Story by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Cervantes | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 03.13.2024
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Congress passed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act (Public Law 625) June 12th, 1948, integrating women into the Armed Forces. Before this law, women could only contribute to supportive roles such as nursing, clerical work, or communication duties. The passing of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act not only recognized and acknowledged......
Story by Gunnery Sgt. Alisa Helin | U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command | 02.22.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brianna Eisenhower, a field artillery cannoneer and combat marksmanship trainer with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, does not truly love shooting....
Story by Sgt. Menelik Collins | 12th Marine Corps District | 06.03.2023
Tualatin, Oregon – The indomitable spirit of the United States Marine Corps was on full display on June 3, 2023, as one remarkable centenarian and Marine veteran, Pfc. Golda Fabian, celebrated her 100th birthday in an unforgettable fashion. Surrounded by a gathering of esteemed Marines, the honored veteran was presented with 100 roses, each representing a year of her incredible journey.......
Courtesy Story | 434th Air Refueling Wing | 11.10.2022
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Indiana – Marines and Airmen honored a legend of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Opha May Johnson, USMCR, memorializing her with a building dedication at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana....
Story by Sgt. Heather Atherton | 1st Marine Corps District | 08.31.2022
At 17 years old and with her parents’ permission, Lily Banhegyesi made a commitment to serve when she raised her right hand and joined the United States Marine Corps. Staff Sgt. Banhegyesi is a first generation American whose parents emigrated from Hungary and settled in Syosset, a small hamlet in Long Island, New York. At only six years old, like other Americans in that time, she......
Story by Lance Cpl. Kira Ducato | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.26.2022
For Sgt. Emma C. Fussner, the Marine Corps has provided her the challenge to stand out amongst her peers and lead in new environments....
Story by Staff Sgt. Natalie Dillon | 9th Marine Corps District | 03.09.2022
In a town of nearly 2,500, one Burlington High School student stands out among the rest. Marijane D. Huff, a Burlington, Kansas native, walks the halls of her school quickly—dashing from class to wrestling practice, then track and cross country. After school lets out and she finishes her practices, she rushes to work at Sonic, stays behind to volunteer at Burlington High to show her pride in......
Story by Lance Cpl. Justin Marty | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 02.01.2022
To 2nd Lt. Meredith DeLong, this is the way. By leading from the front and setting the example for her Marines to follow. “It came from my father,” said DeLong, describing her motivation to commission as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. “He was an artillery officer who retired before I was born, but I always looked up to him and was a total daddy’s girl growing up. I always wanted......
