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Marines' Hymn. The " Marines' Hymn " is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps, introduced by the first director of the USMC Band, Francesco Maria Scala. Its music originates from an 1867 work by Jacques Offenbach with the lyrics added by an anonymous author at an unknown time in the following years.
The original lyrics: From the halls of Montezuma; To the shores of Tripoli; We will fight our country's battles; On the land and on the sea; The revised lyrics (used today): From the halls of Montezuma; To the shores of Tripoli; We will fight our country's battles; In the air, on land or sea; Could there be a mention of this change?
Palaces of Montezuma. " Palaces of Montezuma " is a song by the alternative rock band Grinderman. It is the eighth track and third single from the band's second and final studio album, Grinderman 2, and was released on 14 March 2011 on Mute Records. Produced by Nick Launay and written collectively by vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist ...
Halls of Montezuma is a 1951 American World War II war film directed by Academy Award -winner Lewis Milestone and starring Richard Widmark. It also stars Robert Wagner in his first credited screen role and features Richard Boone in his feature-film debut. The story is about U.S. Marines fighting on a Japanese-held island, and the title is a ...
Halls of Montezuma. Halls of Montezuma may refer to: Chapultepec, a hill settled by the Aztecs near Tenochtitlan; now a park in Mexico City. Chapultepec Castle, a Spanish structure located on Chapultepec hill. "Marines' Hymn", the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps, which starts "From the halls of Montezuma". Halls of Montezuma ...
To the Shores of Tripoli. To the Shores of Tripoli is a 1942 American Technicolor film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara and Randolph Scott. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. Its cinematography was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943. Titled after a lyric in the Marines' Hymn, which contains ...
August 9, 1944 (1944-08-09) Running time. 101 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) is a satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines and William Demarest, and featuring Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Elizabeth Patterson, Bill Edwards ...
The Sash. " The Sash " (also known as " The Sash My Father Wore ") is a ballad from Northern Ireland commemorating the victory of King William III [citation needed] in the Williamite War in Ireland in 1690–1691. The lyrics mention the 1689 Siege of Derry, the 1689 Battle of Newtownbutler near Enniskillen, the 1691 Battle of Aughrim, and the ...