The offensive was the largest of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I and is largely credited with ushering in the end of the war on Nov. 11, 1918. [Pictured: U.S. Marines during the Meuse-Argonne Campaign] 1919: Treaty of Versailles Public Domain 1919: Treaty of Versailles ...
Blau was in the Marines from 2002-2006 and served two tours of duty in Iraq, including spearheading the entry in Fallujah in 2004. When he got out of the service, he went to work for a cable company in North Carolina and pursued a psychology degree, but jumped at the chance when he...
I was pretty shocked by the number of women who responded, even though the question was clearly meant for men. I was even more shocked by the number of women who took offense at the very thought of a woman caring about what men thought of her appearance. While nice in theory, I don'...
Barrel-chested and physically commanding, Dennehy played football at Columbia University, left to join the Marines, and later worked at jobs from cab driver to stockbroker before landing in New York stage productions. Dennehy appeared in "First Blood," the first of Sylvester Stallone's Rambo movie...
My interest in military history started many years ago and, by the age of 12, I KNEW that I was going to join the RAF. I served with the RAF for over 28 years, including 17 years on the Boeing Sentry AWACS, with operational flying in the Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts...
reflecting continued tensions between the United States and Vietnam and the bitterness over the war that lingers in this country even now. Indeed, 15 years after the last Marines boarded helicopters on the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, trips such as the one Greene took are illegal....
Serving Those Who Have Served Marine Federal Credit Union Publication Date: 12-12-2024 American History as Seen Through the Eyes of Marines, National Museum of The Marine Corps, Triangle, VA Galleries & Museums American History as Seen Through the Eyes of Marines National Museum of The Ma...
with a daughter and two sons. Between 1942 and 1945, Parker Ranch played a key role assisting Camp Tarawa in sheltering 50,000 Marines from the 2nd and 5th Marine Divisions and the V Amphibious Corps as they prepared for the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. A monument to Marines training...
No official recognition was given to the Coast Guard motto until it appeared in 1910 on the ensign. Captain Van Boskerck hoped to give it as much recognition as "Semper Fideles" of the Marines and "Anchors Away" of the Navy. Here's the words to the chorus ...
and served under Ulysses S. Grant around Chattanooga and under General Sherman in the Atlanta campaign. With the fall of Atlanta (Sept., 1864), Grant ordered Thomas to pursue the army of General Hood into Tennessee. Although accused by Grant of moving too slowly, and threatened with the loss...