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Why do the Marines provide protection to the President and not the Army?
Is there any particular event that led to the Marines taking over this responsibility?
One of the most significant events that led to the Marines providing protection to the President was the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. At the time, the Secret Service was responsible for protecting the President but they did not have a specialized unit for this task. In the aftermath of Kennedy's assassination, the Marine Corps was tasked with establishing a dedicated unit for Presidential protection, which ultimately became the Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment.