August 2008
Current Issue
- LCpl Vincent Fischer, a Marine antitank guided missileman in Wpns Co, 1/23, examines a Moroc African Lion 2008 weapons demonstration.
Sgt Justin Park
- Jack Chevigny, the Notre Dame running back who scored the tying touchdown in what became a come-from-behind victory over Army in 1926 to “win one for the Gipper,” gave all for his country and his fellow Marines in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Courtesy of the Archives of the University of Notre Dame
- The father of LCpl Christopher Dyer lights the ever-living candle in front of his son’s portrait during the unveiling ceremony in the Ohio Statehouse rotunda in May.
Trinity Gruenberg
- 12 From “Ambush Alley” to Peaceful Ally: 1/9 Marines Win Local Support in Ramadi, Iraq
By LCpl Casey Jones
Once an insurgent hotbed, Ramadi, the capital of Al Anbar province, returns to a stable, bustling economic center controlled by local government and policemen.
- 14 Relief in Elnora: Marines Join the Indiana National Guard in Fight to Save Imperiled Town
By Cpl Jason D. Mills
The 26th MEU deployed to Indiana for realistic urban warfare training but arrived in time to fight flooding, shoring up levees.
- 18 For the Boys: Gridiron Great John Chevigny Sacrificed All to Lead by Example
By Jeff Walker
Modern-day Texas football coach sorts more Iwo Jima fact and fiction.
- 22 The War on Terror
Edited by R. R. Keene
Iraqis move to forefront in countering insurgents in Al Anbar province as Marines push back Taliban in Afghanistan.
- 28 Semper Fidelis & Fine Dining: A Culinary Delight in the New Globe & Laurel Read Online FREE!
By R. R. Keene
Perhaps the Corps’ most famous restaurant, The Globe & Laurel has reopened at a new, larger location, with more than fine dining: a heavy splash of esprit de corps.
- 38 Rockwell’s Marine: PFC Duane Parks Epitomized Returning War Hero Read Online FREE!
By Mary D. Karcher
Who is that Marine in Rockwell’s painting?” set the search in motion. Read on for the answer. Norman Rockwell’s The Saturday Evening Post October 13, 1945, cover illustration entitled “Homecoming Marine,” licensed and provided by Curtis Publishing Company, Indianapolis, Ind. All rights reserved. www.curtispublishing.com
- 40 African Lion 2008: Marines in North Africa Add Dimension to Annual Training
Maj Valerie A. Jackson, USMCR
Marine reservists continue to take on more challenges as the face of the Corps and America overseas.
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