2018 Essay Contest Winners
Essay contest is to encourage students to develop and improve their thinking and writing skills as they address core values of the US Marine Corps and our society: “Honor, Courage and Commitment.” Since Marines model these three virtues and other character strengths such as hard work, perseverance, honesty, fairness, accountability and gratitude, the question for this year’s essay contest is:WHO IS YOUR HERO? WHY? Winners of 2018 Announced
Major Glenn Ferguson and the Irene Ferguson Marine Wife Recognition Award
Major Glenn Ferguson, age 96, talks to Hometown Heroes about starting the Marine Wife Recognition Award in honor of his late wife. Ferguson served in the Marine Corps from 1939 until 1963, retiring as a major, and is the son of a World War I Marine. The interview...Unique Aviation Art and NASA Flight Logos at Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
Major General Bob Butcher (USMC Ret.), chairman of the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation’s board of directors, talks about the aircraft he flew, as well as some of the amazing exhibits at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum in San Diego, CA. See the...MCAS Miramar Air Show September 22-24, 2017
Don’t miss Flying Leathernecks vintage aircraft at the MCAS Miramar Air Show. (The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum will be closed September 22-24, 2016, Friday – Sunday, during the Show.) A great friend of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, George Haloulakos,...2017 Essay Contest Winner
2017 Essay Contest Winners The Board of Directors and staff of the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation, the docent team of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum and the staff of the Character Education Resource Center of the University of San Diego are pleased...Flying Leathernecks Restoration Facility Featured on NBC
Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum curator Steve Smith tells NBC 7 reporter Steven Luke about the secrets behind the Museum’s historic aircraft and their restoration. (Click the photo below to view the...Leatherneck Legacy Lives on Through Aviation
(reprinted in part from a story by Sgt. David Bickel at https://www.dvidshub.net/news/229559/leatherneck-legacy-lives-through-aviation.) As an organization, the Marine Corps culture is based on rigid tradition with a rich historical path paved by the Marines of bygone...Everyday Heroism by Danica Chen
2016 Essay Contest Winner – THIRD PLACE: Everyday Heroism by Danica Chen, a grade 10 home school student submitted by teacher Megan Floto.
Semper Fidelis: Always Faithful by Ryan Barnett
2016 Essay Contest High School SECOND PLACE: Semper Fidelis: Always Faithful by Ryan Barnett , a grade 10 student from Poway High School, Poway CA., and submitted by teacher, Karen Kawasaki-Williams.
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