I'm a Marine who has traveled the world. It's one of the most challenging parts of the job, but also the most rewarding.

I thought traveling as a Marine would be glamorous, but it was exhausting, unpredictable, and often uncomfortable. I had to focus solely on my duty.

'Shoot for the stars': Desert Hot Springs High grads complete Marine Corps boot camp together

The former principal of Desert Ridge Academy recently took the helm at Horizon School and Amistad High School.
Military.com

At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa

When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more like a seasoned general than a private. Instead, he was just another recruit ...
NBC News

In 'Boots,' a gay Marine comes of age before the era of 'Don't ask, don't tell'

As a closeted gay teen growing up in Glendale, Arizona, in the 1990s, Andy Parker once invited a Marine Corps recruiter to his house to convince his conservative, evangelical parents to let him join ...