Jonas Bender is a former Yellow Springs resident who became one of the first Black Marines. He was stationed at Funafuti and ...

Recruit: Aye, aye, sir! Aye, aye, sir! Aye, aye, sir! Aye, aye, sir! Narrator: This is Marine Corps boot camp in Parris Island, South Carolina. Before they become United States Marines ...

Narrator: This Marine Corps recruit isn't actually injured ... Narrator: It's part of their final test at boot camp, known as the Crucible, a 54-hour event that all recruits must complete.

Born in 1924 in Manassas, Virginia, Braxton was one of the first Black U.S. Marines ... to enter World War II and needed recruits. Braxton trained at the segregated Camp Montford Point in North ...

Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, one of World War II’s most decorated Marines, received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross ...