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Thread #6315 Message #4168691
Posted By: Lighter
27-Mar-23 - 06:52 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Marines' Hymn / Halls of Montezuma
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Marines' Hymn / Halls of Montezuma
Update:
Sioux City Journal (May 1, 1898):
"Key West, Fla....The magnificent record made by the marines in the Mexican war is remembered by every member of the corps in Admiral Sampson's fleet, and the old ballad of the corps, which begins
From the halls of the Montezumas To the shores of Tripoli