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1900 - Marines landed at Taku, China, to establish Legation Guard at Peking.
Related Article: The Marines In China By LtCol C. H. Metcalf Marine Corps Gazette (Sept 1938)
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Leatherneck Staff Artist, Technical Sergeant Robert Fleischauer, felt that our July cover should be commemorative of the Fourth of July. Since the members of the missile units are probably the Corps' best rocketeers, he picked them to perform a standard Fourth of July action. Whether or not the "Honest Johnny" is useful as a combat piece is a matter for debate, but you can't beat it for morale." [July 1957.]
“The Join Up on the Nick” by Major Alex Durr, USMCR, a member of the History Division, Marine Corps University, Quantico, Va.
Hospitalman Daniel T. Bobic, assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 3d Battalion, Second Marine Regiment, rappelled at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan, in late April, 2002.
The oldest post of the Marine Corps, Washington, DC, is celebrating 200 years of excellence. Posed near the Barracks main gate were members of the official Color Guard of the United States Marine Corps (left to right): LCpl Joseph N. Keough, rifleman; Sgt Blake L. Richardson, Color Sergeant of the Marine Corps; Cpl Gerardo A. Guajardo, organizational color bearer; and LCpl Gregory A. Serwo, rifleman.
Photo of Candidate Kenneth Williamson of Company C, Officers Candidate School Class 173.
GySgt Verlando Frazier, East Coast Food Service Management Team, looked ready to dig into some of the new items included in MREs.
This photo by Sgt Earnie Grafton of Marines from Fox Co., 2/4 shows varied emotions as they greeted the coalition forces outside Kuwait city.
A fleet of trucks was needed to transport Dr. Felix de Weldon’s original model of the Iwo Jima flag-raising statue from the sculptor’s home in Newport, R.I., to the grounds of the Marine Military Academy at Harlingen, Texas. After the statue’s arrival, a nearly around-the-clock effort by skilled workmen was required in order to have the memorial reassembled and ready for dedication ceremonies on April 16, 1982.
In April this year (1981), two squadrons of AV-8A “Harriers” sailed for the Mediterranean aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau. Purpose of the cruise was to demonstrate the Navy/Marine Corps team’s capability to augment naval forces in any area of the World on short notice and to provide at-sea training for Marine Harrier pilots.
The cover of Leatherneck’s Bicentennial issue is an oil painting by the late Colonel Donald L. Dickson, USMCR. The painting depicts General George Washington’s Colonial troops at Gadsby’s Tavern in Alexandria, Va., during the French and Indian War.
Sightseeing tours for the men of the Marine Barracks, San Juan, Puerto Rico, include a trip to the El Morro Fortress. San Juan is now retired as a Post of the Corps.
The Marines in Vietnam have found that the programs which work best are those which operate close to the people. Our July cover is a mixed media (acrylic and charcoal) by Art Editor James L. Hopewell. It catches the spirit of Marines who enjoy their relationship with the Vietnamese around them.
In Naples, Italy, Marines are responsible for the internal security of the Headquarters of NATO’s Southern European Command, while the elite Carabinieri Corpa provides external security. PFC Robert M. Mallard’s NATO shield was admired by a Carabiniere as the two men prepared to take up their side-by-side posts at the entrance of the imposing NATO Headquarters, which appears in the background of this cover.
"We've Fought In Every Clime And Place": Stamping out the Caco Insurrection in the Republic d' Haiti.
"From Dawn To Setting Sun": Marine Occupation in Defense of Shanghai, March, 1927.
"Our Flag's Unfurled To Every Breeze": Punitive Expedition against Qhallah Battoo, February, 1832.
"We Are Proud To Claim The Title Of United States Marines"
"And To Keep Our Honor Clean": The fight to the finish at Bladensburg, August, 1814.
"First To Fight For Right And Freedom": The Marine expedition in Cuba in June, 1898.
"On The Land As On The Sea": The "Bon Homme Richard" encounters the "Serapis," September 23, 1779.
"We Fight Our Country's Battles": The fall of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, in 1865.
"On The Land As On The Sea": The "Bon Homme Richard" encounters the "Serapis," September 23, 1779.
"We Fight Our Country's Battles": The fall of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, in 1865.
"First To Fight For Right And Freedom": The Marine expedition in Cuba in June, 1898.
“To The Shores Of Tripoli”: Storming the fortifications at Derne, Tripoli, 1805.
"From The Halls Of Montezuma": The assault on Chapultepec Castle--Mexico City, 1847
Marine patrol fired on while fording the Coco River.
FROM OUR ARCHIVES: U.S. Marines And Miskito Indians: The Rio Coco Patrol Of 1928, published in the Marine Corps Gazette, November 1996.
“To The Shores Of Tripoli”: Storming the fortifications at Derne, Tripoli, 1805.
"From The Halls Of Montezuma": The assault on Chapultepec Castle--Mexico City, 1847
Marine patrol fired on while fording the Coco River.
FROM OUR ARCHIVES: U.S. Marines And Miskito Indians: The Rio Coco Patrol Of 1928, published in the Marine Corps Gazette, November 1996.
January 2002: The Marines engraved another mark in the rich history of the Corps when they came from more than 400 miles offshore to establish a forward operating base south of Kandahar in the war on terrorism. The Marine CH-46 helicopter on the cover, photographed by PH1(AW/SW) Greg Messier, USN, fought in the desert sand to land and resupply Marines such as the ones (inset) photographed by Sgt Joseph R. Chenelly.
January 2001: This firefight during the Frozen Chosin Reservoir Campaign of 1950 was painted by “Chosin Few” veteran Jack Cannon, who served with Company B, 1st Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment and resides in the warmer climes of New Mexico. The cover was part of Leatherneck’s 50th anniversary salute to the Korean War veterans.
January 1992: This cover photograph of runners during Marine Corps Marathon XVI in Washington, D.C., was photographed by Sgt Deirdre Hallett.
January 1991: This month’s cover by Ross Simpson captures the Marines’ waiting-but-ready posture in the Middle East.
January 1982: Participants in the Sixth Annual Marine Corps Marathon presented a colorful spectacle as they began the 26-mile, 385-yard run in Washington, D.C., November 1, 1981. The cover photo, by Tom Bartlett, was taken from a bridge overlooking Highway 50 about a half-mile from the starting line.
January 1981: Nearly 7,800 runners participated in the Fifth Annual Marine Corps Marathon held in northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. The oldest finisher was 78; the youngest was 10. Leatherneck staffer Ron Lunn pre-positioned himself near the Nation’s Capitol to photograph runners during their 14th mile of the 26-mile, 385-yard course.
January 1972: This month’s cover, by Marine Combat Artist Peter Gish, shows members of the New Corps sightseeing in the Old World. While on liberty in Athens, Greece, the 3d Bn, Eighth Marines, were able to tour the Erektheon Porch and Cariatides. The water color is from the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Art collection.
January 1971: Happy New Years!
Originally Published December 2005 -- This cover always makes us smile. Merry Christmas!
Originally Published December 2004 -- Maybe she received better-fitting gloves?
Originally Published December 2003 -- That sums it up.
Originally Published December 2001 -- Cute.
Originally Published December 1999 -- Santa's been promoted!
Originally Published December 1984 -- Is he standing guard, or looking out over home?
Originally Published December 1983 -- Something tells us that we could date the cover without knowing when it was published.
Originally Published December 1982 -- Christmas Eve at the chapel aboard Quantico.
Originally Published December 1981 -- Is the dog singing the harmony?
Originally Published December 1979 -- Coming home.
Originally Published December 1975 -- A more traditional Christmas cover.
Originally Published December 1973 -- That's either a big tree or a small Marine!
Originally Published December 1972 -- We're not sure what's more interesting, Santa or the old style gas pump.
Originally Published December 1968 -- This cover expresses the wishes of Marines, both to their fellow Marines and to their families waiting at home, for a "Merry Christmas."
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fraud
Any body who claims to have earned any medal in the military and is found to have lied should be given jail time. It is not free speach. It is like thoses idiots that attend a military burial and hold up signs that god is punishing you for the war should also see jail time
Phonies
I too, belive that you lie about having been in the service and received medals/ribbons that you did not earn, this is indeed a crime and is stolen valor. This problem has been gaining traction which you can see by looking at the membership lists of organizations such as the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. There are people in office as well as in their membership that did not serve or in the case of the VFW, did not serve overseas. And it does no good to contact their national headquarters because it's all about the number now for these organizations.
VFW playing numbers game....
So that's how it worked with the VFW, the numbers game. A young man I knew joined his local VFW even tho he had had a mental breakdown in Army bootcamp and was booted out after finishing just over six months, never completing boot and never leaving the state. He then drew "cigarette money" as a disabled vet for the rest of his life some what short life. Most of us knew he was unfit and the recruiter should have been up on charges for even recruiting the guy it was so obvious he was not soldier material.
Not All Speech is Free
Anyone who honestly makes a mistake should be given a pass, but only once. Others who claim awards, especially awards that entitle them to certain benefits in government, hiring benefits, or inclusion in select social groups, should be subject to criminal laws similar to those found in civil law addressing libel and slander.
Pvt Niles Sends##
Why do liberals get it both ways?
Freedom of speech is just that. I think at the risk of offending those that defend it you lose that right. We don't let felons vote. We don't allow a Marine Sergeant to express his free speech about the incompetence of an incompetent U.S. President so where is the fairness. The Marine defends the right of free speech.
Liberals will allow the American flag to be burned, allow religious fanatics to protest military funerals and they will allow stolen Valor. This is not the America I grew up to respect...... or the America I swore an oath to defend!
Corporal U.S. Marines
Well put Marine. And damn
Well put Marine. And damn well make certain all your buddies VOTE in the next election. It's the only method that active Jarhead's have to show their distrust and dislike for any politician.
Semper Fi
Ron U.S.M.C. 57/61
Well said...
Well said...
Both Ways?
What a nonsensical argument. What are the both ways liberals get it, Corporal?
Have you even read the text or opinions of Texas Vs. Johnson? Did you know that 4 out of the concurring justices were Republican appointees, including conservative icon Antonin Scalia? Or what about Snyder Vs. Phelps? That decision allowing those "religious fanatics" to protest was 8-1.
Free speech is only important when it's speech you disagree with, Corporal.
Liberals don't allow anything. Laws and adjudication of those laws do.
You indicated that Marines defend free speech. Given your comments and those of your fellow Marines here, I wonder just how much you'd defend free speech if the decision were yours.
Stolen Valor? I've never met a man yet who needed a ribbon to remind him that he did his duty.
False Claims...
Those who make such false claims should not be sent to jail, they instead should be sent to confinement, not on but near, one of the Marine Corps, Army, or which ever brach they claimed, bases, because they do not merrit being on the same ground as the soldiers. And they should spend their days under specially selected D.I.s, cleaning the heads, every nook and crack of it. And while they are on the base, they should be forced to crawl on all fours, not walk, to and from those heads, and while on the job.
Keeping it professional
Dear readers,
We deleted two comments on this thread due to the use of inappropriate language.
We welcome debate, but we also welcome civility.
Thank you Marines.
Margot Cornelius,
Web Content Editor
Leatherneck Magazine
In Response to "Both Ways"...
I believe you owe the Corporal an appology. He is absolutely correct in not being happy about defending a freedom that civilians enjoy that the active duty military does not - free speech. He is bound by a stricter and different set of laws as of when he signed a contract with the United States of America to defend YOUR freedoms and right to be an ars!
As a matter of contention, it is indeed the liberals that are responsible for the flag-burning and memorial-protesting rights you enjoy since is it the liberals that bring the suits up in the first place. The decisions you pointed out wouldn't be a matter of law or record IF the matter wasn't an issue in the first place - BECAUSE some liberal burned a flag is the REASON we now have a law protecting the rest of the LIBERALS when they want to burn their flags.
Semper Fi Brothers and Sisters (and everyone else that has and does serve God, Country & Corps)
No Apology Necessary
As a Marine, the corporal is bound by certain rules and regulations, that yes, do not pertain to civilians like me. A subset of those rules have to do with criticism of the chain-of-command. If he wants to criticize the President, he is allowed to do so--but not in the context of his being a Marine. He can lobby his congressman, he can write editorials--but not in the context of his being a Marine.
What remains nonsensical is your (and his) declaration that somehow he doesn't have the rights he fights to protect for me. Personally, I doubt very much many service personnel think consciously of any "rights" when they are given an order. Good Marines simply say "Yes, Sir!" and carry it out.
But what is even more laughable is to lay blame upon "liberals" -- something I'm not even sure you could define. But it's convenient to use the term as a scapegoat when the ability to make a case fails. As I pointed out--it wasn't liberals who upheld freedom of speech and expression in this country--it was conservative judges who understand the meaning of the 1st amendment and its importance. Without them, that sort of expression would have been "chilled."
You are factually incorrect: there is no law prohibiting flag-burning; nor a law encouraging loud-mouths to protest at funerals. What there is are legal decisions which uphold certain constitutional principles. Those principles assert that the government can't simply forbid speech or expression it doesn't like. (Private employers can.) While I personally wouldn't burn a flag in protest, nor picket a funeral, these are forms of expression, and if there's anything which makes this a great country, it's that singular freedom.
Conservative writer Ann Coulter was told by the Canadian government a while back that she needed to exercise caution, as her remarks may be construed as "hate speech." I loathe Ann Coulter. But the only thing I loathe more is taking away her right to speak her mind without judicial consequence.
Remember, free speech only counts when you dislike what someone says. Otherwise, it is a worthless freedom. I'm proud to live in a place where I can say whatever I want about the government without formal retribution.
I suppose, by your reasoning, that we wouldn't need a first amendment if everyone just said nothing offensive, went to the same church, etc. And that would be true--right up to the point where someone was saying something others didn't like. Then it's all about majority rule. And if there's one thing this country stands up for, it's minority rights. Because--and this is the critical part--you NEVER know who the next rule makers are going to be...
That's the wisdom of this country.
Good luck.
1st Amendment
Free Speech. Eventhough with the "Stolen Valor Act" civilians are still protected under the 1st amendment. Military rules only apply to active duty/reserves and don't apply to civilians. Does not apply to veterans. Does not apply to veterans either because they are civilians & don't answer to any military chain of command. Veterans reatin their 1st amendment. Regardless of what the VA says veterans can wear their medals how ever they want, whenever they want including uniforms. Don't go in the military.
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