The Leatherneck Journal- Stories, traditions, and history from the United States Marine Corps.
Marine Trivia Tuesday!
How well do you know the Corps? Some of these stories are common knowledge, others are a little more obscure, but all of them tell you something about the unique history and identity of the Marines.1. The first Marine to ever receive an honorary promotion was in a Stanley Kubrick movie.In Full Metal Jacket, actor [...]
5 Badass Quotes From Marine General James Mattis
We've all heard the quotes before. And we love him for giving zero fucks. But as much as we love him, there's many who don't understand what he says. He's been accused of intolerance, extremism, narrow-mindedness.Yeah, we know they're idiots. But for the times when you want to backhand someone talking smack about General Mattis [...]
“Santa to be Treated as Hostile Target This Christmas”- White...
Washington, D.C.- Today White House
press secretary Jay Carney announced that the Obama administration
has ordered all combat aircraft currently stationed CONUS to conduct
air patrols on Christmas Eve. The target?According to Carney, “that
politically incorrect monster, Santa Claus.”Carney went on to elaborate- “this is
an administration that, maybe falls short on policy, but will never
fall short on caring [...]
Corps Leadership to Personally Test New Gear
After years of wandering around
training areas and foreign countries complaining aloud about what
officer approved the cumbersome, impractical piece of equipment
currently acting as the bane of your existence, the Corps has
answered. Officers in charge of standards and approval requirements
for new equipment, specifically body armor and personal gear will
themselves be required to perform in said gear. [...]
Gen. Mattis Awards Marine Bronze Star
Sgt. Joshua Acevedo spent 2010 fighting
through heavy Taliban resistance in Hemland province, Afghanistan.
Stationed at Patrol Base Hernandez in southern Hemland , Acevedo and
his men were on the front line.The orders given to Acevedo and his
Marines were to “create disturbance and prep the area for an
eventual southern shift toward the Taliban-controlled city of
Durzay.”Ten days after [...]
Fallen Marine Sgt. Honored at Warship Christening Ceremony
November 15, 2004, while conducting
combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom Marine
sergeant Rafael Peralta gave his life to protect his fellow Marines. Peralta, while engaged in close combat
against insurgents in Fallujah during Operation Al Fajr saw a grenade
thrown at his element and dove on top of it, saving the lives of his
teammates. At [...]
