Larry Friese and Anthony Zinni, alumni of the Basic School Class 1-66, which gathered aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Oct. 3 and 4 for its first-ever reunion 51 years after graduating, pose together in the Leatherneck Gallery at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Friese spent 5 years and one month as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam and later became an oceanographer for the Navy. Zinni is a retired Marine Corps general who served as commander in chief of United States Central Command from 1996 to 2000. - Larry Friese and Anthony Zinni, alumni of the Basic School Class 1-66, which gathered aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico Oct. 3 and 4 for its first-ever reunion 51 years after graduating, pose together in the Leatherneck Gallery at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Friese spent 5 years and one month as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam and later became an oceanographer for the Navy. Zinni is a retired Marine Corps general who served as commander in chief of United States Central Command from 1996 to 2000.
U.S. Marines share conversation over dinner during Headquarters and Service Battalion Mess Night, at The Clubs at Quantico, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2016. The Marine Corps mess night, a time honored tradition since the 1950s, builds Esprit de Corps with the Marines, providing camaraderie, food and entertainment, and toasts honoring the sacrifices of past and present Marines who have served in the Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Yasmin D. Perez) - U.S. Marines share conversation over dinner during Headquarters and Service Battalion Mess Night, at The Clubs at Quantico, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2016. The Marine Corps mess night, a time honored tradition since the 1950s, builds Esprit de Corps with the Marines, providing camaraderie, food and entertainment, and toasts honoring the sacrifices of past and present Marines who have served in the Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Yasmin D. Perez)
Veterans gather for a QIMSA-sponsored hunt. QIMSA provides all-encompassing, expense-free outdoor experiences aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico for wounded warriors. Photo courtesy QIMSA. - Veterans gather for a QIMSA-sponsored hunt. QIMSA provides all-encompassing, expense-free outdoor experiences aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico for wounded warriors. Photo courtesy QIMSA.
A volunteer guide with the Marine Corps Base Quantico Conservation Volunteer Program (CVP) kayaks out into the Chopawamsic Creek to set up a duck blind for wounded warriors participating in a hunt aboard MCBQ in Jan. Many CVP volunteers are active hunters, highlighting the strong connection between hunting and conservationism. - A volunteer guide with the Marine Corps Base Quantico Conservation Volunteer Program (CVP) kayaks out into the Chopawamsic Creek to set up a duck blind for wounded warriors participating in a hunt aboard MCBQ in Jan. Many CVP volunteers are active hunters, highlighting the strong connection between hunting and conservationism.
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Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller speaks to an audience at the Modern Day Marine Military Exposition Sept. 28 about the new Marine Corps Operating Concept (MOC), which was released today. The MOC outlines how the Marine Corps will have to be organized, trained, and equipped to fight the enemies of the future. - Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller speaks to an audience at the Modern Day Marine Military Exposition Sept. 28 about the new Marine Corps Operating Concept (MOC), which was released today. The MOC outlines how the Marine Corps will have to be organized, trained, and equipped to fight the enemies of the future.
The USO put on a show of Sesame Street characters for families at Little Hall theater. - The USO put on a show of Sesame Street characters for families at Little Hall theater.
The Modern Day Marine Military Expo will feature the latest weapons, gear and innovations in warfighting for today’s Marines. - The Modern Day Marine Military Expo will feature the latest weapons, gear and innovations in warfighting for today’s Marines.