Every February, Black History Month shines a light on Americans whose contributions shaped the nation. One belongs to Pfc.
They were a secret Marine platoon sent ashore before anyone else. Led by Frank Tachsky, these men—many pulled straight from ...
Japanese soldiers across the Pacific War came to fear the U.S. Marines more than any other enemy they faced. Drawing on diaries, interrogation reports, and battlefield accounts from Guadalcanal to Iwo ...
During the ferocious battle, Alexander Bonnyman led a 21-man demolition team against the main bomb-proof shelter on Tarawa.
The Marine Corps was founded on Nov. 10, 1775 during the Revolutionary War but was then disbanded when the war ended. On July 11, 1798, Congress formally ordered the creation of the Corps as a ...
The U.S. Marine Corps has been instrumental in American combat operations for well over 200 years. Aside from the will to fight, the rifle has long stood as the Marines’ most important weapon on the ...