Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is as one of the premier combat forces in the world. It is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea, utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to global crises.

If you are seeking information about the Marine Corps, just log on to the http://marines.togetherweserved.com website and you'll discover that many famous Americans have served in the Marine Corps.

In politics, Senator Zell Miller, pundit James Carville, Reagan Secretary of the Navy and Virginia Senator-elect Jim Webb and military analysts Anthony Zinni, Joseph Hoar, Bernard E. Trainor were Marine Corps members.

Baseball Hall of Famers Tom Seaver, Ted Williams, Rod Carew, Roberto Clemente, Eddie Collins, and Bill Veeck all served in the Marine Corps. Six astronauts, including John Glenn, Charles F. Bolden, Jr. and Fred Haise were Marine Corps aviators.

Several members of the Marine Corps have succeeded in the entertainment industry, including Steve McQueen, Gene Hackman, Drew Carey, and R. Lee Ermey. Comedian Drew Carey was a Marine.