Did you know that the model of sword still used by the United States Marine Corps has ties to Virginia? Today's Out of the Box post looks at the history and traditions surrounding the sword presented to Virginia native Presley Neville O'Babbib, the first American to raise the U.S. flag over foreign soil.

http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/2012/08/08/from-the-halls-of-montezuma-to-the-shores-of-tripoli-presley-neville-obabbib-and-the-marine-corps-sword/


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