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Revisiting America’s First Marines
by Edward T. Nevgloski, Ph.D.
Read MoreIn 1921 the Marines acknowledged Nov. 10, 1775, as the official date of its formation. Some argue, however, that the nation’s first leathernecks were “Gooch’s Marines” who fought decades earlier in 1740.

Virginia’s Lieutenant G Governor, Marine Veteran Winsome Earle-Sears “Leadership is Not What You Say: It’s What You Do”
by Sara W. Bock
Read MoreDuring an exclusive interview with Leatherneck in February, the newly elected lieutenant governor of Virginia, who served as an electrician in the Marine Corps from 1983 to 1986, discussed the qualities of leadership and self-discipline she learned during her service and continues to implement today.
