▁the ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁C ed ar burg , ▁Wisconsin ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁Category : American ▁male ▁f enc ers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Royal ▁Th ai ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁or ▁R T MC ▁ ▁( ▁are ▁the ▁mar ines ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Th ai ▁Navy . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Th ai ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁batt alion ▁was ▁formed ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁It ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁a ▁regiment ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁action ▁against ▁commun ist ▁gu err illas ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁assist ed ▁in ▁its ▁expansion ▁into ▁a ▁brig ade . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Th ai ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁saw ▁action ▁on ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁border ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁increased ▁to ▁four ▁brig ades . ▁ ▁History ▁Histor ically , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁distinction ▁in ▁S iam ▁between ▁soldiers ▁and ▁mar ines , ▁with ▁the ▁army ▁performing ▁both ▁functions . ▁The ▁first ▁" Th ah an ▁Ma - R ine ", ▁meaning ▁" Mar ine ▁Sold iers ", ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁R ama ▁III . ▁" Ma