The 245th United States Marine Corps Birthday: Honor, Courage, and Commitment

A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
If there were a watchword for 2020, the shortlist would certainly include ‘change,’ ‘uncertainty,’ and ‘adaptation.’ This new dynamic and uncertain environment has impacted how we recruit and train Mar… Continue reading The 245th United States Marine Corps Birthday: Honor, Courage, and Commitment

Mercury 7 [Friendship 7 with John Glenn Aboard] Launch Anniversary

Astronaut John Glenn. On Feb. 20, 1962, 58 years ago today, Glenn (then, a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps) was hurled into space aboard the NASA Mercury Atlas (MA-6) spacecraft.
Glenn, both the first American to enter space, also… Continue reading Mercury 7 [Friendship 7 with John Glenn Aboard] Launch Anniversary

Lest We Forget: All Gave Some, Some Gave All

Image Courtesy of American Battle Monuments Commission Suresnes American Cemetery
Memorial Day 2019
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Requiescat In Pacem: Fleming Begaye, Sr., US Marine, Navajo Code Talker

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Fleming Begaye Sr., World War II United States Marine Navajo Code Talker has died on the Navajo Nation Reservation at Chinle, Arizona. There are now seven remaining elite World War II United States Marines – Navajo… Continue reading Requiescat In Pacem: Fleming Begaye, Sr., US Marine, Navajo Code Talker

D-Day, Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944

“… these men came here – British and our Allies, and Americans – to storm these beaches for one purpose only, not to gain anything for ourselves, not to fulfill any ambitions that America had for conquest, but just to preserve … Continue reading D-Day, Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944

Silent Shout Out: One Hundred and Eighteen Years of Silent Service

On the occasion of 118 years of Heroic Service to the United States of America we welcome the opportunity to extend our heartiest congratulations to the Men and Women of the United States Navy’s Submarine Forces in their work to protect, defend and wh… Continue reading Silent Shout Out: One Hundred and Eighteen Years of Silent Service

USMC MWD of Fallen Marine Handler Adopted by Family – Riding In 2018 Rose Parade

Former USMC MWD Sirius, who served with the 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, a battalion component of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (and retired during a ceremony at Ashley Kennels at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 26, 2016). Sirius was adopted by the fam… Continue reading USMC MWD of Fallen Marine Handler Adopted by Family – Riding In 2018 Rose Parade