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The National Museum of the Marine Corps planted a tree from Belleau Wood, France on June 6, 2022. On this day 104 years ago, the Marines of the 5th and 6th Regiments began a coordinated assault to dislodge German forces, it's called the Battle of Belleau Wood. The National Museum of the Marine Corps commemorates the Marines who fought there by planting the ancestors of the trees they fought under. - The National Museum of the Marine Corps planted a tree from Belleau Wood, France on June 6, 2022. On this day 104 years ago, the Marines of the 5th and 6th Regiments began a coordinated assault to dislodge German forces, it's called the Battle of Belleau Wood. The National Museum of the Marine Corps commemorates the Marines who fought there by planting the ancestors of the trees they fought under.

Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, left, and Bill A. Miller cut a cake during the Diplomatic Security Service Centennial ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, June 29, 2016. The ceremony also celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group, which has been working alongside the DSS since 1946. Miller is the director of DSS and Mahoney is the director of Strategy and Plans Division, Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters Marine Corps. - Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, left, and Bill A. Miller cut a cake during the Diplomatic Security Service Centennial ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, June 29, 2016. The ceremony also celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group, which has been working alongside the DSS since 1946. Miller is the director of DSS and Mahoney is the director of Strategy and Plans Division, Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters Marine Corps.

The WWII SBD Dauntless dive-bomber showcases the heroic actions of the commanding officer of Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 232 and his observer/gunner over Guadalcanal in August 1942. After temporarily closing its doors nearly three months ago, the National Museum for the Marine Corps will re-open to the public on April 1, 2016 at 9 a.m. Visitors will discover a recently restored World War II SBD Dauntless dive bomber and Vietnam-era Sikorsky UH-34D helicopter which were installed during the closure - The WWII SBD Dauntless dive-bomber showcases the heroic actions of the commanding officer of Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 232 and his observer/gunner over Guadalcanal in August 1942. After temporarily closing its doors nearly three months ago, the National Museum for the Marine Corps will re-open to the public on April 1, 2016 at 9 a.m. Visitors will discover a recently restored World War II SBD Dauntless dive bomber and Vietnam-era Sikorsky UH-34D helicopter which were installed during the closure

Jody W. Nesbitt (right), project officer, Marine Depot Maintenance Command, officially hands-off three restored combat vehicles to Kater Miller, assistant ordnance curator, National Museum of the Marine Corps, during a ceremony held at the MDMC in Albany, Ga., Jan. 7. The vehicles restored consisted of an M60A1 Main Battle Tank, an Assault Amphibious Vehicle and a Humvee, which are scheduled to be displayed in the NMMC November 2018. Restoration of the equipment began at MDMC in July 2014. - Jody W. Nesbitt (right), project officer, Marine Depot Maintenance Command, officially hands-off three restored combat vehicles to Kater Miller, assistant ordnance curator, National Museum of the Marine Corps, during a ceremony held at the MDMC in Albany, Ga., Jan. 7. The vehicles restored consisted of an M60A1 Main Battle Tank, an Assault Amphibious Vehicle and a Humvee, which are scheduled to be displayed in the NMMC November 2018. Restoration of the equipment began at MDMC in July 2014.

Officer candidates from Class 220 recite the oath for commissioned officers during their commissioning ceremony Nov. 24, 2015 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. These new second lieutenants now head to The Basic School. - Officer candidates from Class 220 recite the oath for commissioned officers during their commissioning ceremony Nov. 24, 2015 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. These new second lieutenants now head to The Basic School.

Workers drill holes in the wall of the existing Marine Corps museum at Triangle, Va., Sept. 24, 2015. A forklift will fit into the holes to carry away the entire section of wall. This space will be the site of an expanded education suite, a Marine Sports Hall of Fame, a Hall of Valor Gallery, a Marine Corps Combat Art Gallery, and two additional galleries depicting Marine Corps history from 1976 to the present day. - Workers drill holes in the wall of the existing Marine Corps museum at Triangle, Va., Sept. 24, 2015. A forklift will fit into the holes to carry away the entire section of wall. This space will be the site of an expanded education suite, a Marine Sports Hall of Fame, a Hall of Valor Gallery, a Marine Corps Combat Art Gallery, and two additional galleries depicting Marine Corps history from 1976 to the present day.

Special guests observe a ground breaking outside the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, March 27, 2015. The ground breaking is the ceremonial initation of the construction of an expansion to the site that will update the museum on the Marine Corps history during the Post-Vietnam War era. - Special guests observe a ground breaking outside the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, March 27, 2015. The ground breaking is the ceremonial initation of the construction of an expansion to the site that will update the museum on the Marine Corps history during the Post-Vietnam War era.

Almost 70 years later families, friends, service members and the Honorable Senator Mark R. Warner gathered at the National Museum of the Marine Corps to remember fallen Montford Marine, Cpl. Julius B. Foxx, by awarding his family with the Congressional Gold Medal, Nov. 14. Nearly seven decades ago, as our Nation was at war, more than 2,000 African-American men enlisted in the United States Marine Corps with Foxx being one of many Marines who served with distinction during some of World War II’s bloodiest struggles after completing arduous and segregated basic training at Montford Point Camp. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo By Sgt. Jose D. Lujano/Released) - Almost 70 years later families, friends, service members and the Honorable Senator Mark R. Warner gathered at the National Museum of the Marine Corps to remember fallen Montford Marine, Cpl. Julius B. Foxx, by awarding his family with the Congressional Gold Medal, Nov. 14. Nearly seven decades ago, as our Nation was at war, more than 2,000 African-American men enlisted in the United States Marine Corps with Foxx being one of many Marines who served with distinction during some of World War II’s bloodiest struggles after completing arduous and segregated basic training at Montford Point Camp. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo By Sgt. Jose D. Lujano/Released)