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USMC Official Website This is the main website home page for the Corps and is crammed with info.

USMC Sticker on my Car Singer Chely Wright tells why she has a USMC sticker on her bumper of her SUV. If this don't make you tear up with pride - then you just haven't been paying attention...

The Marine Corps Association is committed to the professional development and education of all Marines—active duty, Reserve, retired, and Marine veterans alike. We strive to keep our members informed of developments and future plans, while emphasizing the rich history of the Marine Corps and keeping everyone abreast of current operations.

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Founded in 1904, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is a private non-profit charitable organization. It is sponsored by the Department of the Navy and operates nearly 250 offices ashore and afloat at Navy and Marine Corps bases throughout the world. The Society provides financial assistance to eligible recipients as well as other forms of emergency services.

Marine Corps Times is part of the Military Times Media group, consisting of Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and Marine Corps Times. This is the On Line edition.

United States Marines Antiterrorism Force. Special weapons and tactics of this new elite brigade. Except for the ceremonial swords Marines wear with their full dress uniforms, there is nothing the fighters in that first war on terrorism would recognize at the 4th MEB. The 6000-strong Marine unit consists of four combat elements: an Antiterrorism Battalion, a Security Guard Battalion, a Security Force Battalion and the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force. See also: 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Anti-Terrorism)

United States Marines KIA and MIA In Vietnam Listed by State and province. Click on your State. Turn down your speakers first, there's loud music here.

Amphibious Operations, Staff Officers' Manual, USMC, Nov 1944 (.PDF File) Adobe Acrobat needed to view.

Note re: E-mail rec'd 15 Jan 2011: "The article you have listed in your links 'Tarawa validation of Marine Doctrine' which you give Ballendorf credit for writing was written by me, James Marino, which Ballendorf acknowledges as mine. Please remove this brief but inaccurate description from your list of links. To confirm please contact Ballendorf who will confirm my ownership of the article."

SSRsi was unable to contact Prof. Ballendorf. The articles linked below are OFF-SITE and cannot be updated/corrected by SSRsi. However, we have had enough of our own articles attributed incorrectly to understand Mr. Marino's concerns. Therefore, SSRsi has NOTED the dispute here.

THE BATTLE FOR TARAWA: A Validation of the U.S. Marines by Professor Dirk A. Ballendorf, University of Guam {authorship disputed, see above}. Tarawa was a brawl, the nastiest kind of close quarter fighting between two dedicated, relentless, and ruthless forces. Eventual success at the Battle of Tarawa made it appear to some that the amphibious doctrine was already "a firmly established doctrine" and was the reason the Americans succeeded in capturing Betio. (Shaw, 156) Others think the battle validated the doctrine, when it was really the after-­action assessment and adjusting that would validate the doctrine in future battles. See also: THE BATTLE FOR TARAWA - A Validation of the US Marines

Training Command Marine Corps University Begin your Professional Military Education (PME) now! For an overall look at the history of the United States Marines, read Semper Fidelis, by Allan R. Millett or the latest edition of The United States Marines, by Edwin Howard Simmons. The Marine Officer’s Guide is an outstanding source of information for officers of all grades. Additionally, take a look at the U.S. Marines Reading List and start reading some of these books.

History of The Marines' Hymn: (excerpt from Warrior Culture of the U.S. Marines, Copyright 2001 Marion F. Sturkey) The U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force all have their own songs.

USMC Quotations: The fighting heritage of Marine Warriors runs deep. Marines are revered and feared for their prowess in combat. Ooo-rah! Here are ten quotations about U.S. Marines, followed by ten quotations - fighting words - by U.S. Marines. Each of these quotations has been randomly excerpted from the hundreds of such quotations found in Warrior Culture of the U.S. Marines.

History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II This appears to be a personal page (no doubt by a Marine) containing a huge collection of documents related to unit histories.

U.S. Marine Corps Historical Monographs This appears to be a personal page (no doubt by a Marine) containing a huge collection of documents related to unit histories.

Marines in World War II Commemorative Series This appears to be a personal page (no doubt by a Marine) containing a huge collection of documents related to unit histories.

Unit Histories This appears to be a personal page (no doubt by a Marine) containing a huge collection of documents related to unit histories.

Marine Corps Historical Center see also: Marine Corps History and Museums Division and MCRD Museum Historical Society - Command Museum and The National Museum of the Marine Corps and Heritage Center and Marine Corps Historical Center

Marine Corps Association The Marine Corps Association was formed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on 25 April 1913, by Marines of the 2d Provisional Brigade. John A. Lejeune, then a lieutenant colonel, headed the MCA’s first executive committee. In a statement signed by members of the committee, Lejeune and his fellow officers declared the MCA would publish the history of the Marine Corps and disseminate “…information concerning the aims, purposes and deeds of the Corps, and the interchange of ideas for the betterment and improvement of its officers and men…” That objective continues to drive the Association into the 21st century.

Marine Corps League Members of the Marine Corps League join together in camaraderie and fellowship for the purpose of preserving the traditions and promoting the interests of the United States Marine Corps, banding together those who are now serving in the United States Marine Corps and those who have been honorably discharged from that service that they may effectively promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy, voluntarily aiding and rendering assistance to all Marines and former Marines and to their widows and orphans; and to perpetuate the history of the United States Marine Corps and by fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions of particular interest to Marines.

Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary  See also: American Indian Medal of Honor Winners and Indians in the War [World War II] and Navajo Code Talkers in World War II: A Bibliography and Navajo Code Talker Fact Sheet American Indians have participated with distinction in United States military actions for more than 200 years. Their courage, determination, and fighting spirit were recognized by American military leaders as early as the 18th century.

Fleet Reserve Association FRA works to preserve and enhance benefits and quality-of-life programs for members of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. We represent the enlisted perspective in dialogue with members of Congress, giving voice to our members’ concerns. FRA also assists our shipmates in solving individual career and entitlement problems.

U.S. Naval Institute (Proceedings and Naval History publish schedules of upcoming reunions, but this information is not online yet.)

List of Publications which publish reunion notices, courtesy of the Naval Historical Center, US Navy

1st Marine Division Association The 1st Marine Division was activated aboard the battleship Texas on February 1, 1941. It is the oldest and most decorated division-sized unit in the United States Marine Corps. Division regiments were in existence as early as March 8, 1911, when the 1st Marine Regiment was formed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It saw action in Haiti in 1915, in the Dominican Republic in 1916, and throughout the Caribbean during World War I. The 5th Marine Regiment was created at Vera Cruz, Mexico, on July 13, 1914. It served in Santo Domingo in 1925 and participated in 15 major engagements during World War I. These include Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry and St. Mihiel. On August 11, 1917, the 7th Marine Regiment was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It spent the duration of World War I in Cuba and was disbanded after the war. The regiment was reactivated in 1941.  

2nd Marine Division Association During World War II more than 60,000 Marines saw action with the Second Division. When the division was formally activated on February 1, 1941, at San Diego, California, its keystone was the old Sixth Regiment which brought to the division the historic traditions of Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood.

3rd Marine Division Association From the black sands of Iwo Jima to the jungles of Vietnam and into the deserts of the Persian Gulf, the Third Marine Division has established itself as Freedom's guardian. We are not the ones who wrote America's history, we are the ones who made it. Our association is dedicated to keeping the spirit of the Marine Corps alive. If you ever served with the 3d Marine Division, we want you. See also: 1st Bn 4th Marines 3rd Marine Division

6th Marine Division Association (including reunion information) Formed on Guadalcanal in September 1944, the Sixth Marine Division was composed of three infantry regiments: 4th Marines; 22nd Marines; 29th Marines; an artillery regiment: 15th Marines, and several support units.

4th Marines A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 4TH MARINES by Mr. James S. Santelli. A concise narrative of the regiment since its initial activation over a half century ago. Official records of the Marine Corps and appropriate historical works were utilized in compiling this chronicle. It is published for the information of those interested in the 4th Marines and in the events in which it has participated. See also: 2nd Battalion 4th Marines and Third Battalion Fourth Marines Association and 4th Marine Regiment / 4th Marines

Fourth Marines in China From 1927 to 1941, a unit of the United States Marine Corps, the Fourth Marines, was assigned to Shanghai, China, where its members were able to observe firsthand some of the events that led to World War Two. The Fourth Marines sailed to Shanghai from their home base in San Diego, California in February 1927 in order to protect American citizens and property in Shanghai's International Settlement. Initially, the threat to the Americans came from a conflict internal to China, but, within a few years, it evolved into one resulting from the tensions between China and Japan.

22nd Marines The 22d Marines (Reinforced) was the first Marine regiment organized for independent duty after the United States' entrance into World War II. It was activated at Linda Vista (a tent camp suburb of Camp Elliot, California) on 1 June 1942. It was deactivated on 26 March 1946. It was reactivated, but as school troops, at Quantico, Virginia, on 1 September 1947, and deactivated on 17 October 1949. See also: 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit / 22 MEU

China Marines Association Available to Marine or any other branch that served in direct support of the Marines in China up to 1941, was behind the lines during WWII, or from 1945-1949. See also: China Marines!

The Sayonara Marines" -- a rendezvous for old Japan duty Marines

USMC Silent Drill Platoon: Wow - what a performance of skill!

New USMC Recruiting Video

USMC Instructional video - M82a1 SASR (Barrett .50) sniper rifle Fun, fun, fun.

Half Mast - Memorial Service for Sgt Bryan Burgess USMC Iraq. Sgt Bryan Burgess USMC died a Marine Hero, Nov 9 2006. This video was made in Iraq and is a memorial service given for him by his fellow MARINES, that knew and loved him. Get to know some of the MARINES that are fighting the terrorists in memory of 9/11.

Several Quality USMC Cadences. Hoorah! Not really "video" though.

USMC - A Few Good Women Pretty good 5 minute history of the first women in the Corps.

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