Famous marines

Thousands of heroes have emerged since the U.S. Marine Corps was founded on November 10, 1775. Here are 11 among them who became Leatherneck legends: 1.

Many great musicians have become actors once their singing career has taken off. These wonderful artists also spent time serving their country, either

On his last tour to Vietnam, at the age of 23, Navy SEAL Michael Thornton heroically saved the life of his senior officer on an intelligence gathering and prisoner capture operation. The small team of two Navy SEALs and three South Vietnamese commandos was discovered by a larger North Vietnamese Army force, and a fierce firefight ensued. SEAL LT Thomas Norris, who had himself earned the Medal of Honor just months earlier, was shot in the face and believed dead.

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Of the six men pictured raising the flag in the iconic Iwo Jima photo taken in 1945, is has come to light that a second man,Corporal Harold 'Pie' Keller, inset, was wrongly identified for 74 years.

General Amos, the Corps' first pilot Commandant

R. Lee Ermey, the quintessential Marine Corps drill instructor in everyone's brain, almost never was. He was almost a sailor.

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