During the second and third decades of the present century the marines dispatched numerous expedi tions to Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. It was during these expeditions that the marines gained their vast lore of bush warfare; a method of fighting in which the marines are paramount., Operations against the wily bandits of Nicaragua and Haiti taught the leathernecks much in this respect, but at the cost of not a few gallant lives. Sterling examples of the good work which the marines did in these two countries are seen in the Guardia Nacional of Nicaragua and the Garde d'Haiti. These two organizations were composed of native troops, officered by marine N.C.O/s, and under the training of the marines developed into efficient forces of law and order.
The greatest adventure of all, of course, was the World War. During the Great War nearly 32,000 marines went overseas to take part in four major engagements. The brilliant war record of the marines is too well known to receive lengthy narration here. Major-General Harboard of the U.S. Army wrote pf the marines that "They have added Bois de Belleau, Hill 142 and Bouresches to Mexico, China, Santo Domingo, Tripoli and a score of other names that are written on the tables of marine history and immortalized in the tradition of the corps."
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