This Month's Features
By: MSgt Jeff Dacus, USMCR (Ret)
By June 15, 1944, the Central Pacific drive of the United States had inexorably pushed the Japanese back toward their homeland. Throughout the methodical island-hopping campaign, the Japanese had put up stiff resistance, fighting furiously on the sea, on land,...
By: Heather A. Warfield, Ph.D.
A shuttle van rolled to a stop across the street from the Belleau Town Hall. Out of the side door emerged an elderly gentleman, hunched over, his physical frame sharply contrasted by the fierce resolve propelling him forward. Protruding from...
By: Chip Reid
Executive Editor’s note: In 2003, NBC News journalist Chip Reid embedded with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines during the opening days of OIF. He spent six weeks living with the Marines and telling their stories to TV audiences back home. He...
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A row of MAG 26 A-4 Skyhawks line up at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Multiple aerial surveillance missions were conducted...
The 24th Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) landed in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 29, 1983. The Marines came ashore with mixed feelings. They were the fourth...
By: Col Patty Klop, USMCR
Editor’s note: We are publishing Col Patty Klop’s story to reinforce the importance of speaking openly about PTSD and other mental health issues and to...
By: Dr. Edward T. Nevgloski, Ph.D.
On Oct. 14, 1962, photographic evidence produced by an American U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft revealed the construction of Soviet medium-range nuclear ballistic missile sites in...
By: Kyle Watts
By Kyle Watts The U.S. Air Force C-17 began its final descent in preparation for landing. Corporal Von Straight sat packed in among the 25...
By: Col Mary H. Reinwald, USMC (Ret)
Most Marines know that the fabric of our Corps is woven from throughout the nation. Marines join from every state and even from foreign countries,...
By: Sam Lichtman
“My predecessor told me … ‘we don’t have lightsabers and hover tanks in the basement here, but it’s right down the road.’ ” —Colonel Frederick...
By: Kyle Watts
This year marks several significant milestones in the legacy of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. July 11 marks the band’s 225th anniversary, and...
By: SSgt Norman Miller, USMC
From the Leatherneck Archives: Feb. 15, 1945, Pacific Edition A shrieking Marine-piloted Corsair dived on its Marshall Island target. Its bombs released, smoke and dust shrouding the atoll....
By: Kyle Watts
In late September 1968, Bob Skeels stepped off a plane at Quang Tri Combat Base. The aircraft delivered three of Bob’s friends to Vietnam alongside...
By: Kyle Watts
Revealing the Lasting Impact of Corporal Jason Dunham In 2003, film producer and director David Kniess caught a red-eye flight from California, bound for the...
By: Nancy S. Lichtman
Marines Walk from East Coast to West Coast To Raise Awareness, Money for MIA Recovery Early in 2020, Sergeant Major Justin LeHew, USMC (Ret) had...
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