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 ...
In the center of the yellow brightly lit bedroom of the hospice center, 101-year-old World War II veteran U.S. Pfc. John ...
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - At 10 a.m. Monday November 10th, on the Veritas Classical Academy campus, a ceremony celebrating ...
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and the South Dakota Department of the Marine Corps League are hosting a cake cutting ...
U.S. Marines and Sailors leave Virgina and prepare for Philadelphia Fleet Week as part of Navy Marine Corps 250 in Philadelphia, aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, USS Arlington (LPD ...
250th U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Celebration and Cake-Cutting Ceremony will be held in the War Room of the NYS Capitol on Monday, November 10, at 10 a.m. As Marines, we learn that service is a ...
(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 ...
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 ...
I first sang the Marine Corps Hymn as a Devil Pup, at Camp Pendleton. I did not think beyond the verses; it was just a song, and my only concern was getting the words right. Today, I think of the Hymn ...
At Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Marines put their marksmanship to the test in a demanding 3-gun shooting competition. Combining rifle, pistol, and shotgun stages, the event challenges speed, ...