Outside the gates of Parris Island, a new space for traditions and brotherhood is taking shape. Here’s what to know about ...
A Marine-owned and themed tavern called Belleau Wood Tavern will soon be built in the Beaufort Port Royal area dedicated to ...
The bravery of Kaemmerling and others helped the Americans chase the German forces out of Belleau Wood by the end of the month. The battle became a defining moment in World War I, not just containing ...
The co-founders held a 250th Marine Corp celebration at the future site of the tavern, which is located at the front gates of ...
June 2018. The 100th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, held at Aisne-Marne Cemetery. Almost 10,000 U.S. soldiers died battling the German Army, June 6-26, 1918. The deadliest battle of World ...
On July 11, 1798, Congress formally ordered the creation of the Corps as a permanent military service under the Secretary of ...
When the color guard passes by and the bugler blows taps on Memorial Day, Maynard Dunham will be thinking of battles fought in France and Germany years ago. "I get sentimental. I cry. I can't help it, ...
More than 300 Marines and Sailors from commands throughout Europe and the United States, along with about 2,000 French locals, gathered at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, here, for a Memorial Day ...
Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed ...
They had fought together at Belleau Wood, clawing their way through enemy-infested thickets in a battle that became legendary in the Marine Corps. They had clung to the sides of the same shell hole ...