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DID YOU KNOW??.......
WHAT THE "GONG HE" ON OUR NEW UNIT LOGO MEANS??
Taken from the Chinese phrase, "Gong He", the literal translation of Gung Ho is "Work in
Harmony"
Brigadier General Evans F. Carlson, USMCR, first heard the term used in the mountains
of north China in 1937 where he was assigned to observe Chinese guerilla resistance to
the Japanese incursion. When Brigadier General Carlson was placed in command of the
2nd Marine Raider Battalion, the first organization in the history of modern American
armed forces to be organized and assigned purely for raiding and guerilla missions, he
chose Gung Ho as the watchword and spirit of the battalion, The following is an excerpt
from an address given by then Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson at Guadalcanal on
anniversary of the organization of the Second Marine Raider Battalion, February, 1943.
"Gung Ho! To Work in Harmony! Our goal; to create and perfect a cohesive,
smooth-functioning team, which by virtue of its harmony of action, unity of purpose and its
invincible determination, will be able to out-point the enemy on every count.
What are the requisites? First the quality of leadership. Leaders must be professionally
competent, they must be honest, especially honest intellectually, admitting their mistakes
when they make them and endeavoring to correct them. They must share the hardships
and privation of those they lead and prove by ability and character their qualifications for
leadership.
Most important is the development of what we call the Gung Ho spirit; our ability to
cooperate - to work together. Not only is it imperative to understand this spirit; it is
imperative to apply Gung Ho to daily actions no matter how unimportant they might seem.
This calls for self - discipline and an implicit belief in the doctrine of helping the other
fellow. Followed through to its ultimate end it will mean that each, while helping the other
fellow, will in turn will be helped by him...
Human beings are creatures of habit. Human nature does not change its coat without a
struggle. But Rome was not built in a day. The important thing is for each individual to
have the desire to help the other fellow, the desire to achieve that mastery over his mind.
His body and his desires, that he might succeed in disciplining himself. This means
tolerance of ideas, tolerance of personal eccentricities, the sweeping away of personal
prejudices, and concentration on an effort to see the good in human beings
of all types and persuasions.
It is my hope that this exposition of our goals..., of the character of our doctrines and the
reasons why we do what we do, will inspire you to greater efforts in the direction of
making the spirit of Gung Ho your own.
May the Supreme Being who has guided us with such infinite wisdom in the past continue
to watch over, protect and guide you, bringing us to victory and richer fulfillment of life's
obligations."
Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson
Commander, 2nd Raider Battalion
United States Marine Corps
WHAT THE "GONG HE" ON OUR NEW UNIT LOGO MEANS??
Taken from the Chinese phrase, "Gong He", the literal translation of Gung Ho is "Work in
Harmony"
Brigadier General Evans F. Carlson, USMCR, first heard the term used in the mountains
of north China in 1937 where he was assigned to observe Chinese guerilla resistance to
the Japanese incursion. When Brigadier General Carlson was placed in command of the
2nd Marine Raider Battalion, the first organization in the history of modern American
armed forces to be organized and assigned purely for raiding and guerilla missions, he
chose Gung Ho as the watchword and spirit of the battalion, The following is an excerpt
from an address given by then Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson at Guadalcanal on
anniversary of the organization of the Second Marine Raider Battalion, February, 1943.
"Gung Ho! To Work in Harmony! Our goal; to create and perfect a cohesive,
smooth-functioning team, which by virtue of its harmony of action, unity of purpose and its
invincible determination, will be able to out-point the enemy on every count.
What are the requisites? First the quality of leadership. Leaders must be professionally
competent, they must be honest, especially honest intellectually, admitting their mistakes
when they make them and endeavoring to correct them. They must share the hardships
and privation of those they lead and prove by ability and character their qualifications for
leadership.
Most important is the development of what we call the Gung Ho spirit; our ability to
cooperate - to work together. Not only is it imperative to understand this spirit; it is
imperative to apply Gung Ho to daily actions no matter how unimportant they might seem.
This calls for self - discipline and an implicit belief in the doctrine of helping the other
fellow. Followed through to its ultimate end it will mean that each, while helping the other
fellow, will in turn will be helped by him...
Human beings are creatures of habit. Human nature does not change its coat without a
struggle. But Rome was not built in a day. The important thing is for each individual to
have the desire to help the other fellow, the desire to achieve that mastery over his mind.
His body and his desires, that he might succeed in disciplining himself. This means
tolerance of ideas, tolerance of personal eccentricities, the sweeping away of personal
prejudices, and concentration on an effort to see the good in human beings
of all types and persuasions.
It is my hope that this exposition of our goals..., of the character of our doctrines and the
reasons why we do what we do, will inspire you to greater efforts in the direction of
making the spirit of Gung Ho your own.
May the Supreme Being who has guided us with such infinite wisdom in the past continue
to watch over, protect and guide you, bringing us to victory and richer fulfillment of life's
obligations."
Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson
Commander, 2nd Raider Battalion
United States Marine Corps
This link is courtesy of our friend Don (our summer camp bus driver) from the Chesty Puller MCL
Detachment. The mournful Before You Go does more than salute those who fought in WWII. It
encourages people to go out of their way to thank the aging warriors before they die. "If we had lost that
particular war, our whole way of life would have been shot," says Bierstock, who plays harmonica. "The
WW II soldiers are now dying at the rate of about 2,000 every day. I thought we needed to thank
them." A Veterans Song - Before You Go
Detachment. The mournful Before You Go does more than salute those who fought in WWII. It
encourages people to go out of their way to thank the aging warriors before they die. "If we had lost that
particular war, our whole way of life would have been shot," says Bierstock, who plays harmonica. "The
WW II soldiers are now dying at the rate of about 2,000 every day. I thought we needed to thank
them." A Veterans Song - Before You Go
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