Marine veterans praise guardians of American freedom - Henry County Daily Herald
25 May 2012, 8:22 pm
The young, fast-growing detachment of 82 Marines — also known as the Henry County leathernecks — will play an active role in ceremonies honoring military veterans Monday. “Memorial Day is a day to remember those who have died in service to ...

Think Tank Calls Budget Cuts an Opportunity to Reform Military - US News and World Report
25 May 2012, 2:53 pm
The other service that has done the bulk of the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps, should be shrunk from around 201,000 leathernecks to about 175,000, the report suggests. Marine Corps officials want to shrink their force after ...

Packer, Chavis to team up again at Wabash Valley - Evansville Courier-Press
25 May 2012, 12:05 am
Packer, a 6-2 point guard, averaged 1.1 points playing in 19 games for the leathernecks, who advanced to the postseason College Basketball Invitational in ending 19-15. Wabash Valley coach Dan Sparks, who guided the Warriors to back-to-back ...

John Wayne's birthday is celebration for western wear store - Baltimore Sun
24 May 2012, 1:42 pm
He was an extra in "Flying leathernecks," filmed in 1950 at Camp Pendelton, Calif. and never misses the annual John Wayne Film Festival in California. The Chances' shop stocks the John Wayne American Legend clock with the cowboy's profile ...

Jacks out-slug leathernecks, 12-10, in series opener - Brookings Register
18 May 2012, 10:39 pm
BROOKINGS – The Jackrabbits staged a five-run, eighth-inning rally to down Western Illinois in the first game of a four-game series on Thursday at Erv Huether Field. Trailing 10-7, South Dakota State pieced together five runs for the 12-10 ...

Marines invading Cleveland for friendly engagement - Cleveland Plain Dealer
17 May 2012, 4:11 am
Cleveland Remembers The day the Marines invaded Edgewater Park The leathernecks won't be patrolling the streets with guns, but they are bringing a lot of hardware to show off to the public. You can expect a sampling of the Marines' latest ...

7 Truths Recent Grads AREN'T Told - CRAVE ONLINE
16 May 2012, 12:37 am
I speak from experience on this topic. Having just graduated myself back in 2008 -- Go leathernecks! I think that was our mascot anyway -- I know what it takes to hang in the real world. Can't you tell? I write for a comedy site! Please pass this on to any ...

Padesky qualifies for NJCAA Nationals - Quad Cities Onlines
12 May 2012, 10:53 pm
His season didn't end as he would have liked, placing 34th at the Summit League Championships where he shot 70-80-72=222 as the leathernecks finished sixth in the 10-team field. - Golfing honors to Gieseman: Former Alleman standout golfer ...

Geneseo's Allison Farrell Signs With WIU - WHBF TV
12 May 2012, 6:28 pm
She will continue her career at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Ill., where she will major in Marketing and golf for the Lady leathernecks. "Western came up and I thought ok I want to check this out and look at this school," Farrell said.

Good start for Western men’s track - Peoria Journal Star
10 May 2012, 10:06 pm
The leathernecks had 26 points after three events and trailed host North Dakota State by 12. Jordan Liles and Nathanial Marshall had high finishes of second for WIU. Liles finished second in the javelin with a toss of 194 feet, 5 inches, while Marshall was ...