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                                  Born during Oct, 1925, Major General James L. Day enlisted in the Marine Corps...

The Conflicted Leader and Vantage Leadership In this breakthrough book, General Al Gray and Dr...

This 10 November I'll fill my canteen cup to say a toast with you.The finest bunch of men, and women a man could ever hope to know.Many years ago I huddled with my men in the sleet and rain.  A grand event I'm at this year, Medals and Dress Blues.It doesn't matter where you are, as long you ce...

                                  A two war Marine, Colonel Wes Fox received the nations highest award for heroism for action against enemy forces during the Vietnam War while serving as Commanding Officer, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division in the A Shau Valley on...

Stephen Ambrose Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West Stephen Ambrose's Undaunted Courage is a biography of Meriwether Lewis that relies heavily on the journals of both Lewis and Clark, this book is also backed up by the author's personal ...

                                                      Corporal Jason Dunham is the first Marine since the Vietnam war to receive the Medal of Honor and the first, and only, Marine to receive the Medal of Honor in either Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Ending Freedom.  On 14 April, 2004, while ...

I got this presentation years ago from a friend of a friend.  I have no idea who made it, but it has some outstanding information on preparing for and giving military briefings.  Military Briefing"There are two types of speakers, those that are nervous and those that are li...

                                                              Staff Sergeant Jimmie E. Howard led an eighteen-man recon team against a North Vietn...

Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom Every Marine who knows anything about General Zinni knows that Zinni knows leadership...

The below article provides powerful insight (on several levels) that you very rarely see as it seldom spoken. On one level, it explains why you will see Marines gather together in corners at civilian social functions telling sea stories...

The Command and Staff Methods of General George S. Patton Jr. U.S. Army"I don't want any messages saying I am holding my position...

An interesting take on Leadership by an Active Duty Marine SNCO who is currently in harms way.  Thanks for sharing Gunny - Stay Safe - Semper Fi! Defining Leadership: Trying to UnderstandBy Gunnery Sergeant Darnell E....

USMC Counterinsurgency Reading ListThe below recommended Marine Corps reading list is from Marine Corps University for Marines deploying to Iraq and AfghanistanPrimary Iraq and Afghanistan reading list for Majors/LtColsIraq HistoryThe Modern History of Iraq by Phebe MarrA History of Iraq by...