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2019 Semper Fidelis All-American Program Battles Won Academy

Trey Putnam III of Langtree Charter Academy in Mooresville, North Carolina receives a congratulatory certificate for attending the 2019 Semper Fidelis All-American Program Battles Won Academy, July 11-15, in Washington, D.C.

2019 Semper Fidelis All-American Program Battles Won Academy

Marines Conduct a Pull-up Challenge

Marines Make a Splash at Queens University

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dary Selgren, a drill instructor with Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, speaks to the Queens University Swim Team during a Marine Corps water survival demonstration as part of Marine Week Charlotte, Sept. 6, 2018. Selgren is a native of Oviedo, Florida. Marine Week Charlotte is an opportunity for the people of the greater Charlotte area to meet Marines and learn about the Corps’ history, traditions and value to the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jack A. E. Rigsby)

Marines Train the Leaders of the Future

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Derrick Oliver, the director of Marine Corps Food Service with Headquarters Marine Corps, speaks to students and faculty at Johnson C. Smith University about Marine Corps leadership as part of Marine Week Charlotte, Sept. 5, 2018. Marine Week Charlotte is an opportunity for the people of the greater Charlotte area to meet Marines and learn about the Corps’ history, traditions and value to the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jack A. E. Rigsby)

Recruiting Station Charlotte opens during Marine Week

The Marine Corps Recruiting Command celebrates the opening of Marine Recruiting Station Charlotte, North Carolina, during United States Marine Corps’ 2018 Marine Week in Charlotte, September 5, 2018. The Marine Corps is committed to attracting, mentoring and retaining the most talented men and women who bring a diversity of background, culture and skill in service to our nation. Marine Week Charlotte is the premier community engagement event that each year allows the Marine Corps to connect with citizens of great American cities, generating awareness and maintaining mutual understanding and support between the Corps and those it serves. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Naomi Marcom)

UNIT NEWS

Louisiana native pursues future as a Marine Corps officer November 22, 2020 — Michael Johnson, a Rayne, Louisiana, native and sophomore at Louisiana State University, won the $180,000 scholarship in 2018. His desire to serve in the military was influenced by his grandfather, a U.S. Navy veteran, who served in World War II. MORE

From Immigrant to Marine Corps Officer | Lt. Col. Jose Luis Montalvan October 19, 2020 — A shivering 11-year-old boy looked back across the Rio Grande, transfixed in horror. He thought it odd that the human traffickers made everyone take off their clothes and ordered the men and children to swim across first. As he looked back, he understood why. The descending darkness was not enough to hide the sight of the women being raped on the opposite shore during that cold night in 1987. MORE

Vietnam veteran paves way for grandson October 9, 2020 — In 1965, as the Vietnam War polarized the U.S. public, one young man unwaveringly followed his childhood dreams. He spoke to his father, a Navy veteran who fought in World War II, and told him he wanted to be a Marine. The desire to serve in the Armed Forces would become a common family trait. That boy was Thomas G. Taylor, who, after meeting a Marine recruiter at 17 years old, was convinced that the Marine Corps was his calling. Now his grandson, Benjamin E. Bowdoin, is following in his footsteps. MORE