United States Marines History

Learn about the roles of Marines and their training, as well as the advanced equipment, aircraft, and weapons the Marines use to complete their tough missions.

The US Marines are a powerful military force. But there is more to these elite fighters than you might imagine. These surprising facts about the US Marine Corps will amaze you.

Dave Brown with three of the book's Montford Pointers. Platoon Sergeant Charles Foreman, First Sergeant Jack McDowell, and Ambassador Ted Britton at the Twelfth Montford Point Marines Day on August 26, 2021Shoulders to Stand On: Marine Corps Heroes from 1942 takes a historic look at racism in the Marine Corps initially under the leadership of the Corps' Commandant in WW II who stated in 1941, "It is my unwavering intention to tell the General Board up front that, if it ever was a question of having a Marine Corps of 5,000 Whites or 250,000 Negroes, I would rather have the Whites.