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• n  a member of the United States Marine Corps

• The Marine Corps Chevron at San Diego gathered and published a glossary of leatherneck slang heavily flavored with Chinese, Tagalog, pidgin English and plain Navy.
• In plain leatherneck language, Colonel Heinl said that the Milice Civile was becoming Haiti's primary armed force, while the constitutional army was being neglected.
• Colonel Peck, a leatherneck in the classic tradition, stood his ground and flatly said: "It's a lie.

• Marine
• devil dog
• shipboard soldier

News & Articles

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• WIU Making A Difference
  Western Illinois student-athletes, coaches and administration continued to give back to Macomb and the surrounding communities during the 2012-13 school year. Leatherneck Athletics donated a total of 2,411.6 hours of time and raised a total of $7,584.60 for various groups.
  June 11, 2013 - CBS4 Quad Cities
• Lonedell Solider Wishes Dad Happy Fathers Day from Afghanistan
  Army 1LT Maretie Wagner of Lonedell sends a Father's Day greeting from Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan. Maretie is the daughter of Stanley Wagner of Lonedell, MO.
  June 11, 2013 - The Missourian
• WIU Football Picks Up 2 QC Players
  Western Illinois received commitments from high school recruits Adam Hoogerwerf (Rock Island/Alleman) and Cole Picchiotti (Davenport, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) to join head coach Bob Nielson and the Leatherneck Football program.
  June 7, 2013 - CBS4 Quad Cities

Quotes

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• John Estrada in Marine Corps Times (subscription)
  He would call and call and call,Estrada said. "He'd say, 'sergeant major, I'm getting my Marine Corps Times, my Leatherneck, and just want you to know you're doing a good job.'"