Leatherneck—Magazine of the Marines, Since 1917
This Month's Features
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...
All Feature Articles
Posted on September 7, 2022
By: Ashley Danielson
Building a Firm Foundation for the Future An aerial rendering of the Carolina Museum of the Marine | Al Gray Civic Institute which will be...
Posted on September 7, 2022
By: Sara W. Bock
Zippos Carried into Combat Were More than Just Cigarette Lighters By Sara W. Bock A USMC military policeman, right, uses his Zippo to light a...
Posted on September 6, 2022
By: Beth Brown
Toxic Exposure Victims Would Benefit From Bill Expanding VA Coverage By Beth Brown On March 3, House Resolution 3967 advanced through the U.S. House of...
Posted on September 6, 2022
By: Joel Searls
“I Owe a Debt of Gratitude to the Marine Corps” By Joel Searls Frederick W. Smith has spent the majority of his lifetime in leadership,...
Posted on September 5, 2022
By: Sara W. Bock
Exclusive Interview Virginia's Lieutenant Governor, Marine Veteran By Sara W. Bock Courtesy of the Office of Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears In the 1980s, while serving...
Posted on September 5, 2022
By Edward T. Nevgloski, Ph.D. MajGen John A. Lejeune, 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, issued Marine Corps Order No. 47, which effectively established Nov....
Posted on September 4, 2022
By: Sam Lichtman
By Sam Lichtman Perhaps more than any other military rifle, John Garand’s iconic M1 holds a special place in the hearts of military riflemen and...
Posted on September 4, 2022
By: Mike Miller
Patriot Led a Life of Military Service, Culminating in Medal of Honor By Mike Miller Pvt Hugh Purvis received the Medal of Honor in 1872,...
Posted on September 3, 2022
Nuclear Rocket Artillery in the Cold War By Jonathan Bernstein When atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, they effectively ended...
Posted on September 3, 2022
By: Sara Bock
Is Newest Addition To MCA’s Library of Audio Content By Sara W. Bock When Vic Ruble joined the staff of the Marine Corps Association last...
Posted on September 2, 2022
By: Compilation
From the Leatherneck Archives: April 1991 Stories from the Marines on the Ground Jan. 15, 1991, Was Payday at the Front, But Nobody Remembers It Just hours before...
Posted on September 2, 2022
By: Sara W. Bock
As Afghan Evacuees Arrive at Quantico, Marines Get Creative to Bridge Cultural Divide By Sara W. Bock In 2009, Marine Corps combat artist Kris...
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