June 9, 2014, MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. - The Marine Corps Marathon team, Base Facilities and approximately six Marines began building the Run Amuck course last week in preparation for the June 14, 2014, race. More than 2,000 participants were scheduled to run the 4-mile course as of June 6. Another 400 were scheduled to run the scaled-down, 2-milelong Mini Run Amuck. … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2014
Army Kicks Off First-of-Many 239th Birthday Events
WASHINGTON (June 9, 2014) - Senior Army leaders held the first-of-many ceremonies scheduled around the world commemorating the Army's 239th birthday, which is June 14, and celebrated this year's theme--"America's Army: Our Profession." Under Secretary of the Army Brad Carson delivered the keynote address during an event held Friday, sponsored by the National Defense … [Read more...]
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2014
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June 9, 2014, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America - Over farmlands and town squares, atop skyscrapers and capitol buildings, the American flag soars. It reminds us of our history - 13 colonies that rose up against an empire - and celebrates the spirit of 50 proud States that form our Union today. On Flag Day and during National Flag Week, we pay … [Read more...]
D-Day National Remembrance Day, 2014
June 6, 2014, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America - On June 6, 1944, before dawn broke across the beaches of Normandy, scores of allied service members prepared to fight a battle that would decide the fate of freedom in the 20th century. The odds weighed against them. That year, the Nazis had fortified the Atlantic Wall against a seaborne invasion, … [Read more...]
President Obama Nominates Next Commandant of Marine Corps
June 6, 2014, FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland - President Barack Obama has chosen Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. to serve as the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today. The decision is pending senate confirmation. Dunford is currently serving as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and United States … [Read more...]