Marines often boast that their beloved Corps was “born in a bar,” specifically, that it was born at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, back when the very first would-be Marines decided to enlist on Nov. 10, 1775.

The original building that has long been celebrated as the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps was demolished in 1781, but soon a new Tun Tavern will open in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just in time for the Corps’ 250th anniversary.

Marine veteran Monty Dahm recently finalized the purchase of a restaurant in the Old City Philadelphia neighborhood that he plans to convert into a replica of Tun Tavern.

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