Updated: Thursday November 19, 2009
posted: Nov 17 2009
NEW YORK, NY
Generations of Marines Celebrate Their Legacy
On November 10, the United States Marine Corps celebrated its 234th birthday. In the days surrounding this anniversary, Marines around the world came together in the spirit of brotherhood to celebrate the legacy of the Corps and honor the men and women who served before them.
posted: Oct 6 2009
SAN DIEGO, CA
Miramar Air Show: Marines in Action
The Miramar Air Show, held annually at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in San Diego, CA, is one the largest and most prestigious military air shows in the nation. The 2009 Air Show took place on October 2-4, and hundreds of thousands of people saw the skies above MCAS Miramar filled with awesome displays of Marine Corps aviation.
posted: Sep 18 2009
QUANTICO, VA
America’s Few: What It Takes to Become a Marine
Today the United States Marine Corps launched "America's Few," a new commercial aimed at inspiring young Americans to serve our nation as Marines. “America’s Few” showcases the challenges recruits face in their transformation from civilian to Marine, and is the prequel to “America’s Marines,” a commercial launched in January 2008.
posted: Sep 9 2009
QUANTICO, VA
Earning The Title
On September 19, 2009 the United States Marine Corps will debut a new advertising campaign titled America's Few. America’s Few is an authentic portrayal of what it really takes for America’s youth to answer the highest calling and earn their place in a line of Marines that stretches back over 233 years. Watch the video, share it with friends and family, and come back on 09.19.09 for the official premiere of America's Few.
posted: Aug 13 2009
QUANTICO, VA
A School Like No Other
The Marine Corps is offering everyone a unique look into life at Officer Candidates School. For several weeks, six candidates were asked to journal their OCS experiences and share the insights they gained. The candidates provided stories and videos that offer the American people a unique look at the making of Marine Officers in the Platoon Leaders Class (PLC), a program that breaks up training into two six-week sessions for college freshmen and sophomores.
posted: May 19 2009
CHICAGO, IL
Bringing the Best to Chicago
Brigadier General Melvin Spiese, the Commanding General of Marine Week, had an important message for citizens of his native Chicago. "We do take care of our Marines," he said, "and we do that by ensuring they've got the best gear in the world and they know how to use it." During the course of this inaugural Marine Week, Chicagoans have been connecting with Marines on an individual level, learning about the overall readiness of the Marine Corps.
posted: May 14 2009
CHICAGO, IL
Putting Quality Citizens Into Action
Ayesha McClendon came to the Cornerstone Community Outreach Center on Wednesday to volunteer, as she does every week, handing out food to those in need and helping with the more than 300 homeless who rely on the community center. But on this day, she arrived to find a platoon of Marines already hard at work. Two dozen Marines from across the country fanned out to tackle whatever work needed to be done. And some of the tasks were daunting.
posted: May 11 2009
CHICAGO, IL
Marine Week Lands in Chicago
Walking down Washington Street on Monday, even the most reclusive Chicagoan could tell that the Marines had arrived. Hundreds of The Few and The Proud filled Daley Plaza to kick off the inaugural Marine Week.
posted: Apr 21 2009
ORLANDO, FL
Different Fields, Same Goals
The images are often inseparable: physically fit high school football players and the squared shoulders and upright posture of United States Marines. So having Marines at a high school coach’s clinic makes sense.
posted: Apr 1 2009
Doing as they do, not just as they say
What would entice an average student, the captain of the cheerleading squad and a varsity football player to spend an afternoon with a handful of Marines? A unique chance to learn the secrets of success from the nations most selective armed forces: the United States Marine Corps. These young people were among the roughly 43 students who ventured into the Marine Corps’ Leadership in Action Workshop at Johnson Smith University in North Carolina.
posted: Mar 3 2009
Summertime And It's Anything But Easy
The summer break has long been a treasured tradition for college students, maybe a chance to work a part-time job, try out an internship, or maybe just kick back and enjoy summer while they can. But for the ambitious few who aspire to be Marine Officers it's getting up before dawn, extreme physical training and an intense academic curriculum.
posted: Jan 30 2009
Breaking more than just the sound barrier
Being the first at anything can be a challenge. Being the first African American pilot in the Marine Corps was no exception for Lieutenant General Frank Petersen. The Marines may have sought him out for the training, and encouraged his success, but when the young officer arrived for his first assignment, the reception was a little different.
posted: Jan 7 2009
Answering a call to service
On the Friday after Thanksgiving — a day most Americans spend shopping or recovering from overeating — a group of Marines joined more than 250 volunteers to build a playground for the students of Abramson Science and Technology Charter School. The school was recently built on the site of Marion Abramson Senior High School, which was torn down after sustaining severe damage during Hurricane Katrina.
posted: Jun 6 2008
A Leap That Keeps Paying Off
During the NBA Finals, Thursday June 5th, the Marine Corps aired a new commercial called “Leap” that tells part of the story of Staff Sergeant Thomas Hill. As a teenager in a small North Carolina town, Hill didn’t have much on his mind except skating by doing as little as possible, and maybe seeing how many laughs he could get. Then one day, while sitting on the couch, he saw something that changed his life...
posted: Apr 4 2008
A Heart-pumping Glimpse into the Marines’ World
There's no way to show everything that the Marine Corps does and stands for in just 30 seconds. But that's no reason not to try. We give you No Compromises, the newest Marine Corps recruiting commercial.
posted: Jan 11 2008
The Commercial and The Rest of The Story
We traveled to 15 locations across the U.S. to create the "America's Marines" commercial. We captured so much incredible footage, we made the extended version featured on this site. Have a look, then read our blog for more about the people and the stories encountered as Marines connected with Americans throughout the tour and beyond.
posted: Jan 10 2008
America's Marines: The Few, The Proud and You
This Wednesday, January 16, 2008, the US Marine Corps will debut a new television spot, titled America's Marines.
posted: Jan 8 2008
Educators Learn What It Takes
For more than 232 years, the Marine Corps has used the 12-week recruit training process to transform the few and the proud of America's youth from civilians to Marines. To share this profound legacy with those influencers who guide young men and women, the Marine Corps has also been inviting educators from across the country to attend Educator Workshops designed to give them a firsthand view of recruit training and what it takes to become a Marine.
posted: Jan 7 2008
Celebrating New Year's at the Outback Bowl
Certain traditions are synonymous around the world with New Year's celebrations: fireworks, resolutions and counting down to midnight. However, for sports fans in America the most popular New Year's tradition is arguably the college bowl games.
posted: Nov 27 2007
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Getting More By Giving Back
On Black Friday, when millions of Americans were at the malls, Principal Clinton Smith was working side-by-side with a handful of Marines and about 200 other new friends. In less than a day, they turned a bleak strip of dirt into a custom-designed new playground for the students of Sylvanie F. Williams Elementary School in New Orleans battered inner city.
posted: Nov 19 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Celebrating 232 Years of Tradition
Birthday cakes, banquet dinners and dancing hardly seem in step with the image of the Marine Corps, but every year at this time units all over the world -- in combat zones or on bases -- stop to throw a birthday party. Saturday night the Marine Corps Recruiting Command celebrated the 232nd birthday of the Marine Corps by hosting a ball.
posted: Oct 30 2007
LEADVILLE, CO
Changing Lives At 13,000 Feet
It may be several months until the America's Marines television commercial hits the air, but Tuesday we got a powerful reminder of how strong the connection is between Americans and their Marine Corps. Filming for the commercial wrapped up Tuesday just ahead of snow flurries, 13,000 feet up in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. More than 100 people showed up for the production, all braving rapidly plunging temperatures and each with a slightly different motivation for making the drive.
posted: Oct 30 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C.
A Great Day to Be a Runner
At the 32nd Marine Corps Marathon, the starter gun is a Howitzer. There's a fly-over by two MV-22 Ospreys, and all water stations are manned by young men and women dressed in identical camouflage uniforms. That's when you know this race will be run the Marines way, from start to finish.
posted: Oct 24 2007
GRAND CANYON, AZ
Spectacular Views, Unexpected Moments
As the America's Marines commercial production arrived before dawn at the Grand Canyon, everyone was thrilled for breathtaking vistas and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. No one expected to be greeted by a former Marine and member of the Hualapai Tribe on arrival. At day's end they watched the sun set from atop the Hoover Dam. Along the way there were unique insights into their locales and plenty of former Marines.
posted: Oct 22 2007
ATLANTA, GA
A History of Success, and Leadership
The NROTC program on the Atlanta University Center campuses is notable, not only for the historical significance of the civil rights movement that took root here, but also for the success mid-shipman have gone on to achieve. Five of the six commanding officers who emerged from a single NROTC class came back recently to encourage others to follow their lead.
posted: Oct 10 2007
SCOTTSBURG, IN
A Show of Support
It's called the heartland for a reason. America loves her Marines. She loves all her troops, for that matter. Here in the cozy confines of the Charles E. Meyer Gymnasium, folks from all over Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky came to show their support.
posted: Oct 6 2007
SLIGO, KY
Wrangling Marines, and Horses
Six stops into production of America’s Marines, commercial crews for the first time were confronted with a temperamental actor. Needless to say, it wasn’t a Marine. Chorus Line, a 2-year-old Morgan stallion refused time and again to run along the fence-lined road where the Silent Drill Platoon was doing its rifle drill. Of course the Marines were right on their marks, as they have been all along. Corporal Daniel Anderson saw to that.
posted: Oct 4 2007
QUANTICO, VA
History and the Modern Marine
Once a Marine, always a Marine, the saying goes. Just a moment with Larry Ward is all the evidence you need that it’s a fundamental truth. He served for 31 years, which included two stints as a drill instructor and four purple hearts. Officially he may have retired in 1982, but he’s still ready to serve. On Wednesday, Lt. Ward might as well have been on active duty. He spent the entire day with his beloved Marine Corps. First it was at the Modern Marine Expo, then later at the National Marine Corps Museum.
posted: Sep 27 2007
POINT JUDITH, RI
An Unexpected Homecoming
Just before sunrise the Marine Corps' Silent Drill Platoon started lining the coastline around historic Point Judith Lighthouse. A few feet away Narragansett resident Bill Lawler looked on with more than a casual interest. This was his SDP, men carrying on the very same traditions he was part of 50 years ago.
posted: Sep 25 2007
NEW YORK, NY
Showtime in New York
Manhattan was packed with diplomats and world leaders on Monday, but it was a platoon of Marines that took the city by storm. They started before dawn in Times Square, then made their way through the morning shows.
posted: Sep 24 2007
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Meeting The World At the Birthplace of America
Philadelphia – It was a day of historical significance, and cultural good will as the silent drill platoon lined up in Independence Square to continue filming America’s Marines.
posted: Sep 20 2007
NASHVILLE, TN
Freedom and Football
As Americans, we enjoy a countless number of freedoms, every single one of which the Marine Corps is sworn to protect and defend. Among the less serious, but by no means trivial, is the freedom to kick back, relax and enjoy a great game of football. On Sunday Tennessee Titan fans go to enjoy both the game and the Silent Drill Platoon.
posted: Sep 20 2007
COLUMBIA, TN
The Marine Network In Motion
America's Marines Tour rolled into Columbia, TN, on Saturday. The unofficial network that connects Marines, from past and present, made sure there was a crowd waiting for them. While the Silent Drill Platoon filmed in the middle of Mainstreet, three generations of Marines swapped stories and showed their pride.
posted: Sep 13 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Starting at the End
San Francisco -- Production of the America's Marines television commercial kicked off by filming the last scene first. Thirty-six Marines formed a perfect line in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge, standing on the remnants of an artillery battery that guarded the bay for more than 50 years.
posted: Sep 11 2007
SAN LANDREO, CA
A Family Commitment
Production for the America's Marines television commercial kicks off before dawn on Tuesday. On Monday, we got a taste of things to come for the next two months.
posted: Sep 10 2007
On The Road With America's Marines
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