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"This is My Rifle" - From the Hill Fights in Vietnam to Today: The History of the M16

By: Sam Lichtman

The date, April 30, 1967. The place, a few miles northwest of Khe Sanh. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 3rd Marine Division are...

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This is My Rifle: M16A1

By: Sam Lichtman

Technical Data Weight: 6 lbs. 12 oz. w/ empty magazine Overall Length: 38 ½” Barrel Length: 20” Chambering: 5.56×45 mm M193 Feed System: 20-round detachable...

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Modern Day Marine: The Future of Fighting Now

By: Sam Lichtman

For Colonel Stuart W. Glenn, it’s an opportunity to test his skills in military strategy at the Commandant’s Cup Wargaming Tournament finals. For Lance Corporal...

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The Birthday Brawl: Tankers Hold the Line at Khe Sanh

By: Kyle Watts

First Lieutenant Harris Himes stabbed holes around the side of an empty C-ration can. He ignited a heat tab inside and warmed his breakfast over...

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500 Meters to Ky Phu

By: William J. Prom

It was Dec. 18, 1965, and First Lieutenant Harvey “Barney” Barnum maneuvered east along a dirt road that crossed hills of dense jungle and wound...

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Making the Impossible Look Easy: Operation Chromite

By: Chris Kuhns

As Americans read their morning newspapers on Sept. 15, 1950, headlines such as “Seoul Port Isle Falls to Marines in Brief Battle” in Washington D.C.’s...

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The Rockabilly Marine

By: Kipp Hanley

Bill Beach could always shoot a rifle. As a Depression-era child, the Kentucky native could light a matchstick from 100 yards out with his .22....

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1/27 on Iwo

By: John A. Butler III

The 1st Battalion, 27th Marine Reg­iment was one of nine infantry bat­talions of the 5th Marine Di­vision activated in early January 1944 at Camp Pendleton,...

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When Sheepdogs Come Home: Veterans Helping Veterans Heal and Thrive

By: Abigail Grysban

Executive Editor’s note: June 27 is PTSD awareness day. We bring you this article to reinforce the importance of speaking openly about PTSD and other...

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Nicaragua 1928: The Rio Coco Patrol

By: Maj Allan C. Bevilacqua, USMC (Ret)

Editor's note: This article was originally published in the September 2016 issue of Leatherneck Magazine. “Due to all the rains, the river is so high...

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Gone But Not Forgotten: Scout Snipers Memorialize a Century of Service

Since 1998, the USMC Scout Sniper Association (SSA) has fervently supported the proud brotherhood of Marine Corps scout snipers. Tom Ferran, a scout sniper and...

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Cheating Death in Vietnam

By: Michael Dan Kellum

Editor’s note: The following is a Leatherneck archives story from May of 2018. We are re-publishing it in recognition of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage...

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