Leatherneck – Marine Corps Association

Night Battle on Tinian: Marines Engage With Enemy Tanks

By: Steven D. McCloud

Executive Editor’s note: This article is based on interviews and research done for the author’s book “Black Dragon: The Experience of a Marine Rifle Company in the Central Pacific. Private First Class Bob Funk struggled to clear his head as...

From Bellhop to Leatherneck: “8th and I” Marine Witness to Turbulent Time in U.S. History

By: Kipp Hanley

In 1961, in the sleepy town of Marshalls Creek, Pa., everybody knew the Huffmans. Unfortunately for Joel Huffman, the town was also familiar with his driving record. After wrecking two of his father’s vehicles and dropping out of college, the...

Remember What You Represent: The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon

By: Kyle Watts

A highly selective and unique niche fills the ranks of the Marine Corps’ Silent Drill Platoon. Throughout the unit’s history, the platoon has proven unparalleled among the services at their craft and represented the Marine Corps on the grandest scale....

Tank Attack on Saipan!

By: MSgt Jeff Dacus, USMCR (Ret)

By June 15, 1944, the Central Pacific drive of the United States had inexorably pushed the Japanese back toward their homeland. Throughout the methodical island-hopping campaign, the Japanese had put up stiff resistance, fighting furiously on the sea, on land,...

Return With the Elixir: The Psychology of Pilgrimages to the "Devil Dog" Fountain

By: Heather A. Warfield, Ph.D.

A shuttle van rolled to a stop across the street from the Belleau Town Hall. Out of the side door emerged an elderly gentleman, hunched over, his physical frame sharply contrasted by the fierce resolve propelling him forward. Protruding from...

Battle Scars

By: Chip Reid

Executive Editor’s note: In 2003, NBC News journalist Chip Reid embedded with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines during the opening days of OIF. He spent six weeks living with the Marines and telling their stories to TV audiences back home. He...