1 00:00:00,686 --> 00:00:02,495 (indistinct radio chatter) 2 00:00:15,100 --> 00:00:18,181 (ominous music) 3 00:00:21,860 --> 00:00:24,328 - [Narrator] "We will cut our enemies down in droves. 4 00:00:27,639 --> 00:00:30,988 "Our fires will be the substance of their nightmares. 5 00:00:33,527 --> 00:00:36,147 "We will protect our brothers and sisters. 6 00:00:39,689 --> 00:00:42,936 "The fields of the dead will serve as evidence of our passing." 7 00:00:46,015 --> 00:00:48,106 (intense percussive music) 8 00:01:39,599 --> 00:01:41,709 (radio chatter) 9 00:01:45,492 --> 00:01:47,721 (static) 10 00:01:53,527 --> 00:01:55,326 (gentle music) 11 00:01:55,699 --> 00:01:58,968 - I like Marine infantry and I like the way they fought. 12 00:02:01,901 --> 00:02:04,523 They had shoes that none of you had. 13 00:02:06,124 --> 00:02:09,069 They didn't have proper shoes on and they didn't have any shirts or anything. 14 00:02:09,069 --> 00:02:12,900 What do you expect troops are going to do at 30 below zero? 15 00:02:13,735 --> 00:02:15,005 Now, I was used to it. 16 00:02:15,005 --> 00:02:17,751 But you had kids in there that couldn't. 17 00:02:19,310 --> 00:02:20,415 Couldn't. 18 00:02:20,903 --> 00:02:22,548 - [Narrator] The Marine Corps is a force like no other. 19 00:02:23,543 --> 00:02:24,901 We have no peer. 20 00:02:25,631 --> 00:02:28,220 Our resilience is as unbreakable as our spirit. 21 00:02:30,010 --> 00:02:32,499 Because of this, we can endure any adversity. 22 00:02:32,499 --> 00:02:34,258 When faced with impossible challenges, 23 00:02:34,258 --> 00:02:37,521 we overcome and destroy any enemy in our path. 24 00:02:38,790 --> 00:02:41,504 - [Willard Buhl] Our success in Fallujah was, 25 00:02:41,504 --> 00:02:45,303 it was the individual Marine behind his personal weapon, 26 00:02:45,303 --> 00:02:47,229 but it was the Marine rifle squad 27 00:02:47,229 --> 00:02:49,768 and all the components of support 28 00:02:49,768 --> 00:02:51,645 that backed that squad leader 29 00:02:51,645 --> 00:02:53,488 and his squad. 30 00:02:53,488 --> 00:02:55,104 That was the secret weapon. 31 00:02:55,104 --> 00:02:57,393 You know, we talk about superpower weapons, 32 00:02:57,393 --> 00:02:59,945 all the capabilities of the nation. 33 00:02:59,945 --> 00:03:03,185 A rifle squad, a Marine, is the most 34 00:03:03,185 --> 00:03:05,511 fearsome weapon on the planet Earth. 35 00:03:06,675 --> 00:03:08,044 - [Dr. Sigrid Rivera-Paul] We're the only 36 00:03:08,044 --> 00:03:11,202 organization that, at the core, 37 00:03:11,202 --> 00:03:13,500 we ensure 38 00:03:13,500 --> 00:03:15,379 that, first and foremost, 39 00:03:15,379 --> 00:03:18,565 our Marines are trained to be warfighters. 40 00:03:18,565 --> 00:03:20,720 We provide those Marines the fundamentals 41 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,611 needed to be adaptable. 42 00:03:22,611 --> 00:03:24,894 And if they're adaptable, they're resilient. 43 00:03:24,894 --> 00:03:26,822 If they're resilient, they can problem solve. 44 00:03:26,822 --> 00:03:30,693 And if they can problem solve, they're going to be able to make the mission. 45 00:03:32,056 --> 00:03:33,863 - [Narrator] From the challenges of boot camp 46 00:03:35,169 --> 00:03:37,168 to battlefields anywhere in the world, 47 00:03:37,168 --> 00:03:39,561 our Marines persevere and win, 48 00:03:39,561 --> 00:03:41,131 because no matter where they're from, 49 00:03:41,131 --> 00:03:43,503 they possess the courage and determination 50 00:03:43,503 --> 00:03:45,419 to overcome any obstacle. 51 00:03:45,419 --> 00:03:47,404 Our noncommissioned officers, 52 00:03:47,404 --> 00:03:48,944 the backbone of our Corps, 53 00:03:48,944 --> 00:03:51,116 make decisions and lead from the front 54 00:03:51,116 --> 00:03:53,130 with ruthless efficiency. 55 00:03:54,304 --> 00:03:56,676 - The squad leader that I had 56 00:03:56,676 --> 00:03:59,749 across the three squads in Afghanistan were... 57 00:03:59,749 --> 00:04:01,031 They were brilliant. 58 00:04:01,031 --> 00:04:03,066 Just very different people. 59 00:04:03,066 --> 00:04:06,288 But when it came to understanding the environment, 60 00:04:06,288 --> 00:04:08,593 understanding our equipment, 61 00:04:08,593 --> 00:04:11,283 and understanding the enemy, 62 00:04:11,283 --> 00:04:13,376 being able to adapt 63 00:04:13,376 --> 00:04:15,383 requires awareness. 64 00:04:16,195 --> 00:04:19,181 - [Narrator] In every battle we fought, the key has been decisive leadership 65 00:04:19,181 --> 00:04:21,159 carried out by our junior Marines. 66 00:04:21,159 --> 00:04:22,939 They are the difference makers, 67 00:04:22,939 --> 00:04:25,367 willing to walk point, be first through the door, 68 00:04:25,367 --> 00:04:27,922 and, if necessary, make the ultimate sacrifice 69 00:04:27,922 --> 00:04:29,546 for their brothers and sisters. 70 00:04:30,460 --> 00:04:32,660 - When you're in a bad situation, 71 00:04:33,731 --> 00:04:37,228 the only thing you are allowed or permitted to do 72 00:04:37,228 --> 00:04:40,035 is determine how you're going to fight 73 00:04:40,035 --> 00:04:42,924 your way out of that situation or scenario. 74 00:04:42,924 --> 00:04:45,511 You have mentally 75 00:04:45,511 --> 00:04:47,905 prepared yourself for these things, 76 00:04:47,905 --> 00:04:50,117 and then they happen 77 00:04:50,117 --> 00:04:51,782 and then they're difficult. 78 00:04:53,111 --> 00:04:55,523 But you were able to navigate through them because 79 00:04:55,523 --> 00:04:59,257 you are a trained, professional warfighter. 80 00:05:00,969 --> 00:05:03,435 - [Narrator] As the world changes, we are changing with it. 81 00:05:03,435 --> 00:05:06,603 We are equipping our forces with cutting-edge technology 82 00:05:06,603 --> 00:05:09,074 while also embracing our heritage, 83 00:05:09,074 --> 00:05:11,511 which shows us war will never change. 84 00:05:11,511 --> 00:05:13,624 America will always need Marines 85 00:05:13,624 --> 00:05:16,376 willing to fix bayonets and charge the enemy. 86 00:05:16,376 --> 00:05:18,740 - We're identifying what's, you know, 87 00:05:19,948 --> 00:05:22,073 what we think the next fight is going to look like. 88 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,266 That's, you know, force designed in where we're moving. 89 00:05:26,266 --> 00:05:30,010 And it is very distributed in nature, to say the least. 90 00:05:31,649 --> 00:05:33,174 And at the entry level, 91 00:05:33,174 --> 00:05:36,029 teaching to think at a different level 92 00:05:36,029 --> 00:05:38,761 and to receive inputs and to process different types of technology 93 00:05:38,761 --> 00:05:41,252 only supports what they're going to do 94 00:05:41,252 --> 00:05:43,104 in two or three years when they are that corporal. 95 00:05:44,236 --> 00:05:45,946 - [Narrator] The Marine Air-Ground Task Force 96 00:05:45,946 --> 00:05:47,745 is the tip of America's spear. 97 00:05:47,745 --> 00:05:49,819 Adaptable to any situation, 98 00:05:49,819 --> 00:05:51,959 the MAGTF is ready to support our allies 99 00:05:51,959 --> 00:05:54,743 and destroy our enemies anywhere in the world. 100 00:05:57,009 --> 00:05:59,506 Our Marine expeditionary units stand forward deployed 101 00:05:59,506 --> 00:06:01,205 as a Naval response force, 102 00:06:01,989 --> 00:06:03,342 always on call 103 00:06:03,342 --> 00:06:05,837 in war and in peace. 104 00:06:06,445 --> 00:06:08,563 (intense music) 105 00:06:12,548 --> 00:06:14,987 (somber piano music) 106 00:06:16,950 --> 00:06:18,520 - [Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Schueman] These 107 00:06:19,307 --> 00:06:22,080 were special people. 108 00:06:23,209 --> 00:06:25,322 They're incredible people. 109 00:06:26,016 --> 00:06:28,168 I'm just thankful that, for a moment, 110 00:06:28,168 --> 00:06:30,891 I got to know so many incredible heroes. 111 00:06:32,237 --> 00:06:34,401 - [Nick Jones] You always want another second, 112 00:06:34,401 --> 00:06:35,725 another minute, 113 00:06:35,725 --> 00:06:37,377 another hug. 114 00:06:40,794 --> 00:06:43,969 But, you know, when the time comes and they're gone, 115 00:06:45,876 --> 00:06:47,339 that's it. 116 00:06:49,089 --> 00:06:51,404 So what you've said, what you've done, 117 00:06:51,404 --> 00:06:54,791 who you were, that's what they're gonna remember. 118 00:06:54,791 --> 00:06:56,999 (somber music) (echoing laughter) 119 00:06:58,030 --> 00:07:00,387 - [Schueman] The fallen didn't make that sacrifice 120 00:07:00,387 --> 00:07:03,222 for us to sit around 121 00:07:04,489 --> 00:07:06,954 and be sad all day. 122 00:07:07,681 --> 00:07:09,723 They made that sacrifice with the expectation 123 00:07:09,723 --> 00:07:11,431 that we would live 124 00:07:11,431 --> 00:07:13,991 in the fullest manner possible. 125 00:07:13,991 --> 00:07:16,198 - Do what you need to do to get back into the fight, 126 00:07:16,198 --> 00:07:18,696 and know that the community is there. 127 00:07:18,696 --> 00:07:21,030 The brothers are there, the sisters are there. 128 00:07:21,030 --> 00:07:23,784 Like, everybody is there to, you know, to keep the fight going, 129 00:07:23,784 --> 00:07:24,905 to keep pushing the fight. 130 00:07:24,905 --> 00:07:26,839 Because inevitably, like, we need 131 00:07:26,839 --> 00:07:29,002 everybody to operational. 132 00:07:29,002 --> 00:07:31,496 We need, you know, that team to come back together 133 00:07:31,496 --> 00:07:34,146 and continue the mission because 134 00:07:35,020 --> 00:07:37,254 you lose a teammate and 135 00:07:37,254 --> 00:07:39,749 you still have to keep fighting. 136 00:07:39,749 --> 00:07:41,612 (somber music) (ticking) 137 00:07:43,540 --> 00:07:45,540 - The enemies of the nation, 138 00:07:46,005 --> 00:07:48,537 we're the finest fighting force on the face of the Earth. 139 00:07:48,537 --> 00:07:50,063 Proven it 140 00:07:50,063 --> 00:07:52,748 coming up on two and half centuries. 141 00:07:53,462 --> 00:07:56,541 - Because you cannot beat that which will not stop. 142 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:59,956 - [Schueman] I have 35 of the most 143 00:07:59,956 --> 00:08:02,970 savage human beings on earth. 144 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:05,329 We are a bunch of rabid dogs. 145 00:08:05,329 --> 00:08:07,843 - [Jones] We will continue to be the most elite 146 00:08:07,843 --> 00:08:09,784 ground fighting force that there is. 147 00:08:09,784 --> 00:08:11,836 And I think that we continue this 148 00:08:11,836 --> 00:08:15,029 extreme sense for violence of action. 149 00:08:15,029 --> 00:08:17,009 Like, these Marines are gonna continue 150 00:08:17,009 --> 00:08:20,189 to pave the way for our military. 151 00:08:20,879 --> 00:08:22,867 - Be ready, because if you're not ready, 152 00:08:22,867 --> 00:08:24,961 the Marine Corps is just gonna do what they do best, 153 00:08:24,961 --> 00:08:26,706 win our nation's battles. 154 00:08:26,753 --> 00:08:28,246 (intense music) 155 00:08:28,246 --> 00:08:29,933 (explosion) 156 00:08:31,636 --> 00:08:33,969 (dramatic percussive music) 157 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,643 - For 249 years, 158 00:08:37,643 --> 00:08:39,523 Marines have distinguished themselves 159 00:08:39,523 --> 00:08:42,052 not just by their valor but by their readiness to 160 00:08:42,052 --> 00:08:43,987 confront the challenges that lie ahead, 161 00:08:43,987 --> 00:08:46,652 no matter how daunting those challenges might be. 162 00:08:46,652 --> 00:08:49,161 - The next fight is on the horizon 163 00:08:49,161 --> 00:08:51,212 and it will demand everything we have. 164 00:08:51,212 --> 00:08:55,016 Our reputation as warriors is not just a relic of our past, 165 00:08:55,016 --> 00:08:57,369 but a living testament to our nature. 166 00:08:57,369 --> 00:08:59,955 Our spirit is one of relentless pursuit, 167 00:08:59,955 --> 00:09:01,625 unmatched violence, 168 00:09:01,625 --> 00:09:03,507 and a steadfast will to win. 169 00:09:03,507 --> 00:09:05,844 - [General Eric Smith] Marines, our heritage is one of victory 170 00:09:05,844 --> 00:09:08,647 through superior might and unyielding perseverance. 171 00:09:08,647 --> 00:09:12,206 As we honor that heritage and our rich legacy today, 172 00:09:12,206 --> 00:09:14,954 we must also reaffirm our commitment to our nation, 173 00:09:14,954 --> 00:09:18,088 our families, and the Marines to our left and right. 174 00:09:18,088 --> 00:09:19,940 We will remain vigilant 175 00:09:19,940 --> 00:09:22,899 and every Marine will be prepared to fight and win 176 00:09:22,899 --> 00:09:24,451 no matter the cost. 177 00:09:24,451 --> 00:09:26,544 - [Both] Happy birthday, Marines, 178 00:09:26,544 --> 00:09:28,304 and semper fidelis.