship and prohibited individual States from abridging the rights of any American citizen without due process and equal protection under the law. The Amendment also barred individuals involved in rebellion against the U.S. from holding public office.

July 18, 1947  - President  Harry Truman  signed an Executive Order determining the line of succession if the president becomes incapacitated or dies in office. Following the vice president, the speaker of the house and president of the Senate are next in succession. This became the 25th  Amendment  to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on February 10, 1967.

July 20, 1969  - A global audience watched on television as  Apollo 11  Astronaut Neil Armstrong  took his first step  onto the moon. As he stepped onto the moon's surface  he proclaimed , "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

July 27, 1953  - The Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice by U.S. and North Korean delegates at Panmunjom, Korea. The war had lasted just over three years.

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