World War II veterans Ear Lance, Pat Patrick, and Mike Arrand examine an artillery round fired by their battalion, the 2nd 155 Howtizer Battalion, during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942. - World War II veterans Ear Lance, Pat Patrick, and Mike Arrand examine an artillery round fired by their battalion, the 2nd 155 Howtizer Battalion, during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942.
Master Sgt. Rita Thomas, retired, and Tondalier Thomas accept the award for their father Sgt. Roger Thomas, at the Montford Point Marine Association Chapter 32 formal gala at The Clubs of Quantico, Sept. 12. Roger, a native of Washington, D.C., enlisted in the Corps July 2, 1943 and retired from 41 years of government service in 1983. - Master Sgt. Rita Thomas, retired, and Tondalier Thomas accept the award for their father Sgt. Roger Thomas, at the Montford Point Marine Association Chapter 32 formal gala at The Clubs of Quantico, Sept. 12. Roger, a native of Washington, D.C., enlisted in the Corps July 2, 1943 and retired from 41 years of government service in 1983.
Sailors in a motor launch rescue a survivor from the water alongside the sunken USS West Virginia (BB-48) during or shortly after the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. This year marks the 72nd anniversary of the attack. - Sailors in a motor launch rescue a survivor from the water alongside the sunken USS West Virginia (BB-48) during or shortly after the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. This year marks the 72nd anniversary of the attack.
A 1955 Ford Crown Victoria is displayed at the 2nd Annual Quantico Car Show hosted aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 21, 2013. The 1955 Ford Crown Victoria, owned by Thomas Klapak, who won overall favorite and favorite interior during the event. - A 1955 Ford Crown Victoria is displayed at the 2nd Annual Quantico Car Show hosted aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 21, 2013. The 1955 Ford Crown Victoria, owned by Thomas Klapak, who won overall favorite and favorite interior during the event.
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.
Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, hands with the microphone to a staff sergeant from the Marine Corps University during The Inaugural Thomas Lord Charitable Trust Lecture at Little Hall on Nov. 27. The lecture is to help broaden the students’ and faculty’s perspective on social, political, cultural and other topics that impact the nation or the global community. - Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, hands with the microphone to a staff sergeant from the Marine Corps University during The Inaugural Thomas Lord Charitable Trust Lecture at Little Hall on Nov. 27. The lecture is to help broaden the students’ and faculty’s perspective on social, political, cultural and other topics that impact the nation or the global community.