{"id":2094,"date":"2014-07-11T00:58:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T07:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/blog\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T22:50:12","slug":"armed-forces-birthdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/blog\/armed-forces-birthdays\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed Forces &#8220;Birthdays&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/armed-service-military-service-birthday-cards\/greeting-card-679364?gcu=41261014753\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/13\/33\/63\/\/679364-1_3d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEach branch of the US Armed Forces celebrates a birthday each year, typically on the anniversary date of their founding by Congress. The occasion may include a traditional\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/126087\/Save_the_Date__Army_prepares_to_celebrate_239th_birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birthday Ball<\/a> or other celebrations by military personnel, service men and women, veterans, patriots, and their families and friends.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">The <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Army<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> was founded in 1775 on June 14 and celebrates its anniversary annually on this date.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">The <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.navy.mil\/commemorations\/navybirthday\/NavyBirthDay-index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Navy<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> celebrates its founding \u00a0in 1775 on October 13.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">The <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/marine-corps-birthday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Marine Corps<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> celebrates its 1775 founding on November 10 with a <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/Marines\/2013BirthdayBall.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birthday Ball.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">The<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/air-force-birthday\/air-force-birthday-independence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> US Air Force<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> celebrates its 1947 founding on September 18 when it became a separate branch from the Army Air Corps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">The <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coastguardfoundation.org\/connect\/news\/292-coast-guard-223rd-birthday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Coast Guard<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> celebrates its 1790 founding on August 4 each year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A soldier, sailor, airman, submariner or Marine&#8217;s birthday deserves special recognition with a one of a kind\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/armed-service-military-service-birthday-cards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Armed Services\/Military Birthday card<\/a><\/strong> designed especially for Americans serving their country with pride. 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Order on-line, get free in-story pick up\u2014usually in 1 hour\u2014at most <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/help\/in_store_pickup.asp?hdr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Target and Bartell Drug Stores<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/armed-service-military-service-birthday-cards\/army\/soldier-happy-birthday-627668?gcu=41261014753\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/13\/13\/38\/627668_TN_shadow.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/armed-service-military-service-birthday-cards\/general\/military-happy-birthday-american-1122780?gcu=41261014753\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/20\/54\/23\/\/1122780_TN_shadow.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/armed-service-military-service-birthday-cards\/army\/eagle-and-flag-troop-412239?gcu=41261014753\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/13\/20\/03\/412239_TN_shadow.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/armed-service-military-service-birthday-cards\/army\/military-birthday-for-soldier-1040179?gcu=41261014753\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/images\/csphoto\/1107\/00\/00\/20\/54\/23\/\/1040179_TN_shadow.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What Are Happy Shoppers Saying About Greeting Card Universe?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em> &#8220;I was looking for a very special card for a Benedictine Sister. You provided a vast selection to choose from. I was not disappointed when the card arrived. The quality, color and texture are outstanding. I would recommend your cards to everyone who enjoys purchasing an item of high quality.&#8221;\u00a0&#8211; Patti Ann, July 8, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each branch of the US Armed Forces celebrates a birthday each year, typically on the anniversary date of their founding by Congress. The occasion may include a traditional\u00a0Birthday Ball or other celebrations by military personnel, service men and women, veterans, patriots, and their families and friends. 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