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Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, presents Barry Fletcher with a gold badge in recognition of his 50 years of service in the Green Howards Association. Fletcher was a member of the Yorkshire Regiment of the British Army in 1963, and was present in Tripoli when the units exchanged plaques for the second time. The first plaque exchange took place in Shangai, China in 1927. - Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, presents Barry Fletcher with a gold badge in recognition of his 50 years of service in the Green Howards Association. Fletcher was a member of the Yorkshire Regiment of the British Army in 1963, and was present in Tripoli when the units exchanged plaques for the second time. The first plaque exchange took place in Shangai, China in 1927.

Band of Brothers: 4th Marine, Yorkshire Regiments renew long friendship

In 1927, members of the 4th Marine Regiment were stationed in Shanghai, China, to guard the U.S. Embassy and other American assets. After a local uprising that the Marines helped control, the municipal government presented the Marines with drums and fifes. Also there were members of the Yorkshire Regiment, known as the Green Howards. Having never played drums or fifes, the Marines turned to the Green Howards, who helped quell the uprising for lessons, thus cementing a relationship that had begun during the uprising. Later that year the units exchanged plaques to mark their service together.

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Iwo Jima veteran and National Museum of the Marine Corps docent Frank Matthews shows a group of high school students the place on a map of the island of Iwo Jima where his unit landed and then fought its way north for two hours under fire. - Iwo Jima veteran and National Museum of the Marine Corps docent Frank Matthews shows a group of high school students the place on a map of the island of Iwo Jima where his unit landed and then fought its way north for two hours under fire.

Iwo Jima vet relives battle with Marine Corps museum guests

As a group of high school students watched the National Museum of the Marine Corps’ video detailing the voyage of the 4th and 5th Marine divisions from Honolulu to Iwo Jima, museum docent Frank Matthews said, “I was 18 at the time. How old are you?” It turned out they weren’t much younger than Matthews was when he was on one of those ships, unaware

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Robin Hutton, president of Angels without Wings and the major fundraiser behind the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park’s new statue of Korean War hero Staff Sgt. Reckless; Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps; and Jocelyn Russell, the artist who created the statue, stand at attention during the statue’s July 26, 2013, unveiling ceremony. - Robin Hutton, president of Angels without Wings and the major fundraiser behind the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park’s new statue of Korean War hero Staff Sgt. Reckless; Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps; and Jocelyn Russell, the artist who created the statue, stand at attention during the statue’s July 26, 2013, unveiling ceremony.

Museum memorial park’s first four-legged war hero unveiled

The Semper Fidelis Memorial Park at the National Museum of the Marine Corps is peopled with the likenesses of Marine heroes and icons throughout history, but its newest statue is the first to honor the valor of a four-legged Marine. Staff Sgt. Reckless, a small Mongolian mare with the 75 mm Recoilless Rifle Platoon of the 5th Marines, earned her

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Retired Maj. Gen. Ed Usher, Marine Corps Association president and CEO, addresses the crowd at the association's 100th anniversary celebration at the National Museum of the Marine Corps April 25, 2013. - Retired Maj. Gen. Ed Usher, Marine Corps Association president and CEO, addresses the crowd at the association's 100th anniversary celebration at the National Museum of the Marine Corps April 25, 2013.

Marine Corps Association celebrates 100 years

A hundred years ago, then-Lt. Col. John A. Lejeune — the same Marine who would go on to become the 13th commandant, formalize the Marine Corps’ colors, establish the Marine Corps’ birthday, and found the Marine Corps League and the Marine Corps Institute — founded the Marine Corps Association. Marine Corps officers had a questionable reputation at

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