U.S. Marine Reserve Newsletter
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The U.S. Marine Who Forced Nazi Officers to Toast FDR at Gunpoint — and Became the Most Decorated OSS Operative
06 Nov 2025 14:34 GMT
Most Marines had never seen combat when Peter Ortiz joined the Corps in June 1942. However, he had already survived five years in the French Foreign Legion and fought in Africa, faced the Nazis in France, spent 15 months as a prisoner of war, and escaped …
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The US Marine Corps celebrates its November birth
05 Nov 2025 21:55 GMT
The US Marine Corps celebrates 250 years in existence in November of this year. They were established on Nov. 10, 1775 during the American Revolutionary War, in Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, as the Continental Marines. Today, they have developed into a …
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Marine Corps celebrates 250th birthday milestone
09 Nov 2025 04:22 GMT
… and the Wahpeton Marine Corps Reserve unit gathered this weekend to … — the 250th birthday of the United States Marine Corps.
The Marine Corps, founded on … officer with the Marine Corps Reserve, the evening’s celebration was …
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Not a Forgotten War: Local Korean War veterans reflect on time in service
09 Nov 2025 07:30 GMT
ZWINGLE, Iowa — Cletus Thielen remembers the forgotten war very well.
Thielen, who grew up on a farm in Jackson County, was one of over 85,000 Iowans to serve in the Korean War, according to Eastern Iowa Honor Flight.
Having spent more than a year in Korea …
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Toys for Tots to hold toy collection events in Cache Valley
08 Nov 2025 22:51 GMT
LOGAN - As the holiday season approaches, many toy collection boxes are empty. Toys for Tots is inviting everyone to help. They want to make sure every child will wake up to the joy of a toy under the Christmas tree.
Giving today, whether online or locally …
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Music with a Mission: Ode to the Marine Corps Launches Worldwide
08 Nov 2025 18:28 GMT
… transforms the spirit of the United States Marine Corps into a powerful musical tribute … United States Marine Corps worldwide.
About Jim Quarless
Jim Quarless joined the Marine Corps Reserve …
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Veterans observances set for Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood
08 Nov 2025 15:48 GMT
Published 5:00 am Saturday, November 8, 2025
Veterans groups in Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin and Sherwood are gearing up for annual Veterans Day tributes and remembrances, set for Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Here’s what’s on tap:
Beaverton: American Legion Post 124 …
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Biz Beat Nov. 8: Veterans to toys to holiday magic – San Diego’s latest
08 Nov 2025 15:14 GMT
The giving season has started. (Photo courtesy of Geppeto’s Toys in Carlsbad)
San Diego is bustling with initiatives supporting veterans, community programs, and seasonal attractions this November. Here’s what local businesses and organizations are up to …
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11:11 a.m. start for Framingham's annual Veterans Day ceremony
08 Nov 2025 14:13 GMT
Framingham will hold its annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11:11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Memorial Park. The event will feature Lt. Col. Dennis B. Ford, a highly decorated U.S. Army Reserve officer and combat engineer, as keynote speaker, …
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Marine Cadets prepare youth for the future
08 Nov 2025 06:07 GMT
… years in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1994 to 1998.
“Our … say a college with a Reserve Officer Training Corps unit might … Marine Cadets of Iowa, the United States Marine Corps, and my county. So, help …