Nice reading, the histories and traditions of the United States Marine Corps
http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Home_Page.htm
The United States Marine Corps remains a separate organization managed by the Department of the Navy and is the largest service of its kind in the world, with just under 500,000 men and women in its service.
http://ut.essortment.com/unitedstatesma_rjfa.htm
500,000??
US army has total 1 million, USMC 500,000??