Mike ... Again, that is really interesting. The Tun wasn't just one among many taverns in Colonial Philadelphia ... as you know better than I. You raise a very interesting point. Masons .... Continental Marines .... Continental Navy .... There is a reason why these lines not only intersect, but have their origins in this one place. There was something significant about this tavern that drew such men as those Sam Nicolas was seeking for his battalions... and that drew Navy recruiters. And the Masons.
You have a *very* cool project on your hands and I will, indeed, be checking out that website.
Ron ... Hmmmmm. Yes, coming from an Army background, you probably find it hard to comprehend the Marine Corps "brotherhood." We *are* a small service.
When I deployed downrange ... Korea, for example, I knew most of the other officers in my rank. Didn't matter if they were pilots, infantry, supply Corps, Communications, Logistics, Motor T .... Chances were, that if they were my rank, we probably went through TBS together. Or AWS. Or at least close enough that were had many friends in common. Look at here on Stovebolt. Rusty Rod and I were at TBS (Quantico) at the same time. Not uncommon.
In my OCCFLD (4300--Pubic Affairs), in all of the Marine Corps, there were less than 100 officers. Warrant officer through Colonel. We ALL knew each other. Except maybe for the 2ndLts ... And because I spent three years in the Joint Service Public Affairs School House (at Ft Harrison at the time), and all PAOs and Combat Correspondents came through the school house for several career development courses) I knew nearly *everyone* in the Marine Corps Public Affairs MOS. Rusty had a similar experience in the tracked vehicle school house and can probably make a similar claim. Heck, I know, and trained, a lot of Navy, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard and Foreign Military PAOs, too.
It's part of what makes the Corps unique. And very capable on the battlefield. Not only are we a fully integrated air-ground team, but in the field, chances are that when an infantry officer coordinates an air strike with an air unit, anartillery unit and whoever else ... he is speaking to people he knows personally and has been in training with.
Even as a no-account REMF PAO, I still have close friends in most MOS's of the Corps. And quite a few more in the Navy (because of my USNA time). Well, we're all gone from active duty now, but ...
And it all began in a Tavern in Philly ... Not very different from a "Tavern" I spent some time in in Camp "Mud Chuck" (Pohang, Korea) made out of a GP Medium and a bunch of pallets ...).
Ooh Rah.
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