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Longtime CC George Hijar , Master Gunnery Sergeant, USMC (Ret) told us that his "Share the Legacy" presentation for the graduating new Marines at Parris Island , S.C was a little different this time. "For the first time in the eight years I’ve been doing this, I shared my Marine Corps’ experiences with female and male graduating Marines from Oscar Co., 4th Recruit Training Battalion and India Co., 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. It was a pleasure and an honor to share my exp

By William Michels (Bill Michel’s father served in the 4th MarDiv during WWII) The funeral for Dale Cook was an impressive affair befitting an Iwo Jima veteran. In addition to Dale's large extended family who attended from around the country, proudly assisting at the service were veterans from a number of local groups, led by a contingent of Marine veterans from the Delta Diablo Detachment 1155 Marine Corps League (1155 MCL ), which Dale Cook founded. Ably assisting the 11

Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parrish, deployed aboard USS BOXER with the 11th MEU, snagged a silhouetted Osprey image in the Philippine Sea last month. The aircraft is part of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 inventory.

One of Lance Cpl. Rhita Daniels' photos last month caught 1st Battalion, 1st Marines trudging through a simulated chemical attack at Camp Pendelton.

Cpl Matthew Teutsh grabbed a nice Osprey shot while steaming with the 11th MEU in the Eastern Pacific. The bird belongs to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163. Teutsh's work represents just some of the imagery featured on www.usmc.mil .

As one of the nation’s premier humanitarian organizations, the American Red Cross is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. We depend on the many generous contributions of time, blood, and money from the American public to support our lifesaving services and programs. At the Red Cross, there is no such thing as a small disaster. In every single case it is the Red Cross’ missio

First lieutenant James Mercure is requesting your personal stories from combat within the legacy 43XX, 46XX Occ field to help train our Marines (and future Marines) for combat and as a forcing function/evidence for an additional formal combat training requirement for Marines in the 45XX field before a deployment. Questionnaire is here. In the legacy 43XX, 46XX MOSs, there was often a significant disparity between training before a deployment and the expectations of the Mari

Dale Cook, President of the USMCCCA, Joe Rosenthal Chapter, died at his home in Brentwood, Calif., February 29, 2019, at the age of 92. Cook is well known across Northern California for his seemingly tireless commitment to veterans' causes and his pride in being a United States Marine. He was one of the few surviving Marines who invaded Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, 74 years ago.