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📣 ATTENTION MARINES — YOUR UNIT’S HISTORY MATTERS ⚓Marine Corps History Division is coming to MCI-Pacific for a Staff As...
05/22/2026

📣 ATTENTION MARINES — YOUR UNIT’S HISTORY MATTERS ⚓

Marine Corps History Division is coming to MCI-Pacific for a Staff Assist Visit across Hawaii, Okinawa, and Japan from 27 May – 8 June 2026. This is your opportunity to ensure your command’s legacy is preserved for future generations of Marines.

Topics Include: Command Chronologies, Lineage & Honors, and the Oral History Program.

Whether you’re tracking operations, preserving unit achievements, or capturing the voices of Marines shaping today’s fight — this visit is built to help your command tell its story the right way.

First Stop: MCB Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay - Education Center, Bldg 220 (MCBH Kaneohe Bay Hawaii)

From the stage to the stories behind the uniform—*Withdrawal* made a powerful launch at Modern Day Marine. HD is honored...
05/21/2026

From the stage to the stories behind the uniform—*Withdrawal* made a powerful launch at Modern Day Marine. HD is honored to help preserve the legacy of those who served in Vietnam. 🇺🇸📖 HonorTheLegacy

The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and Marine Corps History Division welcome applications for this year’s Lieutenant C...
05/06/2026

The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and Marine Corps History Division welcome applications for this year’s Lieutenant Colonel Lily H. Gridley Memorial Master’s Thesis Fellowship and General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. Memorial Dissertation Fellowship. These fellowships support emerging scholars whose research advances the study and understanding of Marine Corps history, values, and impact.

If you or anyone you know is an M.A. or Ph.D. student/candidate, please go here for more information and instructions on how to apply: https://www.marineheritage.org/fellowships. The deadline for applications is 1 June 2026.

For nearly four decades, the 4th Recruit Training Battalion shaped generations of Marines and strengthened Marine Corps ...
05/04/2026

For nearly four decades, the 4th Recruit Training Battalion shaped generations of Marines and strengthened Marine Corps heritage.

May the 4th be with you! Semper Fidelis.

Download- The Very Few, the Proud: Women in the Marine Corps, 1977-2001. Col Nancy P. Anderson.

https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/WomenInMarines_Web.pdf

Join History Division and next week Tuesday, May 5th for our next evening of the USMC 250 Lecture Series, featuring Dr....
04/29/2026

Join History Division and next week Tuesday, May 5th for our next evening of the USMC 250 Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Heather Venable. Presentation begins at 1900, with extended hours throughout the museum and Tun Tavern dining until 1900.

Knowledge is power— and right now, our friends at are handing out complimentary POWER grids. Come visit HD and Marine C...
04/28/2026

Knowledge is power— and right now, our friends at are handing out complimentary POWER grids. Come visit HD and Marine Corps University Press just below the Drone Zone here at Modern Day Marine.

Good Morning !!! History Division is LIVE and ready to meet all of you. Stop by for a copy of our new pubs and chat abou...
04/28/2026

Good Morning !!! History Division is LIVE and ready to meet all of you. Stop by for a copy of our new pubs and chat about History!

Join us for the launch of Withdrawal: U.S. Marines and the American Exit from Southeast Asia, 1969–1975 on April 29 at 1...
04/23/2026

Join us for the launch of Withdrawal: U.S. Marines and the American Exit from Southeast Asia, 1969–1975 on April 29 at 1305 in the Main Briefing Center during Modern Day Marine.

Withdrawal explores the legacy and lessons of the Marine Corps’ role in the final years of the Vietnam War. The launch will kick off EDCOM’s panel: Leading Revolution in Joint Education. You can visit History Division throughout the week at Exhibitor Booth #347.

This week — History Division is excited to recognize and praise the team behind our final installment of the ‘Marines in...
04/17/2026

This week — History Division is excited to recognize and praise the team behind our final installment of the ‘Marines in the Vietnam War Commemorative Series’ - Withdrawal! 12 More Days to Release!!!

This week HD invites you all to take a sneak peek at quotes from our upcoming publication, Withdrawal. Physical copies h...
04/09/2026

This week HD invites you all to take a sneak peek at quotes from our upcoming publication, Withdrawal. Physical copies have arrived and are ready for launch on April 29th!

Did you know — On April 29, 1975, Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” was broadcast on American Forces Network (AFN) as the official secret signal to initiate Operation Frequent Wind- the final U.S. evacuation of Saigon?

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