Jim Wescoat was born on Dec. 7, 1921, in Atlantic City, N.J. Exactly 20 years later, after Pearl Harbor was bombed on Dec. 7, 1941, he joined the Marine Corps. Now 103, he’s the only Marine WWII ...

From the halls of Montezuma, To the shores of Tripoli, We fight our country’s battles In the air, on land, and sea. First to ...

Newport Marines gathered at Cappy’s Hillside Café to honor the 250th Marine Corps Birthday with a heartfelt ceremony, remembrance, and tradition.

In the center of the yellow brightly lit bedroom of the hospice center, 101-year-old World War II veteran U.S. Pfc. John ...

Marines joined in for a traditional cake cutting ceremony, sang "The Marines' Hymn," and participated in a raffle.

According to the U.S. Marine Corps History Division, from 1798 to 1921 the birthday of the Corps had been celebrated in July. On July 11, 1798, President John Adams approved a bill that recreated the ...

One of the nation’s most storied military branches, the United States Marine Corps — tracing its roots to the Revolutionary War — turns 250 years old Monday.

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- The New York State Department of Veterans ' Services (DVS), in conjunction with the National Marine Corps Council, today announced that a ceremony will be held ...

Marines with the Quantico Ceremonial Platoon celebrated the Corps’ 250th birthday early with 101-year-old World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient Marine Corps Pfc. John Grimes. Jacques, Grimes ...

He was born in Weirton, W.Va. on Oct. 27, 1932, the son of Leonidas and Irene Epitropoulos Manolakakis Manios of Karpathos, Greece, and moved to Warren in 1941. Frank graduated from Warren G. Harding ...

There is a rich history in Hollywood of making great movies about the Marine Corps. Although I never served, I'm incredibly proud to be the grandson of a World War II Marine veteran, so these movies ...