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The front view of an outdoor classroom at the Wat Tong Hong School, built by US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and US Navy (USN) sailors, during a regional community relations effort in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003
Naomi (Jungira) plays catch with US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and US Navy (USN) sailors (not shown) visiting during a regional community relations effort in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003
A Thai Royal Marine digs at the very site where a dedication plaque will be placed at the Wat Tong Hong School, indicating that an outdoor classroom was constructed by US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, US Navy (USN) engineers and Royal Thai Marines, during a regional community relations effort in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel, US Navy (USN) Sailors with the 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB) and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 2 (NMCB2) personnel from Okinawa, play soccer with school children at the Wat Tong Hong School, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003
Victor (Supachai) an orphan at El Shaddai Orphanage in Thailand, looks on from the back of a Baht Bus, during a visit by United States Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and US Navy (USN) Sailors (not shown), as part of a regional community relations effort in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003
James, a child at the El Shaddai Orphanage, holds onto a swing in the back yard, during a visit by US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and US Navy (USN) sailors (not shown), as part of a regional community relations effort in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003
Eiah, one of the house parents at the El Shaddai Orphanage serves lunch to the orphans, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and US Navy (USN) sailors visiting during a regional community relations effort in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003
Eiah and her husband Chumnan, the house parents at the El Shaddai Orphanage sing before lunch to the orphans and US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and US Navy (USN) sailors visiting during a regional community relations effort in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and US Navy (USN) sailors visiting the children at the El Shaddai Orphanage during a regional community relations effort in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003, enjoy feeding the alligators at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo, in Thailand
The left front view of an outdoor classroom at the Wat Tong Hong School, built by US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and US Navy (USN) sailors, during a regional community relations effort in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003
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Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003
Country: Thailand (THA)
Scene Major Command Shown: 9ESB
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Amanda L. Rothweiler, USMC
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.
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