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Meet the Marine Who ‘Rode Thunder’ and Lived to Tell the Tale

by Claire Barrett7/17/20237/20/2023

After being forced to eject from his F-8 Crusader, Lt. Col. William Rankin soon found himself amid a thunderstorm — 40,000 feet above ground.

101-Year-Old Vet Receives Medal for Being One of the First Black Marines

by Irene Loewenson2/15/20232/15/2023

Last World War II Marine Flying Ace Dies, Leaves Legacy of Service

by Zamone Perez10/3/202210/3/2022

Soldiers on Peleliu Island.

Did the Army and Marines Really Hate Each Other? These Never-Before-Published Eugene Sledge Stories May Change Your Mind.

by Henry Sledge9/28/20229/28/2022

‘They Are Marines, Period’: Trailblazing All-Black Marine Unit From WWII to Feature in New Docuseries

by Jon Simkins9/15/20229/15/2022

And Then There Were Three: One of the Last Living Navajo Code Talkers Dies at Age 98

by Kirstin Fawcett8/2/20228/2/2022

How a US Marine Rescued His Afghan Interpreter’s Family From the Taliban

by David Kindy8/2/20228/2/2022

Last Photo of a World War II Hero

by Karen Jensen6/23/20229/21/2022

How South Vietnam Won the Vietnam War’s Longest Battle

by John D. Howard4/8/20223/9/2023

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Midway Islands’ Undaunted Defenders

by William B. Allmon8/19/19962/13/2024