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Major galleries include: From Sea to Shining Sea: The California Campaign of the Mexican-American War, The Early Days (the construction of MCRD and history up until WWII), World War II, The Korean War, the Vietnam War, Operation Forward Deployed: The Marine Corps Since Vietnam, The History of Boot Camp, and Medals and Decorations. Other highlights of the museum exhibits include two armories featuring weapons used by the Marines, their allies, and their enemies; the Waterhouse Gallery of artwork of the Marines in the Mexican-American War; a temporary exhibit gallery, currently showing the satellite exhibit From Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse; a recreation of an MCRD Squad Bay. The museum maintains a reference center, comprised of an archives and a research library, which is free for patrons to use. The reference center contains photographs, newspapers, books, maps, cruise books and platoon books, manuscripts, and ephemera such as comic books, blood chits, menus, postcards, sheet music, etc. The museum also has an education program designed to teach Marine Corps history, tradition, and values. Guided tours, classes, workshops are all free. The museum also offers free merit badge workshops for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Museum staff is happy to travel to local classrooms to teach and will gladly send curriculum to out of area educators. The MCRD Museum Historical Foundation is a 501 C-3 that supports the MCRD Museum by fundraising and by providing volunteer support. The Foundation runs the museum gift shop.
Mission: "To provide an educational setting that portrays the legacy of the Marine Corps for the training of recruits and the continuing education of Marines, that functions as a supporting arm to the recruiting effort, and that serves as a bridge to the civilian community."
Graduated Today: #DeltaCompany
The new Marines of Delta Company graduated from MCRD San Diego earlier today. Watch their graduation ceremony online now!
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Delta Company graduated from MCRD San Diego earlier today. Shop Delta Co graduation gifts including company crest shirts, coins, frames, and more!
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Watch their graduation ceremony online at 1600!
Today is #NavajoCodeTalkerDay
During World War II Navajo Code Talkers used their unique language to rapidly relay coded communications on the battlefield. Their code was never broken by the enemy and their actions saved countless American lives. Today we honor their service and legacy.
Pictured: The Navajo 382nd Platoon at training in San Diego. On May 5, 1942, 29 Navajo men arrived at the Recruit Depot in San Diego for training. Later they underwent extensive courses in radio operation at the Fleet Marine Force Training Center at Camp Elliot. These 29 original Code Talkers developed the code in conjunction with communications personnel during this time.
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Retired USMC General James Mattis shares a message commemorating the 2020 National Navajo Code Talker Day on August 14, 2020.
#OTD: 13 August 1918 - Opha May Johnson
Just one day after being authorized in 1918 to do so, Opha May Johnson wrote a new chapter in history when she became the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps to serve during World War I, opening doors and breaking barriers throughout the sea services.
Graduating TOMORROW: #DeltaCompany
Delta Company graduates tomorrow from #MCRDSanDiego! After many weeks of intense Marine Corps training and education these young men are ready to graduate. Watch their ceremony online tomorrow at 1600!
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Promoting the legacy of the Marine Corps through historic preservation and conservation, free education programs, and community outreach initiatives that enrich the lives of Marines, sailors, and the communities they serve.
#OTD: 12 August 1918 - Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels authorized women to join the Marine Corps Reserve. Today, women serve in all occupational fields in the Marine Corps. Semper Fi – then and now!
Need a little mid-week motivation? Take a look into recruit training at MCRD San Diego. This week: India Company Final Drill (06.29.2019)
Pictured: A drill master with 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, inspects recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion during a final drill evaluation at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 29 2019. During evaluations, drillmasters score the platoons based on their uniforms, bearing, movements, as well as the drill instructor’s cadence and sword control.
Missing this memento from your time at the Depot? Get your MCRD San Diego gradbook or platoon photo here:
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Graduating Friday: #DeltaCompany
After weeks of intense training Delta Company, 1st Battalion are ready to graduate from #MCRDSanDiego this Friday! Each man has learned the skills and techniques necessary to earn the title of United States Marine.
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After 13+ weeks of intense training a new class of Marines is about to graduate from MCRD San Diego. Watch the boot camp graduation ceremony online here!
The Marine Corps Recruit Depot for the western half of the United States moved from Mare Island, San Francisco, to San Diego in August 1923, after a nine-month delay. By Aug. 15, there were five platoons of 65 men each in training. Recruits were called “applicants” during the first two days. They watched training procedures and, after that, they could join if they still wanted to. Training lasted eight to 10 weeks and included daily parades at 4 p.m. on the sand-covered parade deck.
Do you recognize any Depot structures from this historic photo?
Pictured: Still unfinished during the 1930s, Marine Corps Base, San Diego was nonetheless an impressive sight. To the left of the building in the foreground is an outdoor boxing ring. White lines in the foreground were designated to hold laundry.
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New on the Blog!
The Corps has produced countless heroes during its history, many you may know but a few you might not have heard about. Check out our new blog post by Museum Docent LtCol Howard about legendary WWII Marine, Peter Ortiz.
Read it here: https://www.mcrdmuseumfoundation.org/programs/blog
#OTD: 7 August 1990 - President George H.W. Bush ordered U.S. military troops and aircraft to Saudi Arabia as part of a multinational force to defend that nation against possible Iraqi invasion. The following week, the Marine Corps announced that it had committed 45,000 Marines to the Persian Gulf area as a part of Operation Desert Shield, which would become the largest deployment of U.S. forces since the Vietnam War.
Pictured: Three Marines watch as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter comes in for a landing during Operation Desert Shield
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#usmc #marines #marinecorps #usmchistory #marinecorpshistory #desertshield #mcrdmuseum
Today is #NationalPurpleHeartDay, a day which honors all Purple Heart Medal Recipients.
The Purple Heart medal is presented to service members who have been wounded or killed as a result of enemy action while serving in the U.S. military. A Purple Heart is a solemn distinction and means a service member has greatly sacrificed themselves, or paid the ultimate price, while in defense of the nation.
Graduated TODAY from MCRD San Diego: India Company
After many weeks of intense training, India Company graduated from MCRD San Diego in a ceremony earlier today. Watch them graduate online now!
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After 13+ weeks of intense training a new class of Marines is about to graduate from MCRD San Diego. Watch the boot camp graduation ceremony online here!
#OTD: 7 August 1942 - U.S. Marines made first offensive landings of the Pacific War at Tulagi and Guadalcanal. The landings at Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo were met with heavy resistance from entrenched Japanese fighters. The Marines' landing at Guadalcanal was, in contrast, met with little resistance. After fierce fighting Allied forces would eventually secure the location and continue to push through the region, securing strategic islands as part of the famous "Island Hopping" campaign
Pictured: Photo #: 80-G-16485 Guadalcanal-Tulagi Operation, 7-9 August 1942 U.S. Marines come ashore on Tulagi Island, probably during the landings there on 7-8 August 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives
#OTD: 7 August 1953 - Staff Sgt. Barbara Barnwell, USMCR, becomes the first woman Marine awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism.
Barnwell was on her 2-week reserve drill at Camp Lejeune in 1952. While swimming 100 to 150 yards offshore she heard cries for help from a male Marine who was struggling in the heavy surf 50 feet from her. Without regard for her safety, Barnwell quickly swam to the near-hysterical man and managed to secure a hold on him. For 20 minutes she battled both the Marine and a severe undercurrent as she courageously towed the man to shallow water where she was met by a lifeguard. They pulled the now unconscious man to the beach and administered artificial respiration. Once she realized the artificial respiration was successful, Barnwell modestly left the scene without learning the identity of the man she had rescued. In recognition of her selfless act of physical courage. Barnwell was the first woman to receive the Navy and Marine Corps Medal. (Source: MCWP 6-11, Leading Marines)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Staff Sergeant Barbara O. Barnwell (MCSN: W-700005), United States Marine Corps, for heroism involving voluntary risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy, on June 7, 1952, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Sergeant Barnwell, while swimming 100 to 150 yards offshore, heard cries for help from a male enlisted Marine who was struggling in the heavy surf fifty feet from her. Without a thought for her own safety, Sergeant Barnwell quickly swam to the near-hysterical man and managed to secure a hold on him despite the fact that he fought and scratched her and pulled her underwater several times. Although both their lives were endangered by the man's struggling and the severe undertow, Sergeant Barnwell courageously swam with the man in tow to shallow water where she was met by a lifeguard. Between the two of them the man was brought to the beach where artificial respiration was administered to the unconscious man. Sergeant Barnwell modestly left the scene without learning the identity of the man she had rescued. Her heroic conduct in the face of great danger to herself was outstanding, and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
On 13 August 1918, Opha May Johnson became the first female Marine when she enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve.
To celebrate 100+ years of women in the Marine Corps, we created a one-of-a-kind Women's Centennial Challenge Coin.
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Graduating Tomorrow from MCRD San Diego: #IndiaCompany
After completing Marine Corps training at #MCRDSanDiego India Company is set to graduate tomorrow in a ceremony at Shepherd Field Parade Deck! Watch graduation online at 1600 PST!
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After 13+ weeks of intense training a new class of Marines is about to graduate from MCRD San Diego. Watch the boot camp graduation ceremony online here!
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Looking for a little mid-week motivation? Take a peek into recruit training at MCRD San Diego: Receiving.
Pictured (06.13.2016): Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Cardona, chief drill instructor, Receiving Company, Support Battalion, instructs a recruit to respond louder during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Although recruits are confused and disoriented during this portion of training, the chaos serves a purpose during the transformation from civilian to Marine.
If you've stepped onto the Yellow Footprints at MCRD SD or MCRD PI you're sure to have experienced a similar intense welcome from Depot DI's. Just another reason why you never forget boot camp!
Photo by Sgt. Tyler Viglione
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#NationalCoastGuardDay
It’s #NationalCoastGuardDay!
#OTD in 1790 the Revenue Cutter Service was established by the Treasury Department, a forebear of today’s Coast Guard.
On this day we’d like to give a special shout out to the future National Coast Guard Museum which, once built, will share the stories of men and women who have served in the U.S. Coast Guard.
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#OTD: 3 August 1966 – Operation Prairie, a U.S. Military operation in Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam commenced. Operation Prairie was considered a successor to Operation Hastings (15 July -3 August 1966) which sought to defend areas around the DMZ and prevent enemy forces from crossing through the area.
Operation Prairie would last for six months with the majority of activities conducted by the 3rd Marine Division. Various units fought the enemy usually supported by a mixture of artillery, air, and helicopter support. The operation was largely considered to be a success at the time though history would later reveal that extensive operations in the area would leave other population centers under-protected. 226 Marines were killed in action with estimated 1,700 enemy killed or captured. U.S. Forces would later conduct Operation Prairie II from 1 February to 19 March 1967, Operation Prairie III from 20 March to 19 April 1967, and later Operation Prairie IV from 20 April to 17 May 1967.
Pictured:
1 - A United States Marine with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines moves forward during Operation Prairie of the Vietnam War.
2 - A Marine aircrewman arms rockets on his UH-1E Iroquois helicopter while on the runway at Dong Ha. Another UH-1E is in the background (1 March 1967)
#OTD: 3 August 1950 - Eight Corsair fighter planes launched from the USS Sicily and carried out the first Marine aviation mission in the Korean War. The raid targeted enemy installations with incendiary bombs, rockets, and strafing runs near Inchon, Korea. The Corsairs were with VMF-214, more famously known as the "Black Sheep" squadron of World War II.
Pictured: Vought F4U-4B Corsairs of Marine fighter squadron VMF-214 Black Sheep on the escort carrier USS Sicily (CVE-118) in 1950 during the Korean War. The Vought F4U Corsair fighter was a carrier based fighter-bomber which primarily saw service in WWII and Korea.
It's with a heavy heart this morning that we mourn the loss of the 15th MEU Marines and Sailor who died recently. May they rest in peace
Please continue to keep their loved ones in your thoughts and prayers through this difficult time.
The 8 Marines and 1 Sailor who lost their lives in a training exercise on July 30, 2020 have been identified. Their loss is felt by our entire 15th MEU family, and they will never be forgotten.
Please continue to keep their loved ones in your thoughts and prayers through this difficult time.
Cpl Wesley A. Rodd
Cpl. Cesar A. Villanueva
HM Christopher Gnem
LCpl. Marco A. Barranco
LCpl Guillermo S. Perez
LCpl. Chase D. Sweetwood
Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra
Pfc. Evan A. Bath
Pfc. Jack Ryan Ostrovsky
Gone but Never Forgotten
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Graduating Friday: #IndiaCompany
India Company is set to graduate #MCRDSanDiego Friday! After weeks of training India Company will graduate in a ceremony at Shepherd Field Parade Deck. Watch online this Friday at 1600!
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#OTD: 1 August 1944 - Major General Harry Schmidt, commander of V Amphibious Corps, declared Tinian secure. This declaration came after nine days of fighting enemy forces that were entrenched on the island.
The combination of surprise, heavy preassault bombardment, and effective logistical support resulted in significantly fewer casualties (344 killed and 1550 wounded) than were experienced in previous landings during the Corps' Pacific Campaign. As a result, the assault on Tinian was coined "the perfect amphibious operation of World War II." The battle of Tinian lasted from 24 July 1944 to 1 August 1944.
Pictured: Marines wading ashore on Tinian
Watch #EchoCompany's Graduation Online Now!
After weeks of training Echo Co graduated from MCRD San Diego earlier today. Watch their graduation ceremony online now!
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A few sights and sounds from MCRD San Diego today: #WeMakeMarines
Supporting the military community and our Gold Star Families is a cause close to our hearts. This #GivingTuesdayNow and everyday we are so thankful for all who have sacrificed so much for our country. To support programs for our Marines, Sailors, veterans, and Gold Star families: mcrdmuseum.org/give
#ICYMI #RiseUpNetwork recently hosted MCRD Museum Foundation Deputy Director Chris Weimer for a podcast conversation on his service, the Command Museum, and some of the exciting programs the museum offers. Check out the episode preview and listen to the the full podcast at the linked below! - Listen Now: https://bit.ly/2phqofF
Have you ever wondered what goes into creating a museum gallery or exhibit? Watch here to take a behind the scenes look at the exhibit design process at the Command Museum!
Located in the Command Museum, The Forward Deployed Gallery covers a period of time from 1976 to present day. Included in the Gallery are weapons, artifacts, and displays on Marine Corps campaigns, expeditions, conflicts and more. Watch here to learn about the Forward Deployed Gallery from Command Museum docent, MGySgt Artie Allen III (USMC, Ret.)
We invite you to learn a little more about the Command Museum and the initiatives we support in order to achieve our goal of preserving the legacy of the Marine Corps. Our artifacts and our galleries are just the beginning of what we represent, and we hope you enjoy hearing a bit about how we are more than a museum. To learn more, visit us online: mcrdmuseum.org/programs/voice
February's installment of Tun Tavern Tuesday was a blast! Great to see everyone who made it out to this month's event. Special thank you to Married Music, Ballast Point, Axiote Tacos, and the USS Midway Foundation for supporting this event. Next month's TTT will be on March 5th and will feature more delicious tacos, Mother Earth Brewing craft beer, and Billy Watson and the International Silverstring Submarine Band. Hope to see you there!
Tun Tavern Tuesday rolls into the New Year! Thanks to all whom attended our latest TTT featuring Billy Watson and the International Silverstring Submarine Band, Espinoza's Tacos, Mother Earth Brewing Company, and our sponsor USS Midway Foundation. On February 5th, we host the next one. You won't want to miss it!
On December 4, 2018 the MCRD Command Museum hosted the monthly Tun Tavern Tuesday and here is a video recap of special moments we captured from the event.
Last Saturday, the museum hosted its 2018 Memorial Christmas Tree Ceremony and Holiday Celebration for museum members, volunteers, and Gold Star Families. We also presented the annual volunteer awards to recognize all the volunteers who contributed to the MCRD Command Museum this year. Thank you to all whom attended and contributed to our annual Toys for Tots Drive. We wish you Happy Holidays! Semper Fidelis!
As we continue to celebrate Women Marines History Month at the MCRD Command Museum, we wanted to share this video. We want to wish all the Marines attending the Women Marines Convention this weekend to have a great time! Lastly, as a reminder, don't forget to pre-order your Women Marines Centennial Challenge Coin from the Museum Gift Shop! Pre-order sale ends September 1st! All proceeds support the MCRD San Diego Museum and its programs for Marines, Sailors, Gold Star, and their families. https://shop.mcrdmhs.org/products/women-marines-centennial-challenge-coin #USMC #WomenMarines #Semperfi #SanDiego
Tun Tavern Tuesday here we go!
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We're having a blast at Tun Tavern Taco Tuesday
Tun Tavern Taco Tuesday!
Married Music at Tun Tavern Tuesday!
Married Music live at Tun Tavern Tuesday
The Silver Bar Band is killing it tonight at Tun Tavern Tuesday! #USMC #Marines #SanDiego #craftbeer #u2 #military #history #tuntavern #mcrdmuseum
Tun Tavern Tuesday with Chipp Cordermann and the PC’s
A big thank you to Pacific Marine Credit Union for continuing to support the Command Museum's VOICE Program. VOICE, or Veteran Outreach & Increased Community Engagement, provides programs, resources, and events annually for our active duty, veterans, their families, and the community at large that provide resources, information, and connect people from all walks of life within the greater San Diego area. In the video clip below, Bill Birnie, President and CEO of Pacific Marine, talks about why it is important for him personally and for PMCU to be involved in the VOICE program. Thank you Pacific Marine for continuing to be so supportive of the Command Museum and our Marine Corps family!
The Silver Bar Band playing for us at Tun Tavern Tuesday!
Billy Watson!
Bill Watson and his International Band at Tun Tavern Tuesday. Come on over to the museum. We'll be here until 7PM.
Dannie Marie and her band playing a great set at tonight's Tun Tavern Tuesday!
We're making people do push ups for lanyards. #LegacyWeek17 #MemorialDay #mcrdmuseum #usmc #Marines #military #ussmidway #maverick
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