Today in Marine Corps History - 15 May 1862

Corporal John Mackie, the first Marine to earn the Medal of Honor, was commanded for service in the USS GALENA during action against Confederate shore batteries at Drewry's Bluff which blocked the James River approaches to Richmond.

Today in Marine Corps history - 10 May 1945

The 22nd Marines, 6th Marine Division, executed a pre-dawn attack south across the Asa River Estuary And seized a bridgehead from which to continue the attack toward Naha, the capital of Okinawa.

Today in Marine Corps History

8 May 1986: In the wake of the most devastating storm hit New Orleans area in more than 200 years, a group of Marines and sailors from Marine Forces Reserve demonstrated the quick response synonymous with the Navy/Marine Corps team. Within 24 hours of being called, Marines assisted the evacuation of 2,500 civilians, and Navy Corpsmen treated scores of flood victims.

Today in Marine Corps History: 5 May 1986

In Beirut, Lebanon a UH-1N helicopter carrying the commander of the Americans peacekeeping force, Colonel James Mead, was hit by machine gun fire. The six Marines aboard escaped injury. Colonel Mead and his crew had taken off in the helicopter to investigate artillery and rocket duels between rival Syrian-backed Druze Moslem militiamen and Christian Phalangists that endangered French members of the multinational forces.

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Faith in the Gospel

"Faith in the gospel restructures our motivations, our self-understanding, our identity, and our of the world. In changes or hearts." ~ Timothy Keller

15 April: Today in Marine Corps History

15 April: Marine Corps operational in the Vietnam War began on Palm Sunday wHMM-362 with Sikorsky UH-34s arrived at Soc Trang in the Delta south of Salgon. The task unit was called "Schufly" and it's first operational eployment involved lifting Vietnamese troops into battle.