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General Al Gray’s 95th Birthday Celebration
2023 – Interviews
Thinking & Leadership Training
To Be, Rather Than to Seem
On February 21, 1893, the General Assembly of North Carolina ratified legislation establishing the Latin phrase Esse Quam Videri as the motto of North…
Tradition
The Marine Corps understands the importance of tradition. Tradition maintains the identity of a people over time, and a healthy tradition contains…
To Be Inspired
What does it mean to be inspired? We needn’t engage in etymological studies or comparative analysis, since these simply complicate a search…
Valor and Virtue – Video Interviews with Marines and Leaders
Historians’ Corner
The Measure of Authentic Leadership: Major Samuel Nicholas
In November 1775, the Continental Congress commissioned Major Samuel Nicholas as the first officer of the newly formed Continental Marines. A native…
A Steady Hand in the Storm: The Beirut Chaplain Who Never Faltered – George Pucciarelli
On October 23, 1983, a truck bomb destroyed the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 241 U.S. service members—Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers—who…
From Sailor to Servant Leader: Remembering Dr. William Kenneth Morgan
This September, we remember Dr. William Kenneth “Doc” Morgan, Sr., whose life embodied service to country, community, and family. Born in Fairmont,…
