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  • June 22, 2010

    Marine Attack Squadron 231

    Corps Oldest Squadron Commemorates 75 Years By LCpl Rick Jakubowski JPAO, MCAS, Cherry Point, NC Marines September 1994 Submitted by: Norris Gwin MCAS Cherry Point, NC From dropping hand grenades from the cockpits of bi-planes to the precision bombing of...

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  • June 22, 2010

    Eulogy for a Fallen Marine

    Eulogy for a Fallen Marine Compiled by R. E. “Pat” Ruckstuhl, Sgt USMC 1966-1972 “Once a Marine Always a Marine” A eulogy to (Rank and Name of Fallen Marine) (Photograph of Deceased Marine) Service Record: (Marines Name and Rank) entered...

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  • June 22, 2010

    Cold War Certificates

    Cold War Certificate Now Available Between 28 Million former and current service members and DOD civilians began applying on 5 April 1999 for certificates honoring them for their parts in winning the Cold War. Person are eligible for the Recognition...

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  • June 22, 2010

    VMA-231 History

    VMA-231 History Submitted by: Norris Gwin To Marine Aviation the Ace of Spades symbolizes some of the greatest exploits and some of the most outstanding names in the Corps. It is the insignia of VMA-231 whose history virtually epitomizes the...

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  • June 22, 2010

    Marine Corps Birthday Message

    General James T Conway’s Birthday Message ALMAR 044/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE10 NOVEMBER 2007// POC/SGT M. BELL/ADMIN CHIEF/CMC STAFF GROUP/-/TEL:(703) 614-2326// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SINCE THE BIRTH OF OUR NATION, OUR LIBERTY HAS BEEN PURCHASED BY VALIANT...

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  • June 22, 2010

    Lejern Lejeune Master Fall 2007

    The common denominator of all Marine Corps virtues is “respect”. Therefore, it would, indeed, be difficult, if not impossible to find a Marine past or present who has earned our respect, more than Major General John Archer Lejeune, pronounced LeJERN....

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  • June 22, 2010

    The Articles of the Code of Conduct

    USMC Code of Conduct ARTICLE I: I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense. ARTICLE II: I will never surrender of...

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  • June 22, 2010

    A Story of Precedence

    Precedence of the USMC over the USN by: ML Sewell The subsequent ‘history’ was something I stumbled across (although I had heard this years ago) and it caused a bit of amusement…however, it explains a lot. You might want to...

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