Marines TV

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group fire light, medium, and heavy machine guns down range as part of the Basic Machine Gunner’s Course (BMG) on Camp Pendleton, Ca. May 13, 2016. The purpose of the Basic Machine Gunner’s Course (BMG) is to teach non infantry Marines how to employ and maintain light, medium, and heavy machine guns. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Salmineo Sherman Jr., 1ST MLG Combat Camera/RELEASED)

Claude Rawlins, a retired Marine Corps machine gunner and mortar-man who served in Vietnam, is interviewed in New Bern, North Carolina, Feb 10, 2025. We pay tribute to the brave men and women who have served our nation through unwavering dedication and strength, such as Lance Cpl. Claude Rawlins, a mortar-man formerly of 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, D Company, as he shares his remarkable journey during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Michail Stankosky)