Marines' Hymn
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The "Marines' Hymn" is the iconic anthem of the United States Marine Corps, celebrated for its stirring melody and lyrics honoring the Corps' history, traditions, and valor.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marine Corps Hymn | 1 |
| Marines' Hymn canonical | 1 |
| The Marines' Hymn | 1 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Hymn | 1 |
| USMC Hymn | 1 |
| verse "To the Shores of Tripoli" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T45550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marines' Hymn Context triple: [United States Marine Corps, officialMarch, Marines' Hymn]
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A.
The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner is a patriotic American song, with lyrics written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812, that celebrates the resilience of the U.S. flag and is traditionally performed at public and sporting events.
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B.
Reveille
Reveille is the official collie mascot of Texas A&M University and one of the most recognizable and beloved symbols of the school’s traditions and spirit.
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C.
Adams and Liberty (American patriotic song)
"Adams and Liberty" is a 1798 American patriotic song celebrating President John Adams and national independence, set to the same melody later used for "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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D.
Il Canto degli Italiani
Il Canto degli Italiani is the patriotic song, written in 1847 by Goffredo Mameli with music by Michele Novaro, that serves as Italy’s national anthem.
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E.
La Marseillaise
La Marseillaise is the revolutionary song from 1792 that became France’s national anthem, renowned for its rousing, martial melody and patriotic lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marines' Hymn Target entity description: The "Marines' Hymn" is the iconic anthem of the United States Marine Corps, celebrated for its stirring melody and lyrics honoring the Corps' history, traditions, and valor.
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A.
The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner is a patriotic American song, with lyrics written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812, that celebrates the resilience of the U.S. flag and is traditionally performed at public and sporting events.
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B.
Reveille
Reveille is the official collie mascot of Texas A&M University and one of the most recognizable and beloved symbols of the school’s traditions and spirit.
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C.
Adams and Liberty (American patriotic song)
"Adams and Liberty" is a 1798 American patriotic song celebrating President John Adams and national independence, set to the same melody later used for "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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D.
Il Canto degli Italiani
Il Canto degli Italiani is the patriotic song, written in 1847 by Goffredo Mameli with music by Michele Novaro, that serves as Italy’s national anthem.
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E.
La Marseillaise
La Marseillaise is the revolutionary song from 1792 that became France’s national anthem, renowned for its rousing, martial melody and patriotic lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps anthem
ⓘ
anthem ⓘ military service song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Marines' Hymn
ⓘ
surface form:
The Marines' Hymn
Marines' Hymn ⓘ
surface form:
USMC Hymn
|
| associatedWith | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | iconic anthem of the United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| firstLine | From the Halls of Montezuma ⓘ |
| genre |
military march
ⓘ
patriotic song ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
United States Marine Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marines
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
|
| hasPart |
verse "From the Halls of Montezuma"
ⓘ
Marines' Hymn self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
verse "To the Shores of Tripoli"
|
| inceptionTime |
19th century (melodic origins)
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early 20th century (standardized lyrics) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
First Barbary War
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Marine Corps combat history ⓘ Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricMentions |
Heaven
ⓘ
Moctezuma II ⓘ
surface form:
Montezuma
Tripoli ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| melodyDerivedFrom | French gendarmes' song "Le Régiment de Sambre-et-Meuse" (disputed attribution) ⓘ |
| notablePhrase |
First to fight for right and freedom
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If the Army and the Navy ever look on Heaven's scenes ⓘ They will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines ⓘ We are proud to claim the title of United States Marine ⓘ |
| performer |
United States Marine Band
ⓘ
United States Marine Band ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
|
| subjectOf | United States Marine Corps traditions ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
esprit de corps of Marines
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pride of United States Marines ⓘ spirit of the United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| topic |
history of the United States Marine Corps
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honor and courage ⓘ military service ⓘ traditions of the United States Marine Corps ⓘ valor of United States Marines ⓘ |
| use | official hymn of the United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| usedIn |
United States Marine Corps ceremonies
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United States Marine Corps graduations ⓘ United States Marine Corps memorial services ⓘ United States Marine Corps parades ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marines' Hymn Description of subject: The "Marines' Hymn" is the iconic anthem of the United States Marine Corps, celebrated for its stirring melody and lyrics honoring the Corps' history, traditions, and valor.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
verse "To the Shores of Tripoli"
this entity surface form:
The Marines' Hymn
this entity surface form:
USMC Hymn
this entity surface form:
U.S. Marine Corps Hymn
this entity surface form:
Marine Corps Hymn