United States Marine Corps

Subject: U.S. Marines Birthplace Memorial-Tun Tavern

7 January 2006

Dear fellow Marines:

This letter is to inform you and your group about the U.S. Marines Birthplace Memorial. We are going to build in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania near the original location of Tun Tavern which is in Penn’s Landing, by the Delaware River. As you know Tun Tavern is the original and official birthplace of the USMC, 10 November 1775.

Included in this letter is our web site address for you to review and pass on to the other members of your group. We are hoping to get Marines like you from all over the world to get involved, help, and donate to the Memorial. Please pass this letter on to other Marines and add our web page link to yours.

Please contact me through the web site anytime with your comments, questions and ideas. Thank you.

www.USMarinesBirthplace.com

Semper Fi,



Michael L. Emerson
Memorial Originator and Project Manager