Robert Van Heck's family receieved an ominous letter from the Marine just minutes before learning he was killed, according to ...

"It was perhaps a small battle in terms of World War I," says Professor Andrew ... image stuck and went on to become a Marine mascot. "It was the day the US Marines went from being a small force ...

The return home for Sgt. Robert Van Heck, who died taking part in the Battle of Tarawa over the Gilbert Islands in November of 1943, comes after scientists were able to identify his previously ...

Marines cover each other with M16A2 assault rifles as they prepare to enter one of Saddam Hussein's palaces in Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Here a Marine watches as a statue of ...

The lieutenant will lead a platoon of 40 Marines in combat A female US Marine has made history by becoming the first woman to complete the Corps' famously gruelling infantry officer training.

The Embassy of Belgium has a remarkable new World War I exhibit that has been traveling across the United States. It tells a story of a unique military unit that had adventures unlike any other ...