First to Fight
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"First to Fight" is a well-known motto of the United States Marine Corps that emphasizes its role as an elite force ready for rapid deployment and early engagement in combat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First to Fight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T248853 — 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: First to Fight Context triple: [The Old Breed, hasMotto, First to Fight]
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A.
Armed Freedom
Armed Freedom is the bronze allegorical statue of a helmeted female figure representing liberty that crowns the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Battle of the Pockets
The Battle of the Pockets was a series of intense engagements during the early World War II fighting on Bataan in which U.S. and Filipino forces contained and destroyed Japanese penetrations in their defensive lines.
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C.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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D.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
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E.
Council of War
The Council of War was a key military-administrative body of the Catholic Monarchy responsible for overseeing war policy, army organization, and strategic decision-making.
- 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: First to Fight Target entity description: "First to Fight" is a well-known motto of the United States Marine Corps that emphasizes its role as an elite force ready for rapid deployment and early engagement in combat.
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A.
Armed Freedom
Armed Freedom is the bronze allegorical statue of a helmeted female figure representing liberty that crowns the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Battle of the Pockets
The Battle of the Pockets was a series of intense engagements during the early World War II fighting on Bataan in which U.S. and Filipino forces contained and destroyed Japanese penetrations in their defensive lines.
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C.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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D.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
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E.
Council of War
The Council of War was a key military-administrative body of the Catholic Monarchy responsible for overseeing war policy, army organization, and strategic decision-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military motto
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motto ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| associatedBranch | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| associatedService | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marine Corps ethos
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amphibious operations ⓘ expeditionary warfare ⓘ forward deployment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describesRoleAs | elite force ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
early engagement in combat
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rapid deployment ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
combat readiness
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expeditionary readiness ⓘ offensive spirit ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| reflectsDoctrineOf |
being first on the battlefield
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rapid crisis response ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Semper Fidelis
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The Few, The Proud, The Marines ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
aggressiveness in combat
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frontline engagement ⓘ readiness ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Marine Corps literature
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Marine Corps public relations ⓘ Marine Corps recruiting materials ⓘ Marine Corps speeches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First to Fight Description of subject: "First to Fight" is a well-known motto of the United States Marine Corps that emphasizes its role as an elite force ready for rapid deployment and early engagement in combat.
Referenced by (1)
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