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ROYAL MARINES
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ROYAL MARINES
In 1664, Charles II decreed that a regiment of foot soldiers should be formed specifically for service aboard Royal Navy ships. The Act of Disbandment forbade the King from raising regiments for the Army, but the Navy was a different matter.
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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
Re: ROYAL MARINES
On US Navy ships the Marine detachment was often the police force onboard. The Navy crew probably considered them their natural enemy.