where did semper fi originate?
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"Semper Fi" has been the Marine Corps motto since 1883 Semper Fi is shortened from Semper Fidelis which is Latin for always faithful.  Marines past and present live by this.
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if you're referring to semper fi it's short for semper fidelis and means always faithful in latin.
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Semper Fie  = always faithful.  To be  honorable to one's ideals and promises; true to a vow taken, a promise given, and to commitments made.\n\nTheologically  - not quite sure what you mean by that.
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On Ancestry.com, I found a record of a "C. C. Bowman; Unit:  1 Kentucky Infantry; Company F; Rank - Induction:  Captain; Rank - Discharge:  Captain; Allegiance:  Confederate."  The source citation is  Box: 377;Extraction: 2; Record: 873; taken from the records housed in the National Archives.  I also found a record for Christopher C. Bowman in the General Index to Pension Files.  The state in which the application was filed is Kentucky. His service is listed as "Verified Recruit U.S.A.; Post (or Fort) Service, U.S.A." The application date is 1901 June 11th (not sure about the 11, as the record is hard to read, but that's what it looks like to me).  The application number is 1270159; Certificate No. 1,271,824; state from which filed:  KY; Attest: C & W. B. King; another blank at the bottom for which I cannot read the title shows "C-885-322", and is stamped "Combined."\n\nIf you can provide me with an e-mail address, I'll be happy to send you a file containing this image.  (I do not allow my e-mail to be posted here, so you will need to add a comment to your question.)  \n\nI don't have any proof that these two are referring to the same people, but at least a bit of the information appears to be correct.  \n\nI'll put this question in my watch list and check to see if you've added an e-mail address.  I do genealogy as a hobby.
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Semper Fidelis is Latin for "always faithful". It is the motto of several places and organizations, here listed in the order of the date at which they adopted the motto:\n\nContents [show]\n1 The City of Exeter \n2 The Devonshire (now Devon & Dorset) Regiment — 11th of foot — the Rifle Volunteers \n3 The City of L'viv \n4 The U.S. Marine Corps \n5 Plymouth Argyle Football Club \n \n\n\n[edit]\nThe City of Exeter\n \nArms of Exeter, showing mottoThe City of Exeter, in Devon, England adopted the motto in 1588; the motto signifies the city's loyalty to the English Crown, and was suggested by Elizabeth I in a letter to "The Citizens of Exeter", in recognition of a gift of money towards the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada.\n\nThe motto is also used by the Royal Navy warship HMS Exeter, which is named after the City of Exeter. \nThere is a Masonic Lodge in Exeter of the name "Lodge Semper Fidelis". \n \nArm of Leopolis, showing motto\n\n[edit]\nThe Devonshire (now Devon & Dorset) Regiment — 11th of foot — the Rifle Volunteers\nAlso known as The Bloody Eleventh. Unsurprisingly, they had a base in Exeter for a long time.\n\n[edit]\nThe City of L'viv\nThe words were first used by the Galician city of Leopolis (now L'viv in Ukraine) in 1658, by Pope Alexander VII recognizing the city's key role in defending Europe from a Muslim invasion. In the same year the Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth passed the Semper fidelis Poloniae Act (which is how most people understand it). Curiously, as well as having the same motto, both Exeter and Leopolis have a three-turreted castle on their coats of arms (see illustrations), but this is apparently no more than a coincidence. Today in Poland the phrase is used mainly in connection with the Polish-Ukrainian skirmishes after the fall of Austro-Hungary, and more particularly to the Polish-Bolshevik war. In Ukraine it is much less used, and refers to the survival of the Ukrainian Church through the period of Soviet persecution.\n\nIn the 1990s the words along with Mortui sunt ut liberi vivamus (Latin for They died for us to live free) were a subject of a Polish-Ukrainian controversy regarding the restoration of a Polish military cemetery desecrated by the Soviets in L'viv. \n[edit]\nThe U.S. Marine Corps\n    United States Marine Corps Portal \n \nUnited States Marine Corps EmblemThe United States Marine Corps often reduce the phrase to "Semper Fi." The motto signifies the dedication that individual Marines are expected to have to "the Corps" and to their fellow fighting men and women, for the rest of their days and beyond.\n\nSemper Fidelis (.mp3) is the title of the official march of the United States Marine Corps, composed by John Philip Sousa in 1889. Sousa was director of the United States Marine Band ("The President's Own") when a replacement for Hail to the Chief was requested, but later rejected. Sousa considered it to be his "most musical" march. It was prominently featured in the movie A Few Good Men. \nLyrics to the march were written by Charles Burr and go as follows: \n"Semper fidelis" is a fabulous Latin motto \nmeaning that in centuries of Roman might the soldier swore that he would fight \nFor Caesar, never questioning if he might return \nor if the enemy when they attack could be driven aback — and that's what it means. \n"We're ever faithful" is the general gist in countries that are Christian \nThough it means almost the same we pledge no longer to the name \nOf Caesar, but to principles of the land we know and love, \nBestowing the motto in war of our readiest corps — the mighty Marines. \nMen are dutiful to things contradictory — \nloving all that is beautiful — knowing battle and victory. \nThey expect our expressions benedictory, \nand they find it perplexing and vexing and odd when we are shocked. \nThey've forgotten the o
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The United States Navy can trace its origins to the Continental Navy, which the Continental Congress established during the American Revolutionary War. The United States Constitution, ratified in 1789, empowered Congress "to provide and maintain a navy." Acting on this authority, Congress ordered the construction and manning of six frigates; one of the original six, USS Constitution, familiarly known as "Old Ironsides," survives to this day.
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I went to PI and we were always joked about the "Hollywood Marines". All in good fun. Semper Fi and Happy Birthday to all Marines !
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I was honorably discharged in 1993, after 10 years of service.  But as the saying goes, "Once A Marine, Always A Marine".\n\n1983-1987  Marine Barracks, Seal Beach NWS\n1987-1990  2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment 0311\n1990-1993  Marine Barracks, Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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From what planet did you originate???
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Semper fi,\n\n\nIm not an fbi agent but i would assume that similiar requirments are in the marines vs fbi...because quantico is home to training for fbi,cia, and the marines, more specifically intelligence marines and scout sniper marines..hope this helps
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Semper Fi - Always faithful
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The First Special Service Force , Vigorous Training\nHazardous Duty, For those who Measure Up ..Get into the War Quick\n\n1st Special Service Force\nU.S.\n2nd Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment\n\nCanada\n2nd Canadian Parachute Battalion\n2nd Canadian Special Service Battalion\n"The Devil's Brigade"*\n\nAirborne, Amphibious, Winter and Mountain Warfare\nActivated as a joint Canadian-American Unit 9 July 1942  \nFort William Henry Harrison Helena, Montana\nAll carried US weapons: Thompson SMG, M1 Garand, and Johnson Light Machine Gun.\n\nAfter training at Helena all wore US uniforms. \nSpecial US style SSI\nParachute Oval (Which one ?????) Lanyard\nGarrison Cap with Special Piping with US Airborne Patch\nEnlisted Men wore the Crossed Arrows on a disc, and the officers wore the Crossed Arrows as a separate badge. \nCanadians wore a collar badge of CANADA on one side and the Crossed Arrows Insignia of the FSSF on the other lapel. \n\n\nSo many story just click the site\nhttp://www.execulink.com/~kiska/FSSFHomepage.index.html\nhttp://www.groups.sfahq.com/fssf/history.htm
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yes, its a good one, have'nt heard it in a while , thanks for bringing it up... but where did it originate.[ sounds like something out of ww2.]
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Latin for "Always Faithful"\n\n[Modified below to add more detail and cite a valid reference.]\nSemper Fidelis is Latin for "always faithful".\n"The United States Marine Corps often reduce the phrase to "Semper Fi." The motto signifies the dedication that individual Marines are expected to have loyalty to "the Corps" and to their fellow fighting men and women, for the rest of their days and beyond."\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semper_fi#The_U.S._Marine_Corps
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When the brave men who stood that flag  up on that bloody hill top on Iwo Jima they really were the few, the proud and the brave.  These men and women were killed on duty following an honor code which had it's beganing  in 1776.  When Vietnam came along and Communists threatened the world, those of Semper Fi said "not on my watch sir" , and they too died in numbers proud to give their lives for freedom.  When America called upon them In Iraq, Afganistan, and Africa these Marines said "aye aye sir and volunteers filled the ranks of all branches of the service with Marines leading the way once again.
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state where acct. originated
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The initial offense by the US was carried out by the USMC. Army came in later.\n\nIn Europe it was the exact opposite, except the Marines rarely set foot on European soil.\n\nBoth branches kicked @ss and took names. I love those guys. All of them.