Marine Corps
Happy Birthday, Marines!
250th USMC Birthday Message 10 November 2025 A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS Two hundred and fifty years ago, before our Nation declared its independence, a small group of men gathered in Philadelphia and formed a Corps of Marines. From that moment, our story has been bound to the story of America […]
Tun Tavern- Birthplace of the Marines
New ‘Tun Tavern’ to open in Philadelphia 250 years after Marine Corps was born Jeff Schogol Marines often boast that their beloved Corps was “born in a bar,” specifically, that it was born at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, back when the very first would-be Marines decided to enlist on Nov. 10, 1775. The original building […]
Marine Corps Celebration
The Marines’ 250th year celebration took place at Camp Pendelton this weekend. Governor Newsom was not pleased. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the “unscheduled closure” was implemented out of public safety concerns after it became clear that the Marines’ planned demonstration would send live munitions arching over one of the state’s most […]
Longest Serving Marine to Retire
Longest-serving active duty Marine to retire after 42 years “To say that I came in and saw so much progress for Marines, and especially female Marines, over my time … it hits me really hard.” Drew F. Lawrence When Lt. Col. Rhonda C. Martin was 19 years old, she unintentionally walked into a Marine recruiting […]
Newest, Oldest Marine Sergeant
Legendary Marine Raider finally promoted to sergeant at 100 One of the original Marine Raiders, Frank S. Wright and was bayoneted in the stomach and shot in the chest during combat across the Pacific in World War II, including at Iwo Jima. Jeff Schogol Frank S. Wright recently got what he described as a “big […]
Send in the Marines
700 Marines deployed to LA to respond to immigration protests By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press, Tara Copp, AP, Jason Dearen, The Associated Press and Tim Sullivan, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — About 700 Marines have been ordered to deploy to Los Angeles to help National Guard members respond to immigration protests, U.S. […]
No beards for Marines outside of medical waivers
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Eric Smith, declared that there would be no beards for Marines outside of medical waivers. Smith argued that Marines have a standard and a brand. There is a medical waiver for pseudofolliculitis barbae. Without the conditions needed for the medical waiver, Marines won’t be able to obtain a […]
Happy Birthday Devil Dogs!
Glad y’all are on our side. 10 November 2024 A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS For 249 years, Marines have served as our Nation’s sentinels of freedom. As we celebrate our Corps’ birthday this year, I encourage all Marines to reflect on our legacy forged in blood on battlefields since 1775, and […]
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