1st Marine Corps District
Hometown: Garden City, NY, US
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Featured Video
Basilone Bowl Invitation
Sgt. Samuel Nasso invites all to attend the inagural Basilone Bowl football game at Bridgewater -- Raritan High School June 28.
Video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Valle | 1MCD | 05.16.2013
Recent News Stories
(24 votes; 3.06)
Bridgewater, NJ. (May 15, 2013) – The United States Marine Corps and Somerset County Coaches Association will host the inaugural Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Bowl...
Story by Staff Sgt. Juan Vara | 1MCD | 05.15.2013
For many Marines, recruiting duty can mean working sunrise to sunset or in some cases even later. Many work weekends and sometimes even holidays in order to recruit...
Story by Cpl. Adam Leyendecker | 1MCD | 04.29.2013
“If you want to, you could have a real easy life,” said Sgt. Michael J. Hatzenbuhler to 24-year-old Epping, N.H., native, Tommy Seaman. However, that didn’t...
Story by Sgt. Bryan G. Lett | 1MCD | 04.19.2013
Marine Corps Recruiting Station New Jersey and the Somerset County Coaches Association will host a press conference for the first ever Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone...
Story by Sgt. Samuel A. Nasso | 1MCD | 04.09.2013
In a crowd of 75 individuals from 39 countries, two Marines became U.S. citizens March 22 during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Federal Hall National Memorial, here.
Story by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | 1MCD | 03.22.2013
Sgt. Michael Blake received a Purple Heart Medal March 15 during a Purple Heart Ceremony at the Veteran’s Memorial in Eisenhower Park.
Story by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | 1MCD | 03.15.2013
Recent Video
(17 votes; 3.71)
Sgt. Samuel Nasso invites all to attend the inagural Basilone Bowl football game at Bridgewater -- Raritan High School June 28.
Video by Lance Cpl. Daniel Valle | 1MCD | 05.16.2013
The Girl Scouts of Nassau County visited 1st Marine Corps District May 2 and donated cookies to deployed service members.
Video by Capt. Timothy Irish | 1MCD | 05.02.2013
Marines from Recruiting Station New Jersey and local New Jersey head coaches held a press conference at Raritan High School, April 23, with local media personnel,...
Video by 1st Lt. Timothy Irish | 1MCD | 04.23.2013
Marines from Recruiting Station New Jersey and local New Jersey head coaches held a press conference at Raritan High School, April 23, with local media personnel,...
Video by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | 1MCD | 04.23.2013
Educators from schools around Recruiting Stations Buffalo and Pittsburgh spend three days aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. The workshop...
Video by Sgt. Caleb Gomez | 1MCD | 02.08.2013
Marines with Recruiting Station Harrisburg conduct a Marine Corps pull-up challenge, Jan. 4 - 12, during the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa. Soundbites...
Video by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | 1MCD | 01.06.2013
Recent Photos
(279 votes; 3.01)
Marines with 6th Communication Battalion run and call cadence during an all-hands formation run over the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, May 17. The battalion...
Photo by Sgt. Caleb Gomez | 1MCD | 05.17.2013
The United States Marine Corps and Somerset County Coaches Association will host the inaugural Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Bowl Game Media Day on May 29 from 6 to...
Courtesy Photo | 1MCD | 05.15.2013
Sgt. Daniel Contreias, a drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot, Parris Island, gives Poolees, men and women who have enlisted in the Marine Corps...
Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein | 1MCD | 05.04.2013
Cpl. MaryBeth Monson poses beside a poster with short description of how she was selected for the Military Leadership Award, May 2, at The Pierre Hotel during the...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Valle | 1MCD | 05.02.2013
Pfc. Tommy Seaman, 24, a native of Epping, N.H., enlisted in the Marine Corps with a bachelor’s degree in politics from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. ...
Photo by Sgt. Bryan G. Lett | 1MCD | 04.18.2013
Sgt. Curtis Bennion, a recruiter at Recruiting Substation Batavia, Recruiting Station Buffalo, 1st Marine Corps District, points to the benefit tag ‘Pride of...
Photo by Cpl. Adam Leyendecker | 1MCD | 04.12.2013
Recent Audio
(3 votes; 3.11)
Col. J.J Dill
Col.. J.J. Dill talks to a Leatherneck Magazine reporter about Marine Corps recruiting.
Courtesy Audio | 1MCD | 01.07.2013
Col.. J.J. Dill talks to a Leatherneck Magazine reporter about Marine Corps recruiting.
Courtesy Audio | 1MCD | 01.07.2013
The President's Own 2012 National Concert Tour
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band performs in the Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire during their 2012 National Concert Tour. Sound bites from...
Audio by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | 1MCD | 10.19.2012
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band performs in the Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire during their 2012 National Concert Tour. Sound bites from...
Audio by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | 1MCD | 10.19.2012
Sgt. Matt Caruso
Sgt. Matt Caruso talks with a reporter from Boston Herald about his duties, being a fan of the New England Patriots and the results of Super Bowl XLVI
Courtesy Audio | 1MCD | 02.06.2012
Sgt. Matt Caruso talks with a reporter from Boston Herald about his duties, being a fan of the New England Patriots and the results of Super Bowl XLVI
Courtesy Audio | 1MCD | 02.06.2012

