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This is why the 1st Marine Division ships out to ‘Waltzing Matilda’

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This is why the 1st Marine Division ships out to ‘Waltzing Matilda’
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When considering the music that we’d want to play as we ship out to a combat zone, very few of us would think of choosing a 19th century Australian folk song about a hobo who stole a sheep.

And yet, that’s exactly what the Marines of the 1st Marine Division do every time. It may seem odd that United States Marines choose to deploy using Australia’s unofficial national anthem, but a closer look at the history of the unit (and how the song ends) helps make sense of it all.

This is a condensed summary. Read the full story at We Are The Mighty →

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