This Month's Features
By: Kater Miller
When we saw the tanks floating across the river, we knew we could not win against the Americans. Of course, the Iraqi soldier who uttered these words wasn’t talking about tanks; he was talking about the Marine Corps’ assault amphibious...
By: Kyle Watts
A hallmark trait of Marine veterans is the immense pride we take in having earned the right to wear the uniform and serve alongside our fellow warriors. Within the active-duty force, numerous entities push this a step further, separating themselves...
By: Abigail Cole
The theater aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10) at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, S.C., went dark March 29, National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Archival films of the Vietnam War lit that darkness. In the audience, Medal of...
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By: Abigail Cole
The theater aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10) at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, S.C., went dark March 29, National Vietnam War Veterans...
By: Kyle Watts
A hallmark trait of Marine veterans is the immense pride we take in having earned the right to wear the uniform and serve alongside our...
By: Kater Miller
When we saw the tanks floating across the river, we knew we could not win against the Americans. Of course, the Iraqi soldier who uttered...
By: Brian Nielson
FIRST-PLACE WINNER: Leatherneck Magazine Writing Contest Executive Editor’s note: The following article received 1st place in the 2025 Leatherneck Magazine Writing Contest. The award is...
By: LtCol Joel Searls, USMCR
In 2000, Hollywood scriptwriter Graham Roland enrolled in college, halfheartedly taking classes at Cal State-Fullerton when he decided he needed a challenge. He wanted to become...
By: CAPT Eugene H. Ginchereau, MC, USNR (Ret) and André B. Sobocinski
On Nov. 27, 1950, the 5th and 7th Regiments of the 1st Marine Division were in Yudam-ni, a mountain hamlet on the western side of...
By: Kyle Watts
In July 2005, the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) put to sea from California with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, embarked. The...
By: LtCol Brad Anderson, USMC (Ret), and Katie Cashwell
On Nov. 10 across the globe each year, Marines in every clime and place don dress blues with freshly mounted medals and slip on high-gloss...
By: Amy R. Peacock
In March 1942, just months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Marine Corps Chevron published a short but powerful piece titled “My Rifle: The...
By: Maj Clinton A. Culp, USMC (Ret)
From the Leatherneck Archives: March 2015 Editor’s note: The following article, written by the commander of Weapons Company, pro-vides a firsthand account of 3rd Battalion, 6th...
By: LtCol Joel Searls, USMCR
Team Rubicon has made a name for itself by leading from the front and being on the ground in some of the world’s largest and...
By: Kyle Watts
Author’s note: By the time I left active duty in 2013, I knew the name “Abbate.” Sergeant Matthew Abbate posthumously received the Navy Cross in...
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