Story by Ensign Drew Verbis | Naval Air Facility El Centro | 09.13.2021
EL CENTRO, Calif. (NNS) – Capt. William Perkins, commanding officer, Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro hosted Marc and Torben Vraciu, the son and grandson of the late WWII Navy fighter ace, Cdr. Alexander Vraciu, during a summer tour onboard NAF El Centro, 2021....
Story by Maj. Hector Infante | Marine Forces, Special Operations Command | 08.11.2021
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Jones, a critical skills operator with 2d Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, will be awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions while deployed to Iraq on 8 March 2020. The award will be presented to Jones during a ceremony at the Marine Forces Special Operations Command headquarters aboard......
Story by Seaman Luke Cunningham | Naval Medical Center San Diego | 05.14.2021
A joint retirement ceremony was held for the Navy's most decorated active duty hospital corpsman and his wife at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego May 14....
Story by Cpl. Michael Parks | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 12.03.2018
VANCOUVER- It’s the summer of 1968 in Vietnam, a sergeant with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines was forced into a position he never could have imagined. He had to lead his entire company through a deadly enemy ambush after the company commander, platoon commander and senior enlisted leadership were wounded in the fight. These were the circumstances of Retired Marine 1st Sgt. John......
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Installations East | 12.03.2018
Replacement Battalion Review Honors Veteran of Iwo Battle In an impressive ceremony last Tuesday afternoon, Pfc. Donald Schmille USMCR received the Navy Cross for heroism, against the enemy during Iwo Jima campaign. The award was presented by Major A. J. Rauchle, Commanding Officer of the Replacement Battalion. Following the presentation, a review was held in Pfc. Schmille’s honor on the......
Story by Lance Cpl. Marcos Alvarado | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 07.21.2018
Cpl. Stephen E. Austin, 1st Battalion, 27th Marine Regiment was posthumously awarded with the Navy Cross July 21 for his bravery during the Vietnam War in 1968....
Story by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 04.25.2018
FORT LEE, Va. (April 24, 2018) -- Standing guard at an entry control point in Ramadi, Iraq, Marine Cpl. Jonathan T. Yale and Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter used small arms fire to engage a speeding truck carrying 2,000 pounds of explosives. Their actions caused the vehicle to explode, killing the driver and thwarting the attack....
Story by Cpl. Benjamin McDonald | Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort | 02.10.2018
A new headstone honoring Petty Officer 1st Class William Pinckney was unveiled at the Beaufort National Cemetery, Feb. 10....
