Marines TV

Thomas G. Taylor, a Marine Corps veteran who served in the Vietnam War, inspired his grandson, Benjamin E. Bowdoin, to enlist into the Marines in Oxford, Alabama, Oct. 2, 2020. Taylor began his Marine Corps career as an infantryman in 1965. The next year he was accepted into Force Reconnaissance and deployed to Vietnam. In 1975, after the war, he became one of the first service members to enter what was then the newly-created occupational field of military police. Taylor retired as a master sergeant in 1986. Bowdoin, now a senior at Pleasant Valley High School, enlisted through Recruiting Substation Anniston, Recruiting Station Montgomery. He is currently in the Delayed Entry Program, preparing to begin recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, where he will train for 13 weeks to earn the title of U.S. Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jorge A. Rosales and Cpl. Terry Haynes)

Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division conduct airborne operations during an annual training event at Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct. 6-7, 2020. Reservists with 3rd Force Recon display the capabilities airborne operations bring to the fight to maintain proficiency as the nation’s force in readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Conner Downey)

Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division conduct airborne operations during an annual training event at Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct. 6-7, 2020. Reservists with 3rd Force Recon display the capabilities airborne operations bring to the fight to maintain proficiency as the nation’s force in readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Conner Downey)

Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division participate in a guided training course aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., July 22-29, 2020. Marines with 4th Recon conducted the modified mountain training exercise at MCMWTC to prepare them for the challenges of operating in a harsh, mountainous environment many of their adversaries are acclimated to. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Conner Downey, cinematography by Sgt. Conner Downey and Lance Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division perform a static line jump at Camp Shelby, Miss., on July 23, 2020. These Marines complete this annual training to reinforce their skills, refine their technique, and to maintain unit readiness to go, fight, and win at a moment's notice. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. JVonnta Taylor)

Force Reconnaissance Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force conduct a close-quarters tactics range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, May 11-22, 2020. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S Marine Corps video by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)