Stories

Why the Marines: Victor Desouza

Marine Corps enlistee Victor Desouza wants to join the Marine Corps to become a better person. He was born and grew up in Maringa, Brazil. Desouza moved to the U.S. to join the Marines.

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Brooklyn Marine Recruiter Saves an Assault Victim at Coney Island

Scouring parts of Coney Island and Brooklyn for the next generation Marines is all part of the job for Staff Sergeant Evens Charles. Just like he does every day, he goes out to the community and tries to find the 1% percent of Americans who will earn the title of Marine, but on July 25, 2017, he did more than just that.Charles, along with two other

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Enlistees with Recruiting Substation Reading execute the pull-up portion of the Initial Strength Test during the monthly RSS pool function on Feb. 11, 2017 in Wyomissing, Pa. Those waiting to attend recruit training are placed in a program designed to push them physically, spiritually and mentally in order to better prepare them for recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Myers/Released) - Enlistees with Recruiting Substation Reading execute the pull-up portion of the Initial Strength Test during the monthly RSS pool function on Feb. 11, 2017 in Wyomissing, Pa. Those waiting to attend recruit training are placed in a program designed to push them physically, spiritually and mentally in order to better prepare them for recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Myers/Released)

Forged through Fitness: Preparing men and women for the title Marine

Exhaustion, sweat, pain and the promise of more to come – This was the call that brought more than 60 young men and women together to train for one of the most challenging physical and mental tests they would ever endure – Marine recruit training.

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Demetri E. Ramos, center, leads Future Marine Recruits with Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Glen Burnie, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Baltimore, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, in a dynamic warm-up before doing a physical training session in Glen Burnie, Maryland, November 15, 2016. Young men and women awaiting boot camp conduct physical training sessions with their Marine Corps recruiters before going to boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols/Released) - Demetri E. Ramos, center, leads Future Marine Recruits with Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Glen Burnie, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Baltimore, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, in a dynamic warm-up before doing a physical training session in Glen Burnie, Maryland, November 15, 2016. Young men and women awaiting boot camp conduct physical training sessions with their Marine Corps recruiters before going to boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols/Released)

Severna Park High School Graduate shaves weight to Enlist

HANOVER, Maryland - About a dozen young men and women gather at a local shopping center at the Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Glen Burnie, Recruiting Station Baltimore, preparing for the challenges of recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.

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Retired Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., speaks during a street dedication ceremony in honor of retired Lt. Gen. Ronald S. Coleman Oct. 22, 2016, in Darby, Pa. Coleman was being honored as a hometown hero. The new street, Ronald S. Coleman Boulevard, replaced 10th Street in Darby. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Myers) - Retired Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., speaks during a street dedication ceremony in honor of retired Lt. Gen. Ronald S. Coleman Oct. 22, 2016, in Darby, Pa. Coleman was being honored as a hometown hero. The new street, Ronald S. Coleman Boulevard, replaced 10th Street in Darby. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Myers)

Pennsylvania Marine honored in street dedication ceremony

DARBY, Pennsylvania — Retired U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Ronald S. Coleman was honored in a street naming ceremony at the corner of 10th Street and Ridge Avenue in Darby, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. The new street, Ronald S. Coleman Boulevard, replaced 10th Street.

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