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Anciently, marines are those security forces or troops of [[warrior]]s assigned to naval vessels of [[Naval warfare|maritime nations]]. More recently in history (17th through 21st century), marines are those military forces dedicated to both defense aboard ships and to amphibious combat operations abroad on land (for example, forces of the United States Marine Corps in the [[World War II#Far East|Pacific Theater of operations]] in [[World War II]], and the Mekong Delta during the [[Vietnam War]]). In WWII, ''Kriegsmarine'' was the German name for naval military personnel in general, and in particular, [[Karl Dönitz]]' submariners.

Anciently, marines are those security forces or troops of [[warrior]]s assigned to naval vessels of [[Naval warfare|maritime nations]]. More recently in history (17th through 21st century), marines are those military forces dedicated to both defense aboard ships and to amphibious combat operations abroad on land (for example, forces of the United States Marine Corps in the [[World War II#Far East|Pacific Theater of operations]] in [[World War II]], and the Mekong Delta during the [[Vietnam War]]). In WWII, ''Kriegsmarine'' was the German name for naval military personnel in general, and in particular, [[Karl Dönitz]]' submariners.

One who is a U.S. Marine is [[icon]]ically understood to be a military person who is [[Example|ideally]] expected to be [[Discipline|self-disciplined]], [[Morality|moral]] ("''Death before [[Shame|dishonor]]''"), physically trained and conditioned to endure hardship with [[purpose]], and who seeks to embody most [[Excellence|outstandingly]] the ideals of unswerving [[Devotion|dedicated devotion]] to "[[duty]], [[honor]], [[courage]], [[Nation|country]]" (see [[Patriotism]]<ref>Compare [[Martyr|Christian martyr]]</ref>).  

One who is a U.S. Marine is [[icon]]ically understood to be a military person who is [[Example|ideally]] expected to be [[Discipline|self-disciplined]], [[Morality|moral]] ("''Death before [[Shame|dishonor]]''"), physically trained and conditioned to endure hardship with [[purpose]], and who seeks to embody most [[Excellence|outstandingly]] the ideals of unswerving [[Devotion|dedicated devotion]] to "[[duty]], [[honor]], [[courage]], [[Nation|country]]" (see [[Patriotism]]<ref>Compare [[Martyr|Christian martyr]]</ref>). A U.S. Marine is first and foremost trained to be a warrior.

A Marine is not properly either a "[[sailor]]", assigned to naval duty as a member of a ship's company or crew, nor a "[[soldier]]", assigned to active duty as a member of an [[infantry]] combat unit in an [[army]].

A Marine is not properly either a "[[sailor]]", assigned to naval duty as a member of a ship's company or crew, nor a "[[soldier]]", assigned to active duty as a member of an [[infantry]] combat unit in an [[army]].