Famous Marines

"Once a Marine, Always a Marine"

"...the strength of the Corps is the Marine, the strength of the Marine is the Corps."
- Gen. J. L. Jones, USMC, Commandant

This list is comprised of people whose main fame comes from their life OUTSIDE their military service,
and should not be confused with "Noteworthy Marines", although the two are not mutually exclusive.

My father, his brother, and three uncles were in the Army. My husband and an uncle were in the Navy.
Only my great uncle, Bill, was in the Marines.
But when I was two years old, I fell in love with the Corps.
Next to a newborn baby and a few select brides, what could be as gloriously beautiful as a Marine in his dress blues?
Not much!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_U.S._Marines

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PHOTO				NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	OTHER CLAIM TO FAME

				Tony Santiago "Tony the Marine" (Antonio Santiago)	9 Mar 1950 New York City, NY	Living	* Puerto Rican writer and historian mostly known for his extensive work on the creation of articles related to the contributions of Puerto Ricans and Hispanics in general to the United States in Wikipedia * First Puerto Rican whose work in Wikipedia has been recognized by the Government of Puerto Rico Editor - Puerto Rican Military History Channel of El Boricua Staff Writer - Somos Primos * March 2008 - First Puerto Rican to be named Official Historian of the Association of Naval Service Officers en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Tony_Santiago
Santiago in his late teens		Cpl. Tony Santiago served in the Vietnam War in 1969

Tony Santiago with actor Erik Estrada		May 24, 2007 - Tony, William Walter Kouts, and David Gonzales, Jr.

Memorial Day, May 26, 2008 - Milagros Rivera Santiago, Tony (the Marine) Santiago and Bill Clinton		Memorial Day, May 26, 2008 - Sen. Kenneth McClintock, 13^th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Tony (the Marine) Santiago, Milagros Rivera Santiago, Chelsea Clinton, and former President of the United States Bill Clinton

				Bill Sawyer (William Caleb Sawyer)	18 Feb 1939 Newport News, VA	16 May 2006 Newport News, VA	* Newport News High School, Class of 1957 * Real Estate Broker nnhs65.00freehost.com/ 05-18-06-NNHS-Bill-Sawyer.html nnhs65.00freehost. com/memoriam57.html

				George C. Scott	18 Oct 1927 Wise, VA	22 Sep 1999 Westlake Village, CA (ruptured abdominal aortic aneurism)	* Actor * Director * Producer imagesjournal.com/issue04/ features/georgecscott.htm angelfire.com/ca4/gunnyg/ gcscott.html
1970 - in the role of Patton		1973

				George Schultz		Living	* Secretary of State

				Tom Seaver	17 Nov 1944 Fresno, CA	Living	* Baseball Player * National League Rookie of the year

				Bernard Shaw	22 May 1940 Chicago, IL	Living	* CNN Anchorman cnn.com/CNN/anchors_ reporters/ shaw.bernard.html

				Frederick W. Smith (Frederick Wallace Smith)	11 Aug 1944 Marks, MS	Living	* Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Corporation en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Frederick_W._Smith fedex.com/us/about/today/ bios.html?link=4#1 achievement.org/autodoc /page/smi0pro-1 yahoo.businessweek.com/ magazine/content/04_38/ b3900031_mz072.htm pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/ whomade/fsmith_hi.html

				John Philip Sousa	6 Nov 1854 Washington, D.C.	6 Mar 1932 Reading, PA	* Composer * Band Director " The March King" dws.org/sousa/ door.library.uiuc.edu/ sousa/jpscoll.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ John_Philip_Sousa
1865 - age 21

				Leon Spinks	11 July 1953 St. Louis, MO	Living	* Boxer hwebgalleria.com/ Spinks.html

				Avery Thomas (Avery Alexander Thomas)	1936 VA	30 Nov 2012 Newport News, VA	* Joe's Friend nnhs65.com/12-03-12- NNHS-Avery-Thomas.html

				Ron Timberlake (Ronald Lee Timberlake)		Living	* Newport News High School, Class of 1967 * WKC - track and field scholarship * 1st Recon Battalion - tour in Vietnam * Held record for the three mile run at Camp Pendleton, in just over 15 minutes * Chair - Health, Physical Education Dept., Volunteer State College

				Lee Trevino (Lee Buck Trevino)	1 Dec 1939 Dallas, TX	Living	* PGA Golfer

	1898 - Robert James Tuck Family (Bill on his daddy's knee)		about 1908 - Bill (fourth from left) with his cousins, brother-in-law (Millard Buckley), and brothers, (Mark, Ben, Kyle, and Frank)	William M. Tuck (William Munford Tuck)	28 Sep 1896 "Buckshoal Farm", Virgilina, Halifax, VA	09 June 1983 South Boston, Halifax, VA	* Attorney * Lt. Governor of VA, 1942-1946 * Governor of VA, 1946-1950 * U.S. Rep. (D) from VA, 5th District, 1953-1969 * My Great Uncle vipnet.org/cmsportal/govs/ govtuck.htm rootsweb.com/~vahalifa/ govhalifaxco.htm bioguide.congress.gov/scripts /biodisplay.pl?index=T000395 halifax.com/airport/Gov WilliamMTuck.html timesdispatch.com/150th/ sqart4.shtml richmondpubliclibrary.org/info/ libsources/nwsprchurch.htm
	1946 - from Governor's Inaugural Program

				Gene Tunney (James Joseph Tunney)	25 May 1897	07 Nov 1978	* Heavyweight Boxing Champion, 1926-1928 * Actor * World Boxing Hall of Famer (1980) wordiq.com/definition/ Gene_Tunney

				A. Theodore Tuttle	02 Mar 1919 Manti, UT	28 Nov 1986 Salt Lake City, UT (cancer)	* General Authority for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter--day Saints, 1958-1986 personal.atl.bellsouth.net w/o/wol3/tuttlat1.htm byu.net/~rcf/ldsvets/ secondarystories2.htm#tuttle byu.edu/news/releases/ archive01 /Nov/saintsatwar.htm

				Mark Van Noy	Newport News, VA	Living	* Newport News High School nnhs65.com/08-22-10-NNHS-Love-Is-Here-and-Now-Youre-Gone.html

				Archie Van Winkle	17 Mar 1925 Juneau, Alaska	22 May 1986 Ketchikan, Alaska	* World War II in the Pacific, Korean War, and several tours in Vietnam * Wounded three times in Combat; awarded three Purple Hearts. * 1952 - Awarded Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman for action in combat as a Staff Sergeant and Platoon Sergeant of an Infantry Platoon on 02 Nov 1950 in Sudong, Korea following the landing at Inchon. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Archie_Van_Winkle depts.washington.edu/ memorial/ about/honorees/

				John Warner	18 Feb 1927 Washington, D.C.	Living	* Secretary of the U.S. Navy, 1972-1974 * U.S. Senator (R) from VA, 1978-Present) warner.senate.gov/ johnwarner.com/

				Adam West (William West Anderson)	19 Sep 1928 Walla Walla, WA	Living	* Actor

				Montel Williams	3 July 1956 Baltimore, MD	Living	* United States Naval Academy, Class of 1980 * Motivational Speaker * TV Personality * Actor Author Producer * Director montelshow.com/ usna.com/News_Pubs/ Publications/Shipmate/ 2001/2001_04/ Williams.htm montelms.org/default.asp azaz.essortment.com/ montelwilliams_rqzt.htm

				Ted Williams	30 Aug 1918 San Diego. CA	5 July 2002 Inverness, FL (congestive heart failure)	* Baseball Hall of Famer (1966) tedwilliams.com/ baseballhalloffame.org/ hofers_and_honorees/ hofer_bios/ williams_ted.htm
		Ted Williams USMC Pilot Korean War (Recalled) after serving in WWII

				Pete Wilson (Peter Barton Wilson)	23 Aug 1933 Lake Forest, IL	Living	* Governor (R) of CA wordiq.com/definition Pete_Wilson

				Skip Wood (Charles Henry Wood, III)	10 Apr 1947 Newport News, VA	Living	* Newport News High School, Class of 1965 * Director of Mental Retardation Programs * Stockbroker * My Friend
Newport News High School, Class of 1965

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Famous Marines - Part II : Additional Marine Corps Sites, Images, Backgrounds, and Stories

The United States Marine Corps Hymn

Words: L.Z. Phillips (?) (1919)
Music: Jacques Offenbach from Genevieve de Brabant (1868)

From the Halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country's battles
In the air, on land and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom 
And to keep our honor clean; 
We are proud to claim the title 
of United States Marine. 

Our flag's unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in ev'ry clime and place
Where we could take a gun;
In the snow of far-off Northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes; 
You will find us always on the job--
The United States Marines. 

Here's health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve 
In many a strife we've fought for life 
And never lost our nerve;
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven's scenes; 
They will find the streets are guarded 
By United States Marines.

"Marine Corps Hymn" lyrics courtesy of http://www.fiftiesweb.com/usa/marine.htm

"Marine Corps Hymn" midi courtesy of http://www.f11view.net/usaflag/midmusic/marine2.mid

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If you (or a family member) served our nation as a member of the United States Marine Corps,
and would consent to being included on this page, please send your full name,
date and place of birth, other occupations, and any images
(those in dress blues are always treasured!)
of your choice to the Web Mistress:

Carol Buckley Harty of NC: cluckmeat@yahoo.com

Thank you.

07/22/01