Marines takes a look at off-duty happenings around the Corps. See the latest on sports, recreation, movie making and more. Book Review: Iwo Jima: United States Marinesin the Pacific. Film Review: Ears, Open, Eyeballs, Click.
From Black Sands to Suribachi’s Summit, Marines Reflect on Historic Battle
Story by Lance Cpl. Richard Blumenstein, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan
Photos by Sgt. Ethan E. Rocke
Sweating, huffing and puffing their way up the paved road that spirals up Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi, more than 60 Marines with the 3rd Marine Division made the trek to one of the most storied battle positions in American military history.
Book Review: Miracle at Belleau Wood: The Birth of the Modern U.S. Marine Corps
Review by Paul Weishaupt, Military Officers Association of America
“It is a must-read for Marines and Americans who care that their nation has a strong Marine Corps. ”
Book Review: Hard Corps, One Marine’s Journey from Gangbanger to Leatherneck Hero
Review by Staff Sgt. Leo Salinas, Headquarters Marine Corps
“Hard Corps” isn’t ghostwritten. It’s tough, edgy, chaotic and beautiful. It is war, devoid of etiquette and style, told by a hard-nosed, gung ho sergeant.
