Leatherneck—Magazine of the Marines, Since 1917
This Month's Features
Posted on November 1, 2026
By: Sara W. Bock
This article was originally published in the November 2014 issue of Leatherneck Magazine. Between its recognizable melody and iconic lyrics, "The Marines' Hymn" is arguably the most well-known of the U.S. military songs. For Marines both past and present, the...
Posted on October 15, 2026
By: Kayla Workman
There is a distinct gravity that commands the air around a U.S. Marine Corps memorial.Time seems to slow its heavy march. Voices drop to a murmur, and strangers fall into a kind of synchronized silence. Some stand still before the...
Posted on October 15, 2026
By: LtCol Brad Anderson, USMC (Ret) and Katie Cashwell
While locked at the position of attention, the Crucible completed, standing in formation sweaty, sandy, exhausted and hungry yet beaming with pride, few Marines can forget the first time they sang “The Marines’ Hymn.” After weeks enduring hard training, long...
Posted on October 15, 2026
By: Kyle Watts
In October 2021, brothers Gerry and Rudy Gonzalez stood watching in rapt attention the men surrounding them. Many years younger than the rest, the brothers captured the moment on film as the Vietnam War veterans solemnly performed a ceremony of...
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Posted on December 15, 2022
Featured image: Stephen Peck, CEO of U.S.VETS, at the opening of Veterans One-Stop Service Centers at Patriotic Hall in Los Angeles, Calif., 2014. Stephen J....
Posted on November 15, 2022
By: F. Gerald Downey
By F. Gerald Downey It was late afternoon Dec. 24, 1970, and I stood on the low ground that was to be our night defensive...
Posted on November 15, 2022
By: Jennifer Castro
By Jennifer Castro William L. Hendricks was a major in the Marine Corps Reserve when he established Toys for Tots in 1947. Hendricks worked in...
Posted on October 17, 2022
By: Joel Searls
Philanthropist, Entrepreneur Bob Parsons Turned the Discipline He Learned in the Marine Corps into High-Tech Success By Joel Searls Bob Parsons’ name is synonymous with...
Posted on October 12, 2022
By: Tom Schueman
By Maj Tom Schueman, USMC And Zainullah Zaki Editor’s note: This excerpt from the book “Always Faithful” by Maj Tom Schueman and his translator, Zainullah...
Posted on October 12, 2022
By: Mary H. Reinwald
Commandant of the Marine Corps Focusing on the Future of the Marine Corps By Col Mary H. Reinwald, USMC (Ret) The last few years have...
Posted on October 3, 2022
By: Readers
Compiled by Patricia Everett Sea Story of the Month: Barnum & Bailey Circus Had New Meaning In 1971 at Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Va.,...
Posted on September 10, 2022
By: Sara W. Bock
Beirut Marines Find a Voice in Forthcoming Documentary Film By Sara W. Bock When Greg Wah shops for Marine Corps-related souvenirs or mementos, he never...
Posted on September 10, 2022
By: Capt Michael A. Hanson, USMC
By Capt Michael A. Hanson, USMC Two CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters are parked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Guam (LPH-9) during Operation Urgent Fury...
Posted on September 9, 2022
By: Kyle Daly
Military Leaders, Doctrine Encourage Criticism By 2ndLt Kyle Daly, USMC When a Marine lieutenant colonel was relieved of his command in August 2021 for publicly...
Posted on September 9, 2022
By: Sara Bock
These Marine Vets are the Face of the Next Generation of Legionnaires By Sara W. Bock Finding Purpose Elizabeth Hartman was five years out of...
Posted on September 8, 2022
By: Committee
An Open Message to the Enlisted Infantryman By MGySgt Beau F. Hornsby, USMC • MGySgt Robert N. Robinson, USMC • MGySgt Justin W. Aiken,...
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