The Marine Security Guard – Securing the Embassies

Posted on July 4, 2011 by militaryone Leave a comment
When you think of Marine challenge coins you can think of different themes from Marine mascots, mottos, units, insignias as well as the great leaders of the United States Marine Corps. U.S. Challenge Coins never ceases to come up with greatly designed challenge coins to add to your Marine challenge coin collection especially if you are focusing on this niche. The challenge coin authority had come up with diverse Ma
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The Ace of Spades Marine Attack Force

Posted on June 29, 2011 by militaryone Leave a comment
The Ace of Spades of the Marine Aviation represents some of the greatest exploits and most outstanding names in the Marine Corps. The Ace of Spades insignia of VMA – 231 relatively embodies the story of the Marine Aviation. Coming from the remnants of the Northern Bombing Group that served in 1918 in France, the group transferred to old Curtis Flying Field in Miami Florida and there emerged what came to be known
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The Real US Army Dirty Dozen

Posted on June 24, 2011 by militaryone Leave a comment
When talking of Dirty Dozen everyone remembers the American war movie that starred Lee Marvin together with his bunch of men that were not afraid to fight. In the US Army there is a real unit that is called the Filthy Thirteen, an unofficial unit of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. The group was comprised of hard – living and hard – fighting brawlers nicknamed the Filthy Thirteen.
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The Marines Fighting Third

Posted on June 19, 2011 by militaryone Leave a comment
The Marines rich history really deserves celebrating and remembering and perhaps the link that Marine challenge coins provide can guarantee that Marines fought valiantly in wars and never forgot their motto. This is what makes Marine challenge coins more interesting to collect for coin collectors. One of the latest Marine challenge coins exclusively minted by U.S. Challenge Coins is the Third Marines BLT 3/3. This
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The Beginnings of the Terror From the North

Posted on June 14, 2011 by militaryone Leave a comment
The United States Marine Corps have had a long history in Detroit City that is associated with the long – time home of the Detroit Marines, the Brodhead Naval Armory. The First Battalion, 24th Marines (1/24) located across Michigan and Ohio is a reserve infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. It consists of about 1,000 Marines and Sailors and is popularly known as the Terror from the North and assi
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VMM 365 – The Fabulous Flying Circus in Vietnam

Posted on June 9, 2011 by militaryone Leave a comment
VMM 365 or Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 known as the Blue Knights was also known as the Fabulous Flying Circus, Koler’s Klowns and Stingers during their tour in Vietnam is a U.S. Marine Corps tiltrotor squadron. It consists of MV – 22 Osprey transport aircraft and is based at the Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. It is assigned to the Marine Aircraft Group 26 (MAG 26), 2nd Marine Airc
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Oliver North A Traitor or A Hero

Posted on June 9, 2011 by militaryone Leave a comment
Oliver North was placed on the spotlight during the televised hearings of the Iran – Contra affair. He was seen either as a traitor or a national hero to many. Being in a big scandal was not an easy feat but North stood tall with all the allegations given him. Oliver Laurence North was born in San Antonio, Texas and trained at the US Naval College in Annapolis. He served during the Vietnam War and led counter-ins
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The Hourglass Light Fighters Were Never the Bayonet Division Until the 1950s

Posted on June 9, 2011 by militaryone Leave a comment
The 7th Infantry Division known as the Bayonets were never called the Bayonet Division during their inception on December 6, 1917 and its insignia dating back in 1918 shows off two black equilateral triangles placed on a red circular disc vertically. The insignia was designed by Colonel W.W. Taylor, Jr. during the Division’s stay in Waco, Texas. The outline of the design also displays two 7s one crossed by an inv
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The United States Marine Corps Devil Dogs

Posted on June 9, 2011 by militaryone Leave a comment
During World War I the German Army called attacking Marines “teufel-hunden,” meaning Devil Dogs the vicious, wild and fierce mountain dogs of the German Bavarian folklore. This also gave the U.S. Marine Corps their unofficial mascot. Sergeant 1st Class Shawn Connell runs the 1st platoon of Battery B, Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment platoon with call sign “Big Dawg 17″ usually c
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Once a Marine, Always a Marine – Roots of the Marines

Posted on June 9, 2011 by militaryone Leave a comment
The United States Marine Corps has a real proud tradition that makes a great material for Marine challenge coins. Marines might have shared bases, equipments and other resources with other military branches but its history is as color as any military branch and when it comes to challenge coins Marines can stand alone. The Germans called the U.S. Marines “Teufel-hunden” meaning “Devil Dogs.”
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