The Story Behind the Marine Corps Blood Stripe
10m | Sep 5, 2026https://linktr.ee/leatherneckpodcast
In September 1847, a small battalion of U.S. Marines joined an intense assault on Chapultepec Castle, a heavily fortified fortress sitting high above Mexico City. From storming stone ramparts with scaling ladders to fierce hand-to-hand fighting on narrow causeways, discover the dramatic true story behind the line "From the Halls of Montezuma" and the history of the Marine Corps Blood Stripe.
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