Witheringtree » History http://www.witheringtree.com If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it fall… yeah, it still makes a sound. Sat, 05 May 2012 15:15:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 To the shores of Tripoli http://www.witheringtree.com/2011/09/to-the-shores-of-tripoli/ http://www.witheringtree.com/2011/09/to-the-shores-of-tripoli/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:21:46 +0000 David Freerksen http://www.witheringtree.com/?p=934 Continue reading →]]> Before the uprising in Libya, even though it is part of the Marine Corps Hymn, I really doubt most Marines knew were Tripoli was located. ‘To the shores of Tripoli’ in the Marine Corps Hymn stems from the Battle of Derne. It is the first recorded land battle fought overseas by the United States. It was after this battle that 1st Lt. O’Bannon was presented the Mameluke sword, which is still worn by Marine officers today.

More Marines are aware that ‘The Halls of Montezuma’ is from the Battle of Chapultepec, only because it is from this battle that we get the blood stripe that NCOs wear to commemorate the Marines that died during this battle. I doubt most Marines know that the Battle of Chapultepec was fought during the Mexican-American War were US forces fought Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle located west of Mexico City.

]]> http://www.witheringtree.com/2011/09/to-the-shores-of-tripoli/feed/ 0 Sutters Fort http://www.witheringtree.com/2009/05/sutters-fort/ http://www.witheringtree.com/2009/05/sutters-fort/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 15:23:12 +0000 David Freerksen http://www.witheringtree.com/?p=253 When my parents came to visit me, one of the days we went to Sutter’s Fort in Sacramento. There were volunteers there that did simple re-enactments and demonstrations of things. Two of the coolest things were when they shot the rifle and the canon. Which I just so happened to video:

Rifle Shot

Canon Shot

]]> http://www.witheringtree.com/2009/05/sutters-fort/feed/ 0 Very First Video On YouTube http://www.witheringtree.com/2009/05/very-first-video-on-youtube/ http://www.witheringtree.com/2009/05/very-first-video-on-youtube/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 15:18:20 +0000 David Freerksen http://www.witheringtree.com/?p=247 Here is the very first video ever added to YouTube by one of the original YouTube creators, Jawed Karim, at 8:27 pm on Saturday April 23rd, 2005:

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