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Welcome to this week's Reflective

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Moments of America's Military , a

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weekly segment where we take you

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through some of the major events of the

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US military's 250 year history . On

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July 11th , 1798 , Congress passed an

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act for establishing and organizing a

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Marine Corps of . Officially creating

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the United States Marine Corps , the

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legislation established a formal

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structure of Marines to serve aboard

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naval vessels , replacing previous

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marine quotas . Finally , it outlined

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standard pay and disability benefits

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and governed the force under formal

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military regulations . On July 12th ,

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1804 , founding Father Alexander

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Hamilton's life ended after

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participating in and being fatally

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wounded during the duel the day before .

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During the revolution , Hamilton served

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as aide de camp to General George

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Washington . Hamilton later co-authored

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the Federalist Papers in favor of

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ratifying the Constitution and designed

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the nation's foundational financial

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systems as the first Secretary of the

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Treasury . On July 16th , 1941 , Joe

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DiMaggio hit safely in his 56th

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consecutive game , setting an unbroken

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Major League record . In 1943 , he

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traded his lucrative Yankee salary for

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a private's pay to enlist in the US

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Army Air Forces , where he boosted

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troop morale as an instructor and

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exhibition player . And this has been

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this week's reflective moments of

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America's military . Visit our website

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and stay tuned for more next week .