Education for a Good Society
A 1991 issue of United States Marine Corps: Concepts and Issues, published when General Gray was commandant, begins with this statement of purpose: “Concepts and Issues provides a…
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Tom Moore and Brenda Johnson – A Love Story: Service, Leadership, and the Legacy They Share
A Love Story: Service, Leadership, and the Legacy They Share Tom Moore, Class of 1958, and Brenda Johnson, Class of 1959, were high school sweethearts…
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Front and Center Newsletter – Vol. 3, No. 03, March 2026
Meet the Marine. Be Inspired. FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 3, No 03, March 2026 Opening to the PublicJune 8, 2026 Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, NC…
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Coming Home: Ties That Bind: Honoring Colonel John Kopka, USMC (Ret)
Some Marines never truly stop serving.They simply find new ways to live out the values they carried in uniform.Col John Kopka is one of those Marines….
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Critical Thinking and Human Freedom
Last month, we discussed the importance of being able to think critically. This was a skill that in the past was more clearly central in…
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Front and Center Newsletter – Vol. 3, No. 02, February 2026
Meet the Marine. Be Inspired. FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 3, No 02, February 2026 Opening to the publicJune 8, 2026 Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, NC…
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25 Years in the making, Carolina Museum of the Marine to announce opening date
Media Contact: Glenn Hargett 910 358-1001 Advisory The Carolina Museum of the Marine will conduct a media briefing at 10:30AM on Tuesday, January 27, 2026,…
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The Importance of Critical Thinking
On January 6, 1816, Thomas Jefferson, having retired from public life, wrote to a friend named Charles Yancey saying in part: “If a nation expects…
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KEITH and GINGER BYRD
Marine Values, Critical Thinking, Leadership that Endures For many Marines, the most enduring lessons of service are not only about discipline or resilience, but about…
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Front and Center Newsletter – Vol. 3, No. 01, January 2026
Meet the Marine. Be Inspired. FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 3, No 01, January 2026 Opening Spring of 2026 Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, NC Mission Honor,…
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Carolina Museum of the Marine to Open June 8, 2026 at Lejeune Memorial Gardens
Jacksonville, NC — The Carolina Museum of the Marine will officially open to the public on June 8, 2026, marking the debut of a new…
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Front and Center Newsletter – Vol. 3, No. 12, December 2025
Meet the Marine. Be Inspired. FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 3, No 12, December 2025 Opening June 8, 2026 Mission Honor, preserve, and teach the legacy…
