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'''Marine''' can refer to certain studies of sea and ocean, such as marine [[biology]], and others more generally dealing with water, such as marine [[research]] and [[oceanography]]. A marine scene is "a picture of a ship or a sea scene."<ref>[http://www.yourdictionary.com/marine Marine (yourdictionary.com)]</ref>

'''Marine''' can refer to certain studies of sea and ocean, such as marine [[biology]], and others more generally dealing with water, such as marine [[research]] and [[oceanography]]. A marine scene is "a picture of a ship or a sea scene."<ref>[http://www.yourdictionary.com/marine Marine (yourdictionary.com)]</ref>

Most typically however, the word Marine is used to designate a certain division of [[military]] duty: anciently, those security forces or troops of [[warrior]]s assigned to naval vessels of maritime nations; more recently in history (17th through 21st century) those military forces dedicated to both defense aboard ships and to amphibious combat operations abroad on land (for example, in the [[World War II#Far East|Pacific Theater of operations]] in [[World War II]], and the Mekong Delta during the [[Vietnam War]]). A marine "corps" generally [[definition|denotes]] the combat service division of a nation's [[navy]], which includes both sea and air combat capabilities.<ref>[http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Corps Corps - definition (military.wikia.com)]</ref>  

Most typically however, the word Marine is used to designate a certain division of [[military]] duty: anciently, 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) those military forces dedicated to both defense aboard ships and to amphibious combat operations abroad on land (for example, in the [[World War II#Far East|Pacific Theater of operations]] in [[World War II]], and the Mekong Delta during the [[Vietnam War]]). A marine "corps" generally [[definition|denotes]] the combat service division of a nation's [[navy]], which includes both sea and air combat capabilities.<ref>[http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Corps Corps - definition (military.wikia.com)]</ref>  

One who is a 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 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 duty as a member of a unit in an [[army]].

One who is a 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 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 duty as a member of a unit in an [[army]].